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peanut butter ice cream pie

Recipe by
Amy H.
Detroit, MI

This recipe reminds me a lot of the old Big Boy's peanut butter ice cream pie. It was my favorite dessert they had. (besides the hot fudge ice cream cake, that is.) Now I can make it my own. This recipe came from one of the Southern Living annual cook books from the 1980's, though I'm not sure of the exact one. I did change it slightly as the original recipe called for simply freezing the pie for 8 hours, and a drizzling of chocolate syrup over the top just before serving, but everyone in my family agrees that it's better with hot fudge spread over the top.

yield 6 -8
prep time 10 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For peanut butter ice cream pie

  • 1 jar
    (12 oz.) creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 c
    chocolate covered peanuts, slightly crushed
  • 1
    container (8 oz.) cool whip
  • 1 qt
    vanilla ice cream
  • 2
    commercial chocolate crumb pie crusts
  • 1 jar
    hot fudge sauce (not heated)
  • extra crushed chocolate covered peanuts for garnishing

How To Make peanut butter ice cream pie

  • 1
    Combine peanut butter, whipped topping, and icecream; stir in peanuts; continue stirring until well blended. Spoon into crumb crusts. Freeze for an hour.
  • 2
    Spread the top with room temperature hot fudge and sprinkle with extra crushed chocolate covered peanuts.
  • 3
    Return to freezer and continue to freeze for 6 to 8 hours before serving. garnish with a bit of whip cream if desired.
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