peanut butter pie with genache
Ok folks...after reading a billion peanut butter pie recipes-I was so confused ( Cream cheeese/no cream cheese ?)...that I decided to combine (STEAL) many different versions of many people's peanut butter pie recipes and Viola...what a masterpiece! I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT -AND MY APOLOGIES FOR MY CRIME... : )
prep time
20 Min
cook time
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - 9" graham cracker crust
- 12 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate bar or chips
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee grounds
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup half & half
- 3/4-1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter =1/2 stick
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 - egg yolks
- 3/4 cup peanut butter "creamy"
- 2 ounces tub whipped topping "whip cream"
- 1/2 can crushed peanuts "optional"
- 4 ounces cream cheese
How To Make peanut butter pie with genache
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Step 1Use a 9" GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST. ...TO MAKE THE GENACHE..... YOU NEED TO COMBINE THE SEMI SWEET AND BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATES TOGETHER IN A BOWL AND MICROWAVE FOR 50 SECONDS AT A TIME -STIRRING IT-PERIODICALLY... UNTIL CHOCOLATE IS MELTED THOROUGHLY.
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Step 2IN A SAUCEPAN, HEAT THE HEAVY CREAM, AND COFEE GROUNDS UNITL BOILING ...REMOVE IT FROM THE HEAT...GRADUALLY STIR IT INTO MELTED CHOCOLATE MIXTURE UNTL THROUGHLY COMBINED AND IT LOOKS LIKE A CHOCOLATE SYRUP. ..POUR IT INTO THE PIE CRUST AND SET ASIDE... ALLOWING IT TO COOL FOR ATLEAST 1/2 HOUR... (YOU CAN REFRIGERATE IT IF YOU'D LIKE) ...MEANWHILE
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Step 3IN ANOTHER SAUCEPAN, COMBINE MILK AND HALF & HALF, SUGAR, CREAM CHEESE, BUTTER, VANILLA AND SALT....BRING TO A BOIL. STIR OCCASSIONALLY.
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Step 4IN ANOTHER MEDIUM SIZE BOWL, WHISK CORNSTARCH AND WATER TOGETHER -UNTIL SMOOTH THEN WHISK IN THE 4 EGG YOLKS.
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Step 5Whisk egg/water mixture into boiling milk mixture and stir continuously until thickened......Remove from the heat and STIR in the peanut butter.
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Step 6Allow the filling to rest until cooled. About 15 minutes
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Step 7Once the filling is cooled...fold in the 2 oz. of the whipped topping ..atleast until the white of the topping is not apparent.
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Step 8Pour into the pie pan and drip the left over tablespoons of genache on top of the pie and run a butter knife slightly thru the top to make a swirl like design....sprinkle with a few roasted peanuts atop (optional)
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Step 9Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. PLEASE NOTE: YOU WLL HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA GENACHE AND PIE FILLING-JUST FREEZE FOR SMALLER PIE OR TO FILL CUPCAKE TIN.
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