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Butterfinger Mini Cheesecakes

These creamy mini Butterfinger cheesecake bites are full of rich peanut butter flavor, chocolate, and cream cheese. Like little bites of heaven!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cheesecake bites, chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter cheesecake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 444kcal

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 1 cup vanilla wafers finely crushed
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/8 tsp salt

For the Peanut Butter Cheesecake

  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 4 Butterfinger candy bars (Fun-sized), crushed

For the Topping

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2-3 tbsp heavy cream
  • 2 Butterfinger candy bars (Fun-sized), crushed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Place cookie crumbs, sugar, butter and salt into a bowl; mix to combine. Spoon mixture into bottoms of mini cheese cake pan or mini cupcake pan and press.
  • Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F.
  • In a stand or electric mixer, beat cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Beat sugar, egg, cream and salt until well combined. Slowly stir in crushed Butterfinger.
  • Evenly pour batter over baked crust. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool for 2 hours, then remove from pan.
  • Melt chocolate chips in microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth. Stir in cream until smooth and glossy. If needed, return back to microwave for 15 seconds or so until smooth. Spoon over tops of cakes then sprinkle crushed butterfinger over top.

Nutrition

Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 413IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg