Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie

Summary

Yield
8 Servings
Source

Martha Stewart Living, August 2007

Prep time5 hours

Description

Ingredients

1 3⁄4CupChocolate Wafer Crumbs (from about 36 cookies)
6TablespoonButter
3TablespoonBrown Sugar
6OunceCream Cheese (room temperature)
3⁄4CupPowdered Sugar
1TeaspoonSalt
1 1⁄4CupPeanut Butter (smooth, plus 2 tablespoons)
1TablespoonVanilla Extract
2CupHeavy Cream
1OunceDark Chocolate (melted)

Instructions

1.Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine wafer crumbs, butter, brown sugar, and pinch of salt. Press mixture firmly into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Bake until set, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
2.Make the filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter and vanilla.
3.Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Whisk one-third of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream. Spoon filling into cooled crust. Freeze, uncovered, at least 4 hours (or overnight, covered with plastic wrap).
4.Place melted chocolate in a resealable plastic bag. Snip tip from one corner of bag to make a very small opening. Holding bag about 5 inches above pie, drizzle melted chocolate over top. Repeat with 2 tablespoons melted peanut butter. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.