Peanut Butter Fluff (Reese's Cheesecake Salad) + Video

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Peanut Butter Fluff is a decadent cream cheese dessert that will make your taste buds sing! Make this cheesecake salad recipe in 20 minutes!

Servings:

Prep Time20

Total Time20

8 ounces cream cheese softened
8 ounces crunchy peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3.4 ounces instant cheesecake pudding mix unprepared
3 cups heavy whipping cream divided (plus a bit more for the ganache drizzle)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
8 Oreo cookies coarsely chopped (halved or quartered)
15 ounces Reese’s peanut butter cups we used 10 ounces standard size and 5 ounces of mini cups
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

In a large mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla extract until fluffy.
Add unprepared cheesecake pudding mix and beat until fully combined. The mixture will be chunky.
Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, (or an electric hand mixer) running on low speed, slowly incorporate, 1-2 tablespoons at a time, a total of 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream into the cream cheese mixture.
Beat well between each addition of cream.
Add powdered sugar to the cheesecake mixture and continue beating until fully combined.
In a separate mixing bowl, beat remaining 1 ½ cups of heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
Use a spatula to gently fold the whipped cream into the cheesecake mixture until fully incorporated.
Chop Oreo cookies and Reese’s peanut butter cups into large chunks. Stir cookies and peanut butter cups into the cheesecake mixture, reserving a few to garnish the top of the dessert.
Transfer the cream cheese dessert to a serving bowl and top with reserved candy/cookies.
For a chocolate ganache topping, heat ½ cup chocolate chips with 3 tablespoons of heavy cream for about 30 seconds in the microwave.
Whisk together the cream and chocolate until fully combined and silky smooth. Allow to cool for a few minutes.
Drizzle the chocolate ganache over the top of the prepared dessert and serve more on the side for drizzling over individual portions.