Southern Peanut Butter Pie

Submitted by Marg (CaymanDesigns)

"Some folks here in Virginia consider this a traditional Thanksgiving Day pie, but I eat it all year round. (grin)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄3 cup peanut butter
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust

directions

1. To prepare the Custard:

2. Scald 1 1/2 cups of the milk in double-boiler.
3. Combine sugar, salt, cornstarch in mixing bowl.
4. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk to that mixture; pour into scalded milk.
5. Cook (stirring) until thick.
6. Slightly beat egg yolks.
7. Add a little of the hot mixture to the egg yolks first then add the yolks to the custard mixture and cook 2 minutes longer.
8. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
9. Custard should be pretty thick.
10. Chill well.

11. To prepare Peanut Butter Crumbs:

12. Mix together confectioner's sugar and peanut butter until crumbly.
13. Sprinkle half (better if a little under half than over) of the crumb mixture in bottom of baked pie crust.
14. Add chilled custard, top with whipped cream and remainder of peanut butter crumbs.