German Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cheese Pie

Submitted by LizP5885

"Wow! That is all I can say. My friend made this for a function at her house and shared the recipe. She said she got it from her mom. THE BEST!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 Pie
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Crust

• 40 shortbread cookies, finely crushed (Lorna Doone)
• 1⁄2 cup melted butter

• Layer 1

• 2 ounces softened cream cheese
• 2 cups whipped topping
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup smooth peanut butter

• Layer 2

• 4 ounces softened cream cheese
• 4 cups whipped topping
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 ounces melted German sweet chocolate
• whipped cream, for garnish

directions

1. Crust:

2. In a bowl, stir together cookies and butter with a fork until moistened then press into a 10-inch pie crust. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes. Cool.

3. Layer 1:

4. Beat together all ingredients, spread onto the frozen crust, and freeze for 5 minutes.

5. Layer 2:

6. Beat together all ingredients except for the chocolate. Stir in the chocolate. Place this mixture on top of the peanut butter layer.
7. Top with whipped cream and refrigerate until firm.