Arroyo Cafe Peanut Butter Pie

Submitted by Chef #782749 Photogardener

"When I lived in Tucson, Az. I would stop in at the Arroyo Cafe after classes at Pima College and have a coffee and sandwich then the waitress offered Peanut Butter Pie and I was hooked. They actually made a one crust flour pie shell but we like a little taste of chocolate."

 

• Ready In: 11mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 12 slices
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 6 large chocolate graham crackers
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 cup peanut butter, smooth
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip
• 0.5 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip

directions

1. Melt butter into a 12" X 12" X 1 1/2 " round tart pan.
2. Crush six lg. chocolate graham crackers and press into the butter in the pan and set aside.
3. Mix cream cheese,sugar & peanut butter together until smooth.
4. Fold in one 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip. Pour into the tart pan,cover and chill for several hours .
5. Decorate around the edges with the 1/2 tub of Cool Whip. Makes 12 generous servings.