Creamy Peanut Butter Cheesecake With Pretzel Crust

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serves/makes:

ready in:
over 5 hrs

ingredients

1 1/2 cup salted pretzel crumbs
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
5 packages (8 ounce size) cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 container (8 ounce size) sour cream
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar

directions

Combine pretzel crumbs and butter; firmly press in bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes. Set prepared pan aside.

Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl at medium speed with and electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add 3/4 cup peanut butter, and beat well. Add eggs, one at time, beating after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes, turn oven off, and partially open door. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes.

Combine sour cream, 3 tablespoons peanut butter, and 1/2 cup sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves. Spread sour cream mixture over warm cheesecake. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Cover and chill 8 hours.