Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites make a wonderful Valentine’s Day treat. Indulgent bites of peanut butter cheesecake mixed with mini chocolate chips and covered in sweet and smooth Ghirardelli melted chocolate.
CHEESECAKE BITES
Peanut butter and chocolate is probably the best sweet combination of flavors there is. Whoever came up with that, did the world a favor.
Such a beautiful flavor combination and it’s even better in a form of a smooth cheesecake. These little bites will send you straight to dessert heaven. The best part is that you can easily make them at home.
You can make these little pieces of chocolate/peanut butter goodness very easily and your special valentine will be very appreciative. A million points will go to you for the effort and the taste.
As much as chocolates cost on Valentine’s day, these homemade cheesecake bites also have a bonus perk of costing you around $10. Add the fact that it’s homemade and you have a great present to give to that special someone.
Let’s talk about Ghirardelli chocolate for a minute. I’m a sucker for their chocolate. I just love the taste of it, it’s nothing like any other ones out there. It’s it’s smooth, silky and not too sweet.
The same flavor goes for their baking chocolate goodies. Ghirardelli baking chips and bars are made with their famous 60% cacao chips, made with a proprietary blend of quality ingredients and provide premium options for all the baking needs.
I love that the fine grind created a smooth texture for easy melting and dipping. Their chocolate melts have a much thinner, smoother consistency, which is perfect for a flawless coverage.
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{No Bake} Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips (or mini chocolate chips)
- 10 oz Ghirardelli dark candy making & dipping wafers melted
Instructions
- In a bowl of an electric mixer (you can use a hand-held mixer as well), combine cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar. Mix on medium to medium-high speed for about 2 minutes, until the consistently is lighter in color and lighter in texture.
- Chop and fold in the chocolate chips. (Or use mini chocolate chips.)
- Transfer the mixture into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for about two hours.
- Cover a large cutting board with a sheet of parchment paper. Scoop the cheesecake dough with a standard cookie scoop (#50) onto the parchment paper (make sure to leave some space in between).
- Pop them in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes to harden.
- Melt chocolate melts according to the package instructions. (I prefer to use a double boiler because it lessens the chances for scorching the chocolate and chocolate stays warm.)
- One at a time, dip cold cheesecake bites into melted chocolate, roll them around using a fork, and shake off excess chocolate. Place them back onto the parchment paper to solidify. Give the chocolate a few minutes to harden.
- Store in the refrigerator, in a large container with a lid.
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Disclosure: I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
These bites are pure perfection Lyuba!
lyuba says
Thank you, Trish 🙂
Heather @ French Press says
holy cow Lyuba – they look {and sound} amazing!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Heather!
kewkew says
I have got to pay attention more. I didn’t mean to break your rule again. It is just sort of automatic for me to include the link to my Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen.
I love the look of these and can’t wait to try them and really hope you could find the time to stop by and share over at Tots and Me.
lyuba says
It’s not that big of a deal 🙂 Thank you!
And thank you!!
kewkew says
Oh my, I love anything chocolate and peanut butter and then to add cheesecake, oh yum! Think I may surprise the hubby with these for Valentines Day.
I would love if you could stop by and share on my weekly recipe linky, Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen
http://totsandme.blogspot.com/2014/01/kids-and-mom-in-kitchen-71-zebra-pudding.html
Have a great day.
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
The perfect Valentine’s Day treat, Lyuba!!
lyuba says
Sure it, Cathy! Thank you 🙂
Kelly says
These look delicious Lyuba! Love peanut butter and chocolate and they sound even more amazing with the cream cheese – yum 🙂
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Kelly 🙂
Tanusree says
These are absolutely gorgeous ! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe at Tasty Tuesday. I am featuring it this week. Hope you’ll drop by this week and share some more fabulous recipes with us.
Hope you have a great week. See you at the party.
lyuba says
Thank you so much!!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Lyuba, these sound fantastic – chocolate, peanut butter AND cheesecake sounds like little heavenly bites to me! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Best of the Weekend – pinned and shared! Hope you have a happy and wonderful week!
lyuba says
Thank you, Cindy! 🙂
Tanya Schroeder says
These are bite sized and dangerous!! I love these Lyuba!! An easy treat to make when those cravings hit!
lyuba says
So dangerous 🙂
Thank you, Tanya!!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
Oh goodness, I’m drooling over here, Lyuba! I love the recipe you did for the Ghiradelli campaign! Pinned and sharing on social media. Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Mondays! 🙂
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Julie! Can’t wait to see yours!
Christine says
Wow, I may have just died and gone to bloggy heaven. Is there such a place?
lyuba says
There sure it, Christine! Thank you 🙂
cathy says
these look soooo good! I would eat so many, and so I pinned this to make 🙂
Cathy
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Cathy!