1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups creamy peanut butter
12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
Directions
Wooden pop sticks
For the Cheesecake:
Break up the brown sugar to remove all lumps. In a standing mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until very smooth. Add the cream and beat slowly; then add the yolks and vanilla mixing until just combined. Gently stir in peanut butter. Take care not to over beat the mixture; this incorporates too much air and causes the cheesecake to crack.
Pour and evenly spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Open the oven to release some heat, then lower the temperature to 200 degrees F. Continue to bake the cheesecake until the outside is set but the center is still loose, for about 45 minutes.
Lift cheesecake from the pan by lifting up the foil.
Meanwhile, put the shortening and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl over, but not touching, the water. Stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. (Alternatively, put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft, about 1 minute. Stir, and continue to heat until completely melted, about 1 minute more.)
Dip the pops into the chocolate mixture, and stand on waxed paper to set, about 5 minutes. Serve cold (straight from the fridge), or freeze up to 2 weeks. Frozen pops make a cool summer treat, or can be allowed to temper for 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.
OHmigosh my mouth is freaking watering.
those are right up my alley! YUM!
YUM! You got my attention at peanut butter, but then when I saw cheesecake…oh man! I HAVE to make these!
So cute! And all fabulous flavors!
I don't think I have words for all the deliciousness pictured…
Yum! I love chocolate and peanut butter!
I'm so close to licking my screen! Those look so good.
These look so decadent and fabulous!
Oh my…swoon. My thighs are growning as we speak. But oh so yummy looking.
Those look way too good!!
These look terrific!!! I would love to ‘pin’ this recipe, but didn’t see a link for it. Any suggestions!?
Thanks Ingrid! I am working on getting pin buttons on all my posts but haven’t made it to that one yet, so sorry! From pinterest I installed a Pin It button into my browser so I can pin anything from any site. Here’s the link (scroll down until it says “Pin It Button” and it has the instructions). http://about.pinterest.com/goodies/ Hope that helps!:)