Sarah's Choco-peanut Cheesecake

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped peanuts
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 line the outside of a 9" springform pan with aluminum foil.
• 3 to make crust: in a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, peanuts, and cinnamon.
• 4 stir in butter.
• 5 press the mixture onto the bottom and sides of an ungreased 8 or 9" springform pan, and set aside.
• 6 to make filling: in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, flour, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 7 add eggs and egg yolk all at once, beating on low speed until combined.
• 8 stir in half-and-half and chocolate chips.
• 9 pour batter into the springform pan.
• 10 place the pan in a large baking pan, pour boiling water into the baking pan until it comes 1/2 way up the sides of the spring form pan.
• 11 bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes.
• 12 let cake cool completely, and keep in refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving.