Peanut Butter Pie
Peanut, peanut butter…I used to think peanut butter pie was really hard to make. Truth be told, it is the easiest pie I make. It is my go -to stand-by for school breakfasts. Every Friday we (the teachers) eat breakfast together at my school. It’s a critical part of our love language. On shorter weeks, we find a way to have breakfast anyway (this pie is actually for our Friendsgiving Breakfast today).
Peanut Butter Mixture
With Thanksgiving around the corner I will be making this again on Wednesday, and although it isn’t my favorite, it will disappear (That’s the power of peanut butter and chocolate). Is it complicated? Not really. Is it a given people will be excited about it? Unless they have a nut allergy, the answer is a resounding yes.
So the truth of peanut butter pie is this: You put a block of cream cheese and a cup of peanut butter in the mixer and whip until well blended. Then add 1 and 1/4 Cup of confectioner’s sugar.
The consistency of the middle of a peanut butter cup is the end result. Resist the urge to eat this filling at this point.
Peanut Butter Cloud
Then take a whole tub of cool whip or whipped topping, add it to the peanut butter mixture and whip that filling until a light, peanutbuttery cloud is what you’ve created.
It has the consistency of a thicker, gooey chocolate mousse except, it isn’t chocolate, and your entire kitchen smells like a peanut butter bomb went off. Scent saturation!
The hardest part of the recipe is in the making of the Oreo crust (pulverize oreos and combine with butter and press into a pie plate). Which is a little work – until I found out that you can BUY A PREMADE OREO CRUST. Hello game changer. I will not be making a crust this time. I will be buying it forever more. I removed the pie crust’s plastic cover, spooned the filling into the pie shell.
Easy Way Out
It could be over at this point. People would still love your peanut butter pie. HOWEVER. I chop up some peanut butter cups and sprinkle them around the edges. Because, yes please. It is pretty. It also makes for a yummier treat.
For all my peanut butter loving friends out there I recommend this recipe. It is the Pioneer Woman’s Peanut Butter Pie. The only thing I did was add peanut butter cups on top and cheated the dessert gods and bought my crust. And for those two things, my heart is thankful.
There is still time for you to grab these ingredients and whip up this pie treasure. No go and make some peanut butter clouds of your own!
I hope you enjoy this recipe, and as always, thank you for coming to the table!
Chrissy
Click below for a printable recipe!
PrintPioneer Woman’s Peanut Butter Pie
Delicious peanut butter pie from the Pioneer Woman’s recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Smooth Peanut Butter
- 1 8 Ounce Block of Cream Cheese
- 1 1/4 Cup Confectioner’s Sugar
- 1 Container of Cool Whip or other whipped topping
- 25 Oreo Cookies
- 4 Tablespoons of Butter, melted
- 10 Miniature Peanut butter cups, chopped
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse 25 Oreos until; pulverized and the white cream centers of the cookie are incorporated into the chocolate part.
- Pour four tablespoons of melted butter over the crushed Oreos.
- Press Oreo mixture into a pie plate.
- Bake in a 350* for 5-7 minutes.
- In a mixer, combine cream cheese and peanut butter until combined and smooth.
- Add confectioner’s sugar and combine.
- Add entire container of Cool Whip and continue to mix on a high speed until light and fluffy.
- Spoon peanut butter mixture into pie crust.
- Sprinkle crushed peanut butter cups on edges.
- Refrigerate until chilled through and serve.