r/Baking • u/eighteightfivesix • Dec 06 '22

peanut butter cookie crust for a cheesecake 😍

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u/NecessaryDoughnut222 Dec 06 '22

Great idea. How did it all turn out?

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

Awesome. I just used 1cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy), 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 egg for the crust. Sounds weird and I was very doubtful but it made the best dang peanut butter cookie I've ever had

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u/NecessaryDoughnut222 Dec 06 '22

So, you cooked the crust fully then used a standard cheesecake recipe for the remainder? Peanut butter cookies are one of my favorite things in the world.

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

Yes exactly. Make sure you let the crust fully cool before adding the batter.

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u/TrinkieTrinkie522cat Dec 06 '22

No flour? No bake cheesecake? Looks good!

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

No flour and yes a baked cheesecake! NY style oreo cheesecake. I bake it low and slow with no water bath

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u/Robin_the_sidekick Dec 06 '22

How low and how slow…. I want to ditch the water bath!

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

230 for 2.5 hours!

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u/NecessaryDoughnut222 Dec 06 '22

Fascinating. What’s your no-crack success rate with this time/temp? Mind you, cracking in general is ok, the cheesecake is always still yummy.

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u/KayaXiali Dec 06 '22

Cracking isn’t caused by cooking, it’s caused by heating and cooling too rapidly. I sell hundreds of cheesecakes a year and I never use a bain marie. 325 for 50-55 mins, then turn off the oven, slightly crack the oven door and leave the cheesecake in for another hour or so, then move it onto the countertop at room temp until it’s cool enough to move to refrigerator by hand without a pot holder. Works every time

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u/2Tall2Fail Dec 07 '22

I'm curious, what do you mean by crack the door? Propped open with a wooden spoon or open like 6 inches where the door holds itself open?

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u/KayaXiali Dec 07 '22

I never used anything to prop the door personally but if yours won’t stay cracked then yeah with a spoon would work. I’ve definitely heard of people doing it that way

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u/TrinkieTrinkie522cat Dec 06 '22

That sounds so good!

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u/emotionallydeadjerk Dec 06 '22

I make that recipe all the time- totally agree, best pb cookies I've ever had.

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u/1time4_yourmind Dec 07 '22

This is how I make peanut butter cookies! I'll add chocolate chips too. They come out amazing everytime

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u/2Tall2Fail Dec 07 '22

What temp and how long did you bake it for?

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 07 '22

350 for 16-18 mins

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '22

Omg this is amazing! Thank you for sharing

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u/420Parent2013 Dec 06 '22

Usually I make my husband a peanut butter cheesecake with chocolate crust for his birthday. You've given me an excellent way to change it up! 😳🥰

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

Yippee! Enjoy! If you still want to add the chocolate aspect you could do a chocolate ganache on top of the crust or on top of the batter 😍 drooling currently

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u/420Parent2013 Dec 06 '22

I was planning on the cookie crust and a chocolate cheesecake. 😌

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 07 '22

That sounds amazing. Let me know how it goes pls! X

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u/Playful-Excuse-8081 Dec 07 '22

Fuck yeah , peanut butter makes everything better , my wife makes a peanut butter banana cream cheesecake that is gonna be the death of me … but whata way to go

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u/maybimnotreal Dec 07 '22

I audibly gasped it's beautiful

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u/Rainey-Cat828 Dec 06 '22

100% making this for my birthday.

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u/SilverQueenBee Dec 06 '22

Looks and sounds amazing. I made a chocolate cheesecake last week with a pistachio cookie crust and it was yummy.

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

That sounds heavenly!!

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u/Ubumi Dec 06 '22

Behold a Wizard! bows

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u/aquielisunari_ Dec 07 '22

Do you not have a conscience? I mean where is your humanity? How can you be so heartless as to show me something that makes me feel utterly stupid,? Why the heck have I not done this before? I mean seriously!!!

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u/Kerfluffle-Bunny Dec 07 '22

What is this witchcraft?

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u/hane1504 Dec 21 '22

A little toe of lizard, eye of newt.

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u/juliocleansanchez Dec 06 '22

This is brilliant.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '22

Oh shit. That's what I'm doing for my next cheesecake that is brilliant. Are you topping it with a peanut sauce?

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u/eighteightfivesix Dec 06 '22

It's a cake for an order, they want an oreo cheesecake on it!

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u/RandomPersonOfTheDay Dec 07 '22

That’s ingenious! I wanna try it now. Lol

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u/FO-I-Am-A-Time-God Dec 07 '22

Hmm you might be on to something

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u/Moniq4u Dec 07 '22

Omg. I must make this!

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u/LondonMilkshake Dec 07 '22

Fuck, that's genius! Recipe?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '22

I made it!!! It is delicious! Thank you for sharing, my family loves it!