Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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FOR THE CRUST
- 1 3⁄4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (from 36 cookies)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 1 pinch salt
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FOR THE FILLING
- 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 3⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 ounce dark chocolate, melted for decorating
- 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter, melted for decorating
directions
- MAKE THE CRUST: Preheat oven to 350°F Combine wafer crumbs, butter, brown sugar and salt., Press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
- MAKE THE FILLING: Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and salt with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter and vanilla.
- Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Whisk one-third of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream. Spoon filling into cooled crust. Freeze uncovered, at least 4 hours (or overnight, coverered with plastic wrap).
- Place malted chocolate in a re-sealable bag. Snip tip from one corner of bag to make a very small opening. Hold bag about 5-inches above pie, drizzle melted chocolate over top. Repeat with melted peanut butter. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
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