I'm giving this 4 stars b/c I thought it was ok, but my guests loved it. I had a version of this before that was absolutely delicious, but I don't think this recipe was as good. Part of it may be that it was barely fridged for 4 hours, so possibly if it had "sat" longer, it would've tasted better. I also used cinnamon graham crackers b/c that's all I had, and I personally didn't like the cinnamon flavor in the cake, but other people thought it was a great touch. I think some great variations would be to make it like tiramisu with some coffee flavoring, b/c overall it just tasted plain to me - sweet - but plain in flavor. The version I had eaten before had vanilla and chocolate layers. I may try that next time, maybe even add some coffee into the mix. UPDATE: I made a variation with chocolate graham crackers and Fat/sugar free cheesecake pudding w/ dark chocolate frosting. It was REALLY good. The tip to heat up the frosting is a must since it's SO much easier that way and you end up getting a nice smooth, shiny coating just like an eclair. Also, I would recommend making this in a big rectangular tupperware so that you can just snap the lid on top. I kept finding my saran wrap would "suction" itself to my frosting when I made it in a pan and not look as pretty. It's also essential to let the cake sit for at least overnight. This version sat for 2 days and the texture was just WAY better than the first one I made which barely sat for 4 hours as the recipe stated.

Also made butter & peanut butter 3/4c. Used aluminum foil to line pan - no greasing and no dirty pan. Milk chocolate would have been better, the semi-sweet doesn't taste as good with peanut butter.

This cheesecake came out very good. I made it for a friends b-day at work and have gotten rave reviews so far. I did things a bit differently. I did use a water bath and unfortunately, although I covered the pan with foil some water seeped into the crust so it was a bit soggy. I cooked the cheesecake for an hour and then left it in the oven for 2 hours, left it on the counter for 1 hour and then put it in the fridge. Unfortunately there was a huge crack right down the center of my cake anyway. I'll have to figure out how to stop that, trial and error is the only option I guess. This was my very first cheesecake and was really a success especially with the good reviews I got from friends. Will definitely make this again.