The way to Katie’s heart:
Make me any recipe that contains both chocolate and cheesecake—two of my favorite things in the world—and I am all yours ♥
Katies are simple creatures.
And it doesn’t get much more simple than these seemingly-fancy cheesecake stuffed chocolate cups.
They require just 3 basic ingredients you can easily find in many regular grocery stores… and hopefully anyone reading this will already have one of those ingredients on hand.
Hint: it’s not the cream cheese 😉
Unlike my recipe for Homemade Cake Batter Reeses, today’s recipe does not call for any coconut oil or other coconut products.
So coconut-haters can indulge as well!
Chocolate Cheesecake Cups
Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Cups
Ingredients
- 3 oz chocolate bar of choice or chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp cream cheese (Tofutti and Trader Joes both make vegan cream cheese)
- powdered sugar or uncut stevia to taste
- optional, replace 1 tbsp of the cream cheese with peanut butter
- mini muffin liners
Instructions
Bring the cream cheese to room temperature so that it is very soft and spreadable. Stir in your sweetener (and pb, if using), and set aside. Break up your chocolate into small pieces, then carefully melt it completely. (If you’ve never melted chocolate before, it’s best to google how to melt chocolate.) Spoon a scant tsp of the melted chocolate into each muffin liner, spread a little up the sides of the liner, then freeze 15 minutes or until hardened. Smooth a scant tsp cream cheese on top of the hardened chocolate, then cover with a scant 1/2 tbsp chocolate sauce. Immediately return to the freezer to set. Once hardened (after about 30 minutes), you can peel off the wrappers. I store leftovers in the freezer.
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I love how simple yet luxurious these look! Definitely on my Christmas baking list! Cheesecake and Chocolate are definitely the way to Danielle’s heart, too!
This is SO creative!! you just combined two of my top favs- reeses and cheesecake!
I have to say I loled at the “if you have never melted chocolate before, it’s best to google it.” I didn’t do that the first time I ever melted chocolate and certainly paid the price!
I may or may not have included that side note due to my own similar past experience as well 😉
This is like the best Reese’s Pieces version ever! You are incredibly creative, Katie! =) Did you use paper or silicone cupcake liners? I’m sure the silicone would be much easier to peel away, but I don’t have any. Thanks!
I actually used paper ones without any problem at all in peeling them off, so I guess either would work! 🙂
Great, I don’t have to go buy anything! Making these this week! =)
Looks amazing! I know what I’m making for Halloween 🙂
Oh my gracious…These look amazing! I will definitely be subbing in a tablespoon of peanut butter for the cream cheese. Thanks for this yummy and easy recipe!
Uhhhh looks so good.
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Confused why the title says peanut butter but there isn’t any in the recipe. Just because it’s shaped like a Reese’s doesn’t make it a Reese’s.
Not sure what you mean. The title says Cheesecake Stuffed Reeses. She does mention in the recipe list the option to replace the cream cheese with peanut butter
Never mind, I see what you mean. You can still replace the cream cheese with peanut butter
Confused why you would comment without actually reading the recipe. It lists peanut butter right there in the ingredient options.
I did read it, I just think its misleading that’s all. The recipe title would imply its both not one or the other.
Misleading? You mean because she forced you to buy the recipe and then you found out that it wasn’t what you expected?
Oh wait. That’s right. Her recipes are free. If you got offended over something like this, I’d hate to see how you react when there’s actually something really worth getting offended over. Don’t you have better things to do with your time, troll?
I agree with Allie. If you don’t like the recipe, go elsewhere. Its unfortunate that some people just like to hear themselves complain.
Hmmm, why not combine, the cream cheese and pb? I could imagine that as well. Any way this sounds delicious!
That’s actually what I meant to do. Going back to edit the post to hopefully explain it better 🙂
Oh, LOL That could have been language barrier from my side, too 🙂
This recipe is DEFINITELY the way to my heart 😉 I’m a lover of all things that look/taste like a Reese’s 🙂