Unbelievable Peanut Butter Pie – Sally’s Baking Dependancy

This wealthy and indulgent peanut butter pie is a dream dessert; each chew bursts with creamy peanut butter and candy chocolate—the last word taste combo. Constructed on an Oreo cookie crust, it’s layered with a wealthy peanut butter filling, a easy 2-ingredient chocolate ganache, and recent whipped cream. End it off with chopped peanuts and Reese’s Items for an unbelievable dessert nobody will overlook.

I initially printed this recipe in 2016 and have since added new pictures and extra success suggestions.

There’s no taste duo fairly like peanut butter + chocolate. Within the kitchen, I’ve made desserts like chocolate peanut butter cheesecake bars, no-bake peanut butter bars, and peanut butter ice cream pie. My chocolate chip cookie layer cake is even crammed with a chocolate peanut butter frosting. At this time, we’re together with a wildly decadent pie to the combination: unbelievable peanut butter pie.

There’s so much to cowl, so let’s dive proper in.

This Is Unbelievable Peanut Butter Pie

The layers! The textures! This would possibly simply be the richest dessert I’ve ever made, proper alongside chocolate peanut butter cake. At this time’s recipe is a brand new twist on traditional peanut butter pie with a crisp Oreo cookie crust, extremely creamy peanut butter filling, easy chocolate ganache, and fluffy whipped cream. Crunchy toppings embrace Reese’s Items and chopped peanuts.

It’s a peanut butter lover’s dream come true.

4 Elements to Peanut Butter Pie

1. Oreo Crust
2. Peanut Butter Filling
3. Chocolate Ganache
4. Whipped Cream & Toppings

Whereas the complete written recipe is under, right here I’ll information you thru every part so precisely what to do and how you can time all the pieces effectively.

Oreo Crust

A graham cracker crust could be glorious right here, however I all the time make this peanut butter pie with an Oreo crust. You may even use peanut butter Oreos, to actually amp up the flavour. We’re utilizing the identical recipe and method discovered over on my Oreo crust recipe web page. Pulse the Oreos (the entire Oreo, together with the chocolate cookies and the filling) right into a wonderful crumb, then mix the Oreo crumbs with slightly melted butter. Simply 2 elements and really simple.

Press the combination firmly right into a pie dish and bake the crust. I like to recommend starting with this step so the crust has time to chill down earlier than assembling. That is the one layer that requires baking—the remainder of the recipe is totally no-bake. I really like making this pie within the hotter summer time months when our kitchen welcomes a break from the new oven.

You would use a Biscoff pie crust as an alternative, if you happen to’d like.

Chocolate Ganache Topping

Subsequent, I like to recommend making the chocolate ganache so it may well briefly cool and thicken whilst you make the peanut butter filling. If it’s too scorching, it is going to begin to break down the filling beneath it.

You solely want 2 elements for the chocolate ganache topping: chocolate and heavy cream. Merely pour heat cream over chocolate and stir. Use a high quality chocolate as a result of it’s the place all the taste comes from. I’d keep away from utilizing chocolate chips as a result of they include stabilizers to assist them preserve their form—use the actual deal. Pure chocolate by no means enables you to down. See my chocolate ganache web page if you happen to want additional assist with it.

Peanut Butter Pie Filling

This peanut butter filling is about as wealthy as they arrive. You want simply 5 elements together with heavy cream, peanut butter, cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract. You may’t actually style the cream cheese; reasonably, all you style is additional creamy peanut butter. We use the precise filling as a layer in peanut butter banana cream pie, too.

Right here I add *a contact* extra heavy cream, so as to add a bit extra quantity. Begin by whipping the heavy cream to show it into whipped cream. In a separate bowl, beat the opposite 4 elements collectively, then gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter combination. The result’s a creamy, ethereal peanut butter filling.

Let me present you that in pictures. High left: whipped cream. High proper: peanut butter combination. Backside left: whipped cream folded into the peanut butter combination. Backside proper: spreading all of it into the baked Oreo crust.

Unfold the thickened chocolate ganache on high after which refrigerate the pie for not less than 6 hours or in a single day. The pie received’t slice properly until it’s been sufficiently refrigerated.

Nice dessert to make a day forward of time!

Toppings

With the identical elements you used within the filling, make some recent whipped cream to go on high. The whipped cream isn’t tremendous candy; it’s mild and fluffy, which pairs completely with the deeply wealthy pie. To spherical out the myriad textures, high with crushed Reese’s Items and chopped peanuts.

As a substitute of Reese’s Items and peanuts, strive crushed M&Ms, or skip them altogether.

I normally garnish the pie simply earlier than serving as a result of the whipped cream might start to weep on the gentle ganache. You’ll wish to wait till the filling has set.

This dessert is all the time enjoyable for birthdays, however I’ve additionally served it alongside Father’s Day recipes, Mom’s Day recipes, for Valentine’s Day, anniversary dessert—and even when there isn’t a event in any respect (as a result of why not?). It’s all the time devoured!

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