Name: Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 c Graham cracker crumbs, 44wafers; 3 tb Sugar, plus; 1 c Sugar, divided; 3 tb Margarine, melted; 2 pk Cream cheese, room temperature, 8oz each; 1/2 c Peanut butter; 3 tb Flour; 4 Eggs; 1/2 c Milk; 1/2 c Grape jelly

The same Greek word can be translated “temptation” and “test.” They are a world apart and context determines which translation to use. Satan is the one who tempts us to sin. God is the one who tests us to righteousness. Satan wants to destroy us. He wants to weaken our faith. He wants us to spiritually fail. On the other hand, our Lord is forever testing us. His goal though tests, often in the form of trials, is to make us spiritually stronger, refine our character and increase our faith. Part of the test at times is overcoming the temptation. It is the Lord in His sovereignty who sends test. “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Mt. 4:1). However, it is during these tests that Satan finds His greatest opportunity to tempt us. So when the heat in life is turned up, will we trust God and walk by faith in His commandments or will we listen to the “father of lies” and sin? The prayer here is that the Lord will help us pursue righteous actions as we emerge from the test spiritually victorious.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains, Eggs		Cakes, Cheese, Desserts	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Graham cracker crumbs, 44wafers
3	tb	Sugar, plus
1	c	Sugar, divided
3	tb	Margarine, melted
2	pk	Cream cheese, room temperature, 8oz each
1/2	c	Peanut butter
3	tb	Flour
4		Eggs
1/2	c	Milk
1/2	c	Grape jelly

INSTRUCTIONS

To make crust; Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar
and margarine in bowl. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10
minutes. Remove from oven but maintain oven temperature.
To make filling; Beat cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar, peanut butter
and flour at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs,
1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in milk; pour into
crust.
Bake in preheated oven 55 minutes. Remove from oven and cool a few minutes.
Loosen cake from rim of pan, but cool completely before removing rim of
pan.
Stir jelly until smooth; drizzle over cheesecake in lattice design.
Refrigerate. t
Recipe by: Helen Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #591 by Aquasea221@aol.com
on May 2, 1997

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