In collaboration with yoomoo.
Love peanut butter? Love chocolate? This peanut butter cup cheesecake is the ultimate dessert for the peanut and chocolate fanatics in your life. It includes a raw base, which is a mix of nuts, dates and oats and a smooth creamy centre made from vanilla frozen yoghurt that’s whipped with peanut butter and studded with peanut butter cup chocolates. I think this would make a wonderful alternative to Christmas pudding after your festive lunch.
Christmas pudding seems divides our family some love it and others hate it with passion. Personally, I sit on the fence, I can take it or leave it. When planning out Christmas menu it always meant that I have to think about 2 options for dessert, which isn’t a bad thing in my opinion. The alternative to a Christmas pudding has to be fuss-free and something that can be made ahead of time, to relieve some of the stress of Christmas Day.
Love peanut butter? Love chocolate? This peanut butter cup cheesecake is the ultimate dessert for the peanut and chocolate fanatics in your life.
- 200 g unsalted cashew nuts
- 3 tbsp rolled oats
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 6 Medjool dates
- 1 tub of yoomoo vanilla frozen yoghurt
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- Handful of peanut butter centre chocolates
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In a food processor, blitz together all of the ingredients for the base of the cheesecake until a breadcrumb consistency forms.
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Take the mixture and pour into a springform baking tin. Smooth down with a back of a spoon and freeze for 30 minutes.
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Next, in a blender mix the cheesecake ingredients together (except the chocolates) and pour over the base when it's finished chilling in the freezer.
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To serve, remove from the tin before slicing.
My younger brother is a chef and normally ends up falling into the kitchen on Christmas Day and cooking the entire meal, no matter how many times you tell him that he’s supposed to be on holiday. However, this year is going to be different as he’s traveling in New Zealand, meaning the responsibility of the food lies in my hands. Despite how much I pride myself on my organisation skills Christmas Day can get stressful in the kitchen, so an easy dessert that can be made ahead of time is a must. I think it’s the pressure of having to please so many people with a meal that they’ve waited all year to dive into. However, with a tub of yoomoo vanilla frozen yoghurt in the freezer, you can make this peanut butter cup cheesecake the day before and keep it stashed in the freezer until needed.
This cheesecake is every bit comforting as it is a crowd pleaser. The filling is creamy from the frozen yoghurt and peanut butter, but still quite light and the base has a lovely crunch to it, almost like a traditional biscuit base. It can be so hard to get a cheesecake right, especially with a baked one, but since this requires no baking at all, it couldn’t be any easier to whip up.
Looking for some festive canape ideas?
Why not try these Goat’s Cheese, Pepper & Honey Vol-Au-Vents?
*This post was commissioned by yoomoo, but all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that allow me to do what I love, bringing you wellness content and recipes to help you find your version of balance.
This looks so good. I’m going to have to head to the shop to buy all the ingredients.
Thank you!
This looks absolutely delicious! I love the idea and I will definitely have to practise before making it for Christmas!
Oh wow! Do let me know how you get on. ?
Oh My Gosh! Me and my friend used to have this big thing about peanut butter cups and also about Yoo Moo when they had a kiosk in our town where you could get the soft serve one. I bet we would have been making this cheesecake every week if we had seen the recipe then. Sadly she lives miles away from me now.
Oh what a shame! Definitely one to save and make for her when she visits.
I must give this a go for my son, he is peanut butter CRAZY! And it looks delicious.
Oh yes, kids really enjoy it.
My friend adores cheesecake. I must attempt to make this for her if I can find the peanut butter cups.
They’re so easy to find in the supermarkets these days.
I have really got into cheesecake of late, I used to dislike it and I was thinking the other day I could do with another slice so that is definitely a good reason to try making this!
Aww thank you. It’s certainly yummy!
I’ve never been a cheesecake fan but I would seriously consider trying this it looks delicious!
This one may just convert you. ?
What a lovely sounding dessert! Something a bit different for the festive table. 🙂
I’ve made a giant Christmas cup before but never a cheesecake version, it sounds very yummy x
We’re not a fan of Christmas pudding in this house, so we ususally end up with some kind of tart or cheesecake. We’re also a split house when it comes to Peanut butter, it’s like the Marmite thing, some love it, some hate it. I can see the peanut butter lovers being quite happy with this as their dessert on Christmas day. Such a good idea.
Power to the peanut butter cups, as it looks amazing. Also love the look of those amazing goats cheese and pepper vol au vents x
thats such a good idea! so simple! will have to try it!
the yoomoo cheese cake looks great and i love the idea of a Christmas dessert that can be made in advance.
My wife makes a mean peanut butter cheesecake but this looks like a great recipe to try. Maybe for christmas.
I could easily demolish that. never would have thought about using frozen yoghurt! love this idea
oh my goodness this looks delicious! I have never made cheesecake before but I am tempted to try this recipe
Wow, Looks so yummy and i can’t wait to try these on weekend, I’m sure my daughter will love to help me to make this
Yoomoo is my favourite ice cream so I’d love to try making it into a cheesecake!!
This is one of the best cheesecake recipes which I have seen in a while, Jemma! Excellent treat recipe, especially for people with a sweet tooth like me! 😉
I love anything with peanut butter and this looks like a really easy cheesecake to make too.
This looks great! The base looks intriguing as well – oats, dates, and nuts will really sweeten up the salty peanut butter flavours on top!
I just can’t wait to try this. I’ve always been a fan of cheesecake and this sure looks super delicious.