peanut butter pie

Name: Peanut Butter Pie
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: ## CRUST; 3/4 cup(s) graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar (packed); 4 tablespoon(s) butter. (1/2 stick); ## FILLING; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) peanut butter; 2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream, cold; ## GANACHE; 1 cup(s) chocolate chips; 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream

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Annalisa Keene

Fairborn, OH

Updated on Dec 27, 2020

This is a refrigerator pie, so no cooking or baking is required. If the kitchen is hot, I chill the bowl and beaters before whipping the heavy cream because it whips up faster. I also do the crust in the pan because it is simpler. You can also use another pie tin to help press the crust in place, but I'm not good at that so I do it the old fashion way. You want the ganache cool but not cold so it pours easier. If it's too hot it will run off the sides.

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method Refrigerate/Freeze

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

CRUST
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)
4 tablespoons butter. (1/2 stick)
FILLING
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, cold
GANACHE
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream

How To Make peanut butter pie

Step 1

Set out cream cheese to soften and put bowl and beaters in refrigerator to chill for at least a couple hours.

Step 2

Place graham cracker crumbs, sugar, brown sugar, in pie pan and mix well.
Step 3

Melt butter in microwave and add to dry ingredients. Stir till all combined and then press into bottom and up sides of pie pan.
Step 4

Place in freezer until ready.
Step 5

Using chilled bowl and beaters, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks.
Step 6

In separate bowl, using mixer, cream the cream cheese until fluffy.
Step 7

Add sugar and beat til blended.
Step 8

Add peanut butter and vanilla and beat til blended.
Step 9

Fold whipped cream into peanut butter mixture until smooth.
Step 10

Place filling in prepared crust and chill for 2 hours.
Step 11

Combine heavy cream and chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and cook for about a minute.
Step 12

Remove from microwave and stir until fully blended. Allow to cool.
Step 13

Pour ganache over chilled pie and spread to edges.
Step 14

Chill and serve.
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