Description
Creamy Peanut Butter Pie delivers a silky smooth chocolate-kissed dessert that promises pure indulgence. Rich layers of nutty filling and velvety ganache invite chocolate and peanut butter lovers to savor each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (chilled)
Crust Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups chocolate cookie crumbs (like Oreo crumbs)
- 6 tablespoons (90 milliliters) melted butter
Garnish Ingredients:
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- Whipped cream
- Crushed peanuts or chocolate shavings (optional)
Instructions
- Craft a graham cracker foundation by pulverizing crackers with sugar, then bind with melted butter. Press the mixture firmly into a pie dish, creating a compact base. Refrigerate for half an hour to solidify the crust’s structure.
- Whip cream cheese and peanut butter together until velvety smooth, ensuring no lumps remain. Incorporate powdered sugar and vanilla, blending until uniformly combined. Separately, whip heavy cream to stiff, cloud-like peaks.
- Delicately fold whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture, maintaining the airy texture by using gentle, sweeping motions. Preserve the volume of the cream to guarantee a light, pillowy filling.
- Extract the chilled crust from refrigerator and generously spread the peanut butter mixture across its surface. Use a spatula to create an even, seamless layer that reaches every edge of the pie dish.
- Return the pie to refrigeration, allowing it to set and firm for a minimum of four hours. This resting period ensures the filling achieves the perfect consistency and allows flavors to meld harmoniously.
- Prior to serving, adorn the pie with billowy whipped cream. Enhance visual appeal and flavor complexity by drizzling melted chocolate or adding strategic dollops of peanut butter as an artistic finishing touch.
Notes
- Boost crust crispness by toasting graham cracker crumbs in the oven for 3-5 minutes before mixing, enhancing the nutty flavor and preventing sogginess.
- Achieve ultra-smooth filling by ensuring cream cheese and peanut butter are at room temperature, which helps blend ingredients seamlessly without lumps.
- Create gluten-free version by substituting graham cracker crumbs with almond flour or gluten-free cookie crumbs, maintaining the same delightful texture and taste.
- Reduce sugar content by using natural peanut butter and replacing powdered sugar with a sugar-free alternative like stevia or monk fruit sweetener for a healthier twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg