Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Pie

I made pie Saturday morning! Easiest pie I ever made! Mainly, because I bought and used a pre-made pie crust. :) Shhhh!! Don't tell Paula or Martha! Here's the recipe, slightly adapted from Picky Palate, (picky-palate.com).

Pie Crust:
Pre-made graham cracker crust
*or*
9 whole graham crackers, finely ground
3 T. sugar
4 T. melted butter

Creamy inside stuff:
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1/4 c. heavy cream
Ice Cream Shell Topping

Baking the pie crust - Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 9-in pie plate with non-stick cooking spray. Place graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter in a large bowl, mixing to combine. Press into bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes, remove and cool for 10 minutes before adding the "creamy inside stuff."

No-Bake part - Place cream cheese, brown sugar, peanut butter, and heavy cream into bowl and beat with electric mixer until well combined. Scoop into pie crust and spread evenly. Now, for the good part!! There are a few brands that make a "shell" topping for ice-cream, which gives the ice cream a yummy, crunchy coating. This shell topping works really well on this pie, so pick out your favorite kind and drizzle all over the top of the pie. "Lord, save me now!!" My favorite is the Heath Bar Shell topping! Refrigerate the pie for 20-30 minutes before serving!

If this doesn't knock your socks off, I don't know what will! Enjoy!

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