Snickers® Cheesecake

If you love Cheesecake Factory® treats, this copycat recipe can create your own Snickers® cake filled with caramel, chocolate, and peanuts.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 647 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ¼ cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• ¾ cup milk
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
• ¼ cup chocolate chips
• 1 (7 ounce) can whipped cream (Optional)
• 20 chocolate wafer cookies, finely ground
• ½ cup caramel chips, divided
• ¼ cup chopped peanuts, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix ground cookies, butter, and 1 tablespoon sugar together in a bowl until combined. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Top crust with 1/4 cup caramel chips and 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts.

Step 3

Mix cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups sugar together until smooth. Blend in milk. Mix in eggs 1 at a time; stir until just incorporated. Mix in sour cream, vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons flour, using a wooden spoon, until batter is smooth.

Step 4

Chop 6 mini candy bars into small pieces; toss with 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl (to prevent sinking to bottom of cake). Stir into batter; pour into crust-lined pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Keep door closed. Turn off heat; let cake cool in the oven for at least 3 hours. Remove from oven; chill 8 hours to overnight.

Step 6

Release cake from pan; transfer to a serving plate. Decorate top edge of cake with whipped cream. Put remaining 1/4 cup caramel chips and 2 tablespoons chocolate chips in separate microwave-safe bowls; heat in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute. Drizzle melted caramel over cake; repeat with melted chocolate. Chop remaining candy bars and arrange on top of whipped cream. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons peanuts on cake.