Creamy Peanut Butter Pie

Since my husband loves peanut butter, I wanted to make him a peanut butter pie. I figured it really should be topped with miniature peanut butter cups. I will admit this dessert is pretty good. It has a slight tang from the cream cheese. It is creamy from the cool whip. My husband loved it. It is very simple. I highly recommend it especially if you are serving it to someone who loves peanut butter like my husband.

Creamy Peanut Butter Pie
1 (8 oz.) container of cream cheese spread, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups creamy Cool Whip topping, thawed
1 (6 oz.) Oreo Pie Crust
1 cup miniature peanut butter cups, quartered
1 cup miniature chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whip the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar together until incorporated.
2. Fold in the Cool Whip topping. Mix until incorporated.
3. Spread the mixture into the pie crust.
4. Top with the peanut butter cups and chocolate chips.
5. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Recipe inspired by Kraft.

One year ago..................................I made Lime Pie.
Two years ago................................I made Cheese Crackers.
Three years ago..............................I made Icebox Dessert.

Did you already know...............................
-It takes over 500 peanuts to make 12 oz. of peanut butter.
-In the U.S., peanut butter must consist of 90% peanuts.
-The fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth is called archibutyrophobia.

Peanut Butter Pie

My son wasn't feeling the best this weekend so we stayed home. I knew the moment he was feeling better because then he was so hungry. He decided he should have two breakfasts. I asked him if he was a hobbit and he was eating his second breakfast. He told me sure. Well, I wanted to make my husband something nice so I made some peanut butter pie. Of course he liked it but he was surprised it wasn't heavy. My daughter told me it reminded her of a peanut butter cheesecake. It does have cream cheese in it. This pie taste so good.

Peanut Butter Pie
2 cups Nilla wafer cookies, crushed
1/8 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
6 oz. light cream cheese, softened
1 cup powder sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup heavy cream
garnish: additional peanut butter and whip cream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the crushed Nilla wafers, sugar, and the melted butter.
3. Press the mixture into a pie crust.
4. Bake for 10 minutes. 
5. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
6. In a large bowl, cream the cream cheese, powder sugar, and peanut butter until fluffy. 
7. In a medium bowl, whisk the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
8. Fold the whip cream into the peanut butter mixture. 
9. Pour the mixture into the cooled pie crust.
10. Refrigerate the mixture for four hours.
11. Garnish if desired, heat 1/2 cup peanut butter until liquid. Drizzle the melted peanut butter over top of the peanut butter pie.

Recipe adapted by The Neelys.

One year ago.......................I made Blueberry Pie Filling.

Did you already know..............
-In 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa.
-J. R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit when he was teaching at Oxford University.
-J.R.R. Tolkien was friends with fellow author C.S. Lewis.