Peanut Butter Pie

 This Peanut Butter Pie is light and fluffy and full of peanut butter goodness.  Crushed peanut butter cups on top are the perfect topping!

And make sure to check out more of my favorite peanut butter desserts such as Peanut Butter Sheet Cake, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars and Levain Bakery Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

I originally made this peanut butter pie for a pie competition at church.  I didn’t win but my dish came home empty so I call that a winner.

Peanut Butter Pie Ingredients

• Chocolate Crust. Homemade or store bought. 
• Cream Cheese, softened
• Powdered sugar
• Milk or half and half
• Peanut Butter. I prefer creamy
• Vanilla
• Heavy Cream
• Peanut Butter Cups for garnish

How to Make Chocolate Cookie Crust

The crust can be made from chocolate graham crackers or chocolate wafer cookies. You could also use Oreos.

• Crush cookies to make crumbs by hand or in the food processor.
• Combine crumbs, sugar and butter in a bowl.
• Press mixture into a 9 inch pie plate
• Bake a 425 degrees F for 9 – 10 minutes
• Let cool.

How to Make Peanut Butter Pie

• Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar until light and fluffy
• Add in milk, peanut butter and vanilla
• In a chilled bowl beat whip cream until it holds a stiff peak
• Stir one third of it into the peanut butter mixture
• Fold in the remaining whipped cream until thoroughly combined.
• Fill cooled pie shell with mixture and top with extra whipped cream and chopped peanut butter cups

The next time you get a craving for peanut butter and chocolate give this a try!

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Peanut Butter Pie Recipe