GG’s Peanut Butter Pie
Creamy and decadent Peanut Butter Pie with a chocolate cookie crust, loaded with toppings. A peanut butter lover’s dream!
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake, No-Bake
- Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients
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Chocolate Cookie Crust Ingredients:
- 2 cups chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling Ingredients:
- 8oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Topping (all optional):
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/4 cup mini peanut butter cups, sliced in half
- more chocolate wafers, crushed
- shaved chocolate or chocolate syrup
- whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a bowl combine cookie crumbs with butter, adding butter slowly until crumbs begin to stick together. Press crust into 9-inch pie dish
- Bake crust for 10-12 minutes, allow to cool completely
- In a stand mixer or separate large bowl, beat together peanut butter and cream cheese until fully combined and smooth
- In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form, then beat in sugar and vanilla
- Fold whipped cream mixture into the peanut butter mixture until well combined and smooth
- Spread filling on cooled crust and top with peanuts, mini peanut butter cups and crushed chocolate wafers
- Refrigerate for at least 5 hours, but ideally overnight
- Slice to serve and top with a drizzle of chocolate syrup and fresh whipped cream
Keywords: peanut butter pie, chocolate peanut butter pie, reese's pie, southern pie recipe, southern peanut butter pie
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