Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Peanut Butter layer

1 cup peanut butter (crunchy)
1- 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate layer

1/2 cup crushed salted peanuts
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups plain flour
2/3 cup powdered cocoa
1/4 cup water
2 tsp vanilla



Directions: Preheat oven to 350°.
Thoroughly grease bottom of 9X13 pan.
Mix ingredients for chocolate layer in large bowl with wooden spoon and pour half of mixture into prepared pan. Set aside.

With electric mixer, beat cream cheese till smooth. Add peanut butter and beat till well incorporated. Add all other ingredients for peanut butter layer.

Spoon peanut butter mixture over chocolate layer and spread to edges of pan.

Carefully spoon the last half of chocolate mixture over peanut butter layer, making sure that the entire second layer is covered.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or till inserted knife comes out clean.

Remove from oven and pour one cup each of peanut butter and semisweet chocolate morsels over hot cake. Let melt and then spread with spoon to cover top of cake.

Serving suggestions: Cool completely and cut into bars OR cut while still warm and serve with ice cream.