Unbelievable Peanut Butter Pie – Sally’s Baking Habit

This wealthy and indulgent peanut butter pie is a dream dessert; each chew bursts with creamy peanut butter and candy chocolate—the last word taste combo. Constructed on an Oreo cookie crust, it’s layered with a wealthy peanut butter filling, a easy 2-ingredient chocolate ganache, and contemporary whipped cream. End it off with chopped peanuts and Reese’s Items for an unbelievable dessert nobody will overlook.

I initially revealed this recipe in 2016 and have since added new pictures and extra success suggestions.

There’s no taste duo fairly like peanut butter + chocolate. Within the kitchen, I’ve made desserts like chocolate peanut butter cheesecake bars, no-bake peanut butter bars, and peanut butter ice cream pie. My chocolate chip cookie layer cake is even stuffed with a chocolate peanut butter frosting. At this time, we’re together with a wildly decadent pie to the combination: unbelievable peanut butter pie.

There’s loads to cowl, so let’s dive proper in.

This Is Unbelievable Peanut Butter Pie

The layers! The textures! This would possibly simply be the richest dessert I’ve ever made, proper alongside chocolate peanut butter cake. At this time’s recipe is a brand new twist on traditional peanut butter pie with a crisp Oreo cookie crust, extremely creamy peanut butter filling, easy chocolate ganache, and fluffy whipped cream. Crunchy toppings embody Reese’s Items and chopped peanuts.

It’s a peanut butter lover’s dream come true.

4 Elements to Peanut Butter Pie

1. Oreo Crust
2. Peanut Butter Filling
3. Chocolate Ganache
4. Whipped Cream & Toppings

Whereas the total written recipe is beneath, right here I’ll information you thru every element so you realize precisely what to do and methods to time every little thing effectively.

Oreo Crust

A graham cracker crust could be glorious right here, however I at all times make this peanut butter pie with an Oreo crust. You’ll be able to even use peanut butter Oreos, to actually amp up the flavour. We’re utilizing the identical recipe and method discovered over on my Oreo crust recipe web page. Pulse the Oreos (the entire Oreo, together with the chocolate cookies and the filling) right into a fantastic crumb, then mix the Oreo crumbs with slightly melted butter. Simply 2 substances and really straightforward.

Press the combination firmly right into a pie dish and bake the crust. I like to recommend starting with this step so the crust has time to chill down earlier than assembling. That is the one layer that requires baking—the remainder of the recipe is totally no-bake. I really like making this pie within the hotter summer time months when our kitchen welcomes a break from the new oven.

You may use a Biscoff pie crust as a substitute, for those who’d like.

Chocolate Ganache Topping

Subsequent, I like to recommend making the chocolate ganache so it might probably briefly cool and thicken when you make the peanut butter filling. If it’s too scorching, it would begin to break down the filling beneath it.

You solely want 2 substances for the chocolate ganache topping: chocolate and heavy cream. Merely pour heat cream over chocolate and stir. Use a high quality chocolate as a result of it’s the place the entire taste comes from. I’d keep away from utilizing chocolate chips as a result of they include stabilizers to assist them preserve their form—use the true deal. Pure chocolate by no means permits you to down. See my chocolate ganache web page for those who want further assist with it.

Peanut Butter Pie Filling

This peanut butter filling is about as wealthy as they arrive. You want simply 5 substances together with heavy cream, peanut butter, cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract. You’ll be able to’t actually style the cream cheese; somewhat, all you style is further creamy peanut butter. We use the precise filling as a layer in peanut butter banana cream pie, too.

Right here I add *a contact* extra heavy cream, so as to add a bit extra quantity. Begin by whipping the heavy cream to show it into whipped cream. In a separate bowl, beat the opposite 4 substances collectively, then gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter combination. The result’s a creamy, ethereal peanut butter filling.

Let me present you that in pictures. High left: whipped cream. High proper: peanut butter combination. Backside left: whipped cream folded into the peanut butter combination. Backside proper: spreading all of it into the baked Oreo crust.

Unfold the thickened chocolate ganache on high after which refrigerate the pie for no less than 6 hours or in a single day. The pie received’t slice properly except it’s been sufficiently refrigerated.

Nice dessert to make a day forward of time!

Toppings

With the identical substances you used within the filling, make some contemporary whipped cream to go on high. The whipped cream isn’t tremendous candy; it’s gentle and fluffy, which pairs completely with the deeply wealthy pie. To spherical out the myriad textures, high with crushed Reese’s Items and chopped peanuts.

As a substitute of Reese’s Items and peanuts, attempt crushed M&Ms, or skip them altogether.

I often garnish the pie simply earlier than serving as a result of the whipped cream might start to weep on the tender ganache. You’ll wish to wait till the filling has set.

This dessert is at all times enjoyable for birthdays, however I’ve additionally served it alongside Father’s Day recipes, Mom’s Day recipes, for Valentine’s Day, anniversary dessert—and even when there is no such thing as a event in any respect (as a result of why not?). It’s at all times devoured!

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