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
Indulgent bites of peanut butter cheesecake mixed with mini chocolate chips and covered in sweet and smooth Ghirardelli melted chocolate.
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.
Recipe Notes
All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.
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Marilyn Groneng
January 28, 2014 at 5:29 pmI know this is probably a REALLY dumb question so let me apologize in advance. Why can you not use chocolate chips for melting rather than the melting chips.
lyuba
January 29, 2014 at 11:46 pmHi Marilyn! Melting chips have a different consistency and they melt much easier and smoother than chocolate chips. Chocolate chips are also more finicky when it comes to melting, they tent to burn or harden easily if you overheat them.
Marilyn Groneng
January 30, 2014 at 8:28 amThank you so much for the info!
Mary Frances
January 28, 2014 at 8:34 pmOh my, these look so good! Peanut butter cheesecake in bite sized form has my name written all over it. Beautiful pictures, too! Working with frozen truffles is no easy feat. Looks delicious!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:53 pmThank you, Mary!
Cathy
January 29, 2014 at 1:03 amThese are wonderful looking! Thank you for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays! I am SO glad you joined the party! Your post has been pinned to my Recipes from Tasty Tuesday board. I can’t wait to see what you link up next week!
Have a terrific weekend!
Cathy
APeekIntoMyParadise.com
#TastyTuesdays
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:54 pmThank you, Cathy!
Marisa Franca
January 29, 2014 at 6:27 amWow!! Do those ever look good. I don’t think I could stop at one. Those would have to be made when I had gazillions of people around so they could eat them first. Great Recipe! And as always, your photos are terrific!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:54 pmIt’s really hard to stop at one 🙂
Thank you, Marisa!
Jenna
January 29, 2014 at 9:31 amYum!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:55 pmThank you!
Becca from It's Yummi!
January 29, 2014 at 9:42 ammy heart is racing, Lyuba! I don’t just WANT these for my 50th birthday tomorrow… I NEED them! 😀
lyuba
January 29, 2014 at 11:47 pmHappy birthday, Becca!!! I wish I could get them to you!
marcie
January 29, 2014 at 9:55 amThese look so delicious, Lyuba! I don’t think I would be able to stop eating these. 🙂
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:58 pmThank you, Marcie 🙂
Pam
January 29, 2014 at 11:16 amI love your site and love your recipes. I hope you can help me….I have no problem printing the recipes but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the photo printed with the recipe!!!!! Call me computer illiterate but I am so frustrated over this little glitch. Thank you!
lyuba
January 29, 2014 at 11:52 pmHmmm, when I click the “print” button above (right corner) the recipe, the photo shows up for me. It’s small but it’s there. I wonder it there is a print setting you you have turned on? May be it’s the browser you use?
I’m honestly not sure about that one.
Lesia Heath
May 7, 2014 at 2:33 pmDitto Here…..NO PIC
Judith
February 6, 2014 at 11:19 amJust “right click” with your mouse over any of the pictures (not the small one with recipe print out); select “copy” and then “paste” or “Paste Special” under your Edit icon…at least that’s how it’s done on my computer. If the picture is too large on your recipe, just click on the picture and small (4) tabs will appear around picture; grab one of the tabs at top or bottom and drag downward or upward and the picture will get smaller; same goes for the tabs on the sides. Just experiment and you will get the hang of it.
Vicki
January 29, 2014 at 3:53 pmThese look heavenly; will make them soon. Also, a huge “Thank You” for the absolutely amazing Tiramisu Poke Cake Recipe! Don’t tell my wonderful Italian friends, but I like your recipe even more than the traditional lady fingers version of this dessert! You’re incredible, the recipes and photos you post are too good to resist, and the updates about your little man are priceless! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
lyuba
January 29, 2014 at 11:48 pmThis is such a sweet comment, Vicki! Thank you so much!!
Linda
January 31, 2014 at 2:09 pmOh my goodness. I want these. Found you through Painted Apron. I am adding the ingredients to my errand list for all the makings for my 13 yr old who has decided she wants to learn to make candy and other kinds of goodies. Looking forward to doing it with her! Come see me sometime at bushel and a pickle.com
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:59 pmThank you, Linda! I hope you both love it 🙂
Tonia
January 31, 2014 at 5:19 pmYummm!! Those look amazing!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 10:59 pmThank you so much, Tonia!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
February 2, 2014 at 9:17 pmOh these look so good. I’d probably eat that whole plateful if I sat down and tried to only eat one!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 11:01 pmThank you so much, Julie!
cathy
February 2, 2014 at 10:02 pmthese look soooo good! I would eat so many, and so I pinned this to make 🙂
Cathy
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 11:02 pmThank you so much, Cathy!
