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Peanut Cream Pie

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  • Servings: 10-12
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 10-12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 (9") pie shell, baked
  • CRUMB LAYER:
  • 1/3 cup extra crunchy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • FUDGE SAUCE:
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon butter
  • 1/3 cup plus 1/2 teaspoon boiling water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • FILLING:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • DRIZZLE:
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/2 teaspoon shortening
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Crumb Layer: Combine peaut butter and powdered sugar in small bowl. Stir with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle into baked pie crust.

  • Step 2: Fudge Sauce: Combine chocolate and butter in small saucepan. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cok and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Set aside.

  • Step 3: Stir about 1/3 of hot mixture slowly into egg yolks, mix well. Return mixture to saucepan. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

  • Step 4: Add peanut butter chips, butter and vanilla. Stir until chips are melted.

  • Step 5: Pour fudge sauce over crumbs. Spoon filling over fudge sauce. Cover with plastic wrap, chill until set, 2-3 hours.

  • Step 6: Topping: Beat whipping cream at high speed in mixer until stiff peaks form. Slowly add sugar and vanilla. Spread over filling. Chill

  • Step 7: Drizzle: Immediately before serving, melt peanut butter chips and shortening in microwave at 50% power and drizzle over cut slices. (Drizzle hardens, so don't drizzle whole pie, it will make it messy to cut.)

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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