I found this recipe in the Taste of Home magazine a few years back. Coincidentally it was created by a lady just a few miles south of me in Albany Oregon. She won Grand Champion of their county fair with this pie - deservedly so! Mmm Mmm good!
Crust Ingredients: (or you could do like I did and use a pre-made Keebler chocolate crust)
1 ¼ cup chocolate cookie crumbs (20 cookies)
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup butter or margarine melted
Filling Ingredients:
1 pkg. creamed cheese (softened – 8 oz. I actually used fat free cream cheese and the pie turned out perfectly)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 Tbls. butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
Optional: Grated chocolate or chocolate cookie crumbs for garnish
Directions:
Combine the crust ingredients; press into a 9” pie plate. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Cool. (Or - huge time saver - buy the pre-made crust while you’re at the store getting the other ingredients!)
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, butter and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream; gently spoon into the crust.
Garnish with shaved chocolate or cookie crumbs, if desired. Refrigerate.
Crust Ingredients: (or you could do like I did and use a pre-made Keebler chocolate crust)
1 ¼ cup chocolate cookie crumbs (20 cookies)
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup butter or margarine melted
Filling Ingredients:
1 pkg. creamed cheese (softened – 8 oz. I actually used fat free cream cheese and the pie turned out perfectly)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 Tbls. butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
Optional: Grated chocolate or chocolate cookie crumbs for garnish
Directions:
Combine the crust ingredients; press into a 9” pie plate. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Cool. (Or - huge time saver - buy the pre-made crust while you’re at the store getting the other ingredients!)
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, butter and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream; gently spoon into the crust.
Garnish with shaved chocolate or cookie crumbs, if desired. Refrigerate.
