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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars

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These easy, no bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars are a perfect sweet treat that won’t heat up the kitchen.

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These easy, no bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars are a perfect sweet treat that won't heat up the kitchen.
 
 

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I really apologize for the overload on the sweets this week. I usually try to only post 1, or maybe 2 sweet recipes a week, but this week I’m going on 3!! But this one is totally worth it.

Imagine: Peanut butter. Cream cheese. Chocolate chips. 5 minutes prep – 10 minutes if you are really slow. And the best part? NO BAKE. No stove top. Just a mere 10 seconds in the microwave. When I first saw this recipe, I thought to myself that even if these peanut butter cheesecake bars are just good – not great – it would be a recipe worth having on hand just because they are so darn easy. But guess what? These are better than good. I absolutely loved these!! Really loved them.

The original recipe called for “7 oz. condensed milk”. I was a bit confused by this – did they mean sweetened condensed milk or evaporated milk? My common sense told me sweetened condensed, and I’m pretty sure I guessed right. And even if I guessed wrong, it was a good mistake. And I used chocolate animal crackers for the base, since we have a huge, never ending bag of them in my cabinet.

I’m betting that these aren’t going to last long in my freezer!
 
 
These easy, no bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars are a perfect sweet treat that won't heat up the kitchen.
 
 

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These easy, no bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars are a perfect sweet treat that won't heat up the kitchen.

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 16 2x2 squares 1x
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Description

These easy, no bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars are a perfect sweet treat.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup crushed chocolate wafer cookies
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon gelatin
  • 8 ounces room-temperature cream cheese
  • 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Mix together the cookie crumbs and the melted butter. Press into the bottom of an 8×8? baking dish. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the gelatin with 1 tablespoon of water. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  3. In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter until smooth. Microwave the gelatin for 10 seconds to melt, then beat into the cream cheese mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips. Gently spread the mixture over the crumb crust.
  4. Freeze for 20 minutes then cut into squares.

Recipe Notes:

source: Every Day with Rachael Ray August 2011

 

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  3. Brenda says

    I’m so glad you made these, I cut this recipe out of the magazine to save just last night. Can’t wait to make them! Thanks for hosting.

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  8. Casey says

    These look too good but like must makes….

    The week before last, I cooked Rachel Ray all week. I have more than 7 recipes so I linked up 2 of them. Everyone of them was delicious.

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  9. Barbara says

    You know what I love about these? The color! It’s divine. And I bet they taste wonderful. Of course, anything with condensed milk has got to be perfect. Copied the recipe already!

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  11. Marisa says

    Oh my, this looks utterly decadent, which is my kind of dessert, heck, if I’m throwing caution to the wind calorie wise, it best be darn good like this. What a combination!

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  21. Adi says

    These look wonderful – I haven’t baked in ages because of this heat wave and I have been at a loss! These are just what I need! Question: do you think it would be possible to make these without the gelatin?

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  22. grace says

    rachael’s been holding out on us! here i was, thinking she didn’t ever do decent desserts, but this is more than decent–it’s fantastic!

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  25. Myrynda says

    Made these a few nights ago- my husband loved them. I’m not sure that I’m sold on the PB/Cheesecake taste but all I heard from everyone else was good things! Thanks for the recipe! It was definitely easy to make 🙂

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  27. Alicia says

    These are absolutely to die for!! I am now consistently making them for potlucks and whatnot. So so so good. Addicting too, so watch out!! 🙂

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    • Deborah says

      I haven’t tried making them without the gelatin, so I’m not sure how they would turn out without it. I know it helps them to stay softer when frozen, but you might be able to get away without using it, just knowing the bars may be harder.

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