ultimate chocolate peanut butter cheesecake

Ingredients For ultimate chocolate peanut butter cheesecake

• FOR CHEESECAKE FILLING:
• 16 oz

  cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 c

  (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 c

  sour cream
• 1 c

  creamy peaunut butter
• 2 Tbsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 3/4 c

  melted bittersweet chocolate (melted in double boiler)
• 1 c

  sugar
• 3 lg

  eggs, room temperature
• 3 lg

  egg yolks
• BASE:
• 2 c

  chocolate graham crackers, crushed into crumbs
• 1/4 c

  melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 c

  crusted unflavored peanuts
• 1/2 c

  chopped bittersweet chocolate
• CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
• 1/2 c

  chopped bittersweet chocolate
• 4 Tbsp

  unsalted butter, cold
• 1 Tbsp

  cream
• 3 tsp

  light corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• >1 pinch

  salt
• PEANUTBUTTER BUTTER CREAM:
• 1/2 c

  unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 c

  creamy peanut butter
• 3 c

  confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp

  chocolate syrup
• GARNISH:
• 4

  reese's peanut butter cups