Christine
February 2, 2014 at 11:50 pmWow, I may have just died and gone to bloggy heaven. Is there such a place?
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 11:03 pmThere sure it, Christine! Thank you 🙂
Julie @ This Gal Cooks
February 3, 2014 at 2:40 pmOh 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
February 4, 2014 at 11:04 pmThank you so much, Julie! Can’t wait to see yours!
Tanya Schroeder
February 3, 2014 at 5:16 pmThese are bite sized and dangerous!! I love these Lyuba!! An easy treat to make when those cravings hit!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 11:05 pmSo dangerous 🙂
Thank you, Tanya!!
Cindy Eikenberg
February 3, 2014 at 7:41 pmLyuba, 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
February 4, 2014 at 11:06 pmThank you, Cindy! 🙂
Tanusree
February 4, 2014 at 1:29 amThese 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
February 4, 2014 at 11:08 pmThank you so much!!
Kelly
February 4, 2014 at 7:21 amThese look delicious Lyuba! Love peanut butter and chocolate and they sound even more amazing with the cream cheese – yum 🙂
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 11:09 pmThank you so much, Kelly 🙂
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February 4, 2014 at 10:22 amThe perfect Valentine’s Day treat, Lyuba!!
lyuba
February 4, 2014 at 11:10 pmSure it, Cathy! Thank you 🙂
kewkew
February 4, 2014 at 3:39 pmOh 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.
kewkew
February 4, 2014 at 3:42 pmI 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
February 4, 2014 at 11:13 pmIt’s not that big of a deal 🙂 Thank you!
And thank you!!
Heather @ French Press
February 5, 2014 at 12:07 pmholy cow Lyuba – they look {and sound} amazing!
lyuba
February 8, 2014 at 10:30 pmThank you so much, Heather!
Trish - Mom On Timeout
February 6, 2014 at 4:07 pmThese bites are pure perfection Lyuba!
lyuba
February 8, 2014 at 10:25 pmThank you, Trish 🙂
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner
February 8, 2014 at 9:54 amIs it bad that I want one for breakfast?! These look delicious. 🙂 I love no bake truffle recipes and I’ve never seen cheesecake ones. Pinned to make. 🙂
lyuba
February 8, 2014 at 10:25 pmPerfectly acceptable…it has peanut butter in it 🙂
Thank you, Tina!
Kristen Duke
February 9, 2014 at 8:43 pmYum these look so tasty and I love that they are no bake!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
February 10, 2014 at 8:59 pmPoppable pieces of peanut butter cheesecake? Yea that’s dangerous.
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February 11, 2014 at 11:07 amThese look delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Ursula
May 28, 2014 at 2:35 pmI cannot find vanilla paste here in Ireland and wonder if I could use Extract instead. What quantity would I use, please.
lyuba
May 29, 2014 at 12:52 pmHi Ursula! I assume you are talking about Blueberry muffins? You can use vanilla beans, one bean should be good!
Karen
June 16, 2014 at 3:18 amFound thes on Pinterest last week, yummy scrummy they did not last long, now I am making for a works morning tea. We decided they tasted like snickers bars so we are calling them snickers balls (just because I’m to lazy to say chocolate cover peanut butter cheesecake bites). Thanks for the recipe they are going to be a new favourite
lyuba
June 16, 2014 at 7:57 amHahaha, Karen! This is too funny!
I’m so happy you guys liked them!!
Tracy C
September 10, 2014 at 6:50 pmHow many doed this batch make?
lyuba
September 11, 2014 at 10:50 amHi Tracy! It makes about 15 cheese balls.
Patricia
December 19, 2014 at 4:09 pmSorry, I missed this comment area before. I sent you an e-mail regarding the substitution of almond butter for the peanut butter in these yummy sounding, chocolate covered cream cheese bites ! I would appreciate if you have the time to answer my question. Thanks, Patricia
Desiree @The36thAvenue
February 12, 2015 at 10:27 pmLooks amazing!
Pinning and sharing on my FB page tomorrow!
lyuba
February 15, 2015 at 3:58 pmOh wow, thank you so much, Desiree! You’re so sweet 🙂
Jenna R.
January 25, 2017 at 12:17 amDoes anyone have the nutrition information for these chocolate peanut butter cheesecake balls!? Like the sugars and carbs ?
lyuba
January 31, 2017 at 2:26 pmHi Jenna,
I plugged the recipe into SparkRecipes and I got this:
Calories 3,536.0
Total Fat 262.0 g
Total Carbohydrate 230.2 g
Sugars 235.2 g
Now, this is for the WHOLE recipe, for all 15 or so bites.
I hope this helps!