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Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Pie




Source of Recipe


1 Comfort Foods


List of Ingredients




crust:

1 cup vanilla wafer cookie crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

filling:

1 1/4 cups creamy peanut butter
8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/4 cups whipping cream, chilled
1 tablespoon vanillla

glaze:

1/2 cup whipping cream
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped


Recipe



For crust: Mix all ingredients in 9-inch round pie pan. Press
mixture firmly into bottom and up sides of pan. Freeze while
preparing peanut butter filling.

For filling:

Using electric mixer, beat peanut butter, cream cheese, 1/2 c sugar
and melted butter in large bowl. Using clean dry beaters, beat cream
with remaining 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in medium bowl until peaks
form. Stir 1/4 of cream into peanut butter mixture, then fold in
remaining cream Spoon into prepared
crust. Refrigerate until firm.

For glaze:

Bring cream to boil in a heavy small saucepan. Reduce heat to low.
Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
Cool glaze slightly; pour over filling.
Tilt pan, coating top completely. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cut into wedges to serve. Serves 8.