Peanut Butter Pie

Another one of many peanut butter pie recipes out there. This one just happens to be my family's favorite!!!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 8-10
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) container  whipped topping (such as cool whip) or 1 1⁄2 cups  whipping cream and 1/4 cup sugar
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup peanut butter
• 1  graham cracker crust
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
•  Reese's pieces (for garnish)
•  chocolate syrup (for garnish)

Directions

1. If using whipping cream, whip cream with 1/4 cup sugar.
2. Mix cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla together until well blended.
3. Fold in either cool whip or whipped cream (which ever you are using).
4. Spoon mixture into pie crust.
5. Chill for several hours in the refrigerator, or if you want it to be more like a frozen treat chill in the freezer several hours before serving. (My family likes peanut butter pie very cold, so I freeze in the freezer for several hours, very good this way!).
6. NOTE: I leave just enough of the cool whip or whipped cream to be able to spread a thin layer on the top of the pie and garnish the top with reese's pieces and drizzle chocolate syrup over top; makes a pretty presentation!