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Mini Reeseโs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Trifles are no bake & delicious! With layers of no bake peanut butter cheesecake, chocolate whipped cream and sauce, and Reeseโs, itโs an easy trifle recipe and a peanut butter and chocolate loverโs dream!

Mini Reeseโs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Trifles
This past weekend I spent some time with some girlfriends Iโve known and loved since elementary and high school. They are some of my best friends and weโve seen each other through thick and thin. I feel like itโs rare to still have such a close group of friends from when we were so young, but I think at this point if one of us tried to โleave the groupโ itโd be nearly impossible. We just wouldnโt let it happen. ๐
We were hanging out at my parentโs house โ the same house weโd all hang around at in high school โ and it was crazy to think back on the memories of us being goofballs when we were young and now we are hanging out talking about politics, jobs and hanging out with the one baby thatโs been added to the group so far. Itโs pretty darn cool and definitely time that I cherish.
Despite our closeness, we are all fairly different in our own ways. One โ weโll call her the Aussie, since she now lives in Australia (she was visiting in the U.S.) โ is more of the free spirit. Another โ weโll call her the Mom, since sheโs the first ๐ โ is obviously the mom. Well the Aussie claims to not want kids, which is totally cool, but sheโs pretty funny about it. She loved hanging out with the Momโs baby. Sheโs a dog person, so she was particularly fond of playing fetch. Sheโd even say โfetchโ as she threw a toy and watched the baby (whoโs just about 1) go after it. But what was probably the funniest was her โbreathing exercisesโ. The baby fell and hit her head on a coffee table and the Aussie pick her up and practiced taking a massive deep breath and letting it out slowly with her to try to get her to not freak out. The craziest thing was it worked! It was a decent head bump and she totally didnโt cry!
The Aussie is onto something. ๐
And Iโm pretty sure Iโm onto something with these mini trifles. Mini things are always better, am I right? I mean, the sweet baby is extra adorable and sheโs basically a mini version of her father. Mini rules.
Plus, layers of chocolate and peanut butter. Two flavors that were clearly made for each other. The peanut butter cheesecake is thick, creamy and comes together easily with a mixer. The chocolate whipped cream is freshly made and complimented by chocolate sauce. Itโs all layered together with chopped Reeseโs. There is absolutely no shortage of sweet, delicious yumminess.
The cups I used are 9 oz cups, so you could probably share one โ if youโre a lightweight. ๐ You could also make them smaller with one of each layer if you want. OR you could woman-up (or man-up) and go for the whole thing! Either way you go, you should definitely give them a try. They are too easy to not make and devour them as quickly as possible.
More Chocolate Peanut Desserts
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Buckeye Cupcakes
- Mini Reeseโs Peanut Butter Cheesecakes
- Reeseโs Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake
- Reeseโs Peanut Butter Chocolate Icebox Cake
- Reeseโs Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart
- Reeseโs Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches
Mini Reeseโs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Trifles
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 Trifles
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Mini Reeseโs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Trifles with layers of no bake peanut butter cheesecake, chocolate whipped cream, chocolate sauce & Reeseโs!
Ingredients
CHEESECAKE LAYERS
- 12 oz (339g) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (52g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (36g) brown sugar
- 2/3 cup (187g) peanut butter
- 2 1/2 tbsp (37ml) milk
WHIPPED CREAM AND FILLING
- 1 1/4 cups (300ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp (21g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 tbsp (37g) powdered sugar
- 12 oz bag mini reeseโs, chopped
- Chocolate sauce
Instructions
1. Beat cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar together in a bowl until smooth.
2. Add peanut butter and milk and mix until well incorporated. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, make the whipped cream. Whip heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, cocoa powder and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
4. To layer the trifles, pipe or spoon an even layer of peanut butter cheesecake into the bottom of each cup.
5. Top the cheesecake with 3-4 chopped Reeseโs, then drizzle chocolate sauce over the Reeseโs.
6. Pipe or spoon an even layer of whipped cream on top of the chocolate sauce.
7. Repeat with another layer of peanut butter cheesecake, Reeseโs and drizzle of chocolate sauce.
8. Finish trifles off with a swirl of whipped cream and a half of a mini Reeseโs.
9. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Trifle
- Calories: 1137
- Sugar: 82.4 g
- Sodium: 739 mg
- Fat: 75.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 103.7 g
- Protein: 24.6 g
- Cholesterol: 109.4 mg
Enjoy!
Can I make these peanut butter parfaits a whole day ahead of time or do they need to be made the same day?
You can make them a day ahead.
Amazing
Just saying i love looking at you cakes even at 11 i have started baking because of you thank you
This really does osund so good. Canโt wait to give this a go. Thanks for sharing.
Simon
How long could these stay in the fridge before eating? I think the cheesecake layer would be fine, but not sure how long the whipped cream would hold up? I would like to make these a few hours before serving if possible. Thanks!
These really should hold up for 2-3 days. Just be sure to use the full amount of cocoa and powdered sugar in the whipped cream โ that is what stabilizes it.
These are amazing! They are really rich, I didnโt have the right size cups so I made 3 1/4 portions (for 3 adults and 2 very small ones for the kids). None of the adults could eat it all. So I will make these again but make sure I stick to 5-6 portions. Very easy and really good!
Iโm so glad you enjoyed them! ๐
These chocolate peanut butter cheesecake seems so tasty and mouthwatering. Thanks Lindsay for sharing its ingredients.
Split one of these? Heck no! That is so cool that you keep in touch with childhood friends. It must be so fun to see how everyone has changed over the years!
Lindsay! How do you stay so tiny? Nearly every thing you have posted since I started reading your blog a couple months ago has ended up pinned! Amazing combinations, beautiful picturesโI gasp every time you post something! ๐
Thanks so much Courtney! ๐ Iโm not sure that I actually stay thin. I think I just constantly gain and lose 5-10 pounds, haha! ๐
Chocolateโฆ.chocolate and more chocolateโฆYES!!
These are so cute and itโs a dessert that will disappear quickly. ๐
I will have to probably double everything because my friends are soooo not into sharingโฆLOL!! I like the idea of the mini Reeseโs, those are going to be a winner.
Thanks!
Pinned!
Oh my goodness!! These look amazing!! Everything you post is always so delicious!! Quick question, did you use milk chocolate cocoa powder instead of dark chocolate cocoa powder for these? Thanks so much!!
Itโs regular unsweetened cocoa. Iโm not sure that itโs technically milk chocolate, but itโs the regular one, not the dark chocolate one. ๐
You are speaking my language with these!!! And the pictures are drop-dead gorgeous.
Thanks Sally! ๐