Peanut butter pie recipe with Oreo Cookie crust

Peanut Butter Pie

Uber rich PB dessert with chunky peanut butter, cream cheese, chocolate chips and whipped cream, piled high in an Oreo Cookie crust. Chocolate ganache is the icing on the cake, I mean pie!

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

• 1 - 9 inch Oreo Cookie Crust, Graham Cracker Crust or The Best Pie Crust Ever
• 3/4 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
• 8 ounces (1 package) cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, optional
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Chocolate Ganache or Hershey's Syrup, or a handful of mini chocolate chips for garnish.

How To Make a Peanut Butter Pie

• Make Oreo Crust, Graham Cracker Crust, or Flaky Pie Crust according to directions.
• With an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, softened cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy. Scrape bowl as needed.
• In a separate bowl, whip cream until stiff. Remove half the whipped cream and set aside.
• Carefully fold half the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Add mini chocolate chips.
• Pour into the prepared pie crust and smooth top.
• To the remaining whipped cream, add 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and whip just until blended. Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip, and decorate the top of the peanut butter pie.
• Drizzle with chocolate ganache, Hershey's Syrup or a handful of chocolate chips.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before slicing. Refrigerate leftovers.
• Serves 8.

Variations:

• Serve this in pretty parfait glasses, layered with crushed Oreo Cookies and whipped cream.
• Add 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts to the peanut butter filling.
• Omit the chocolate chips and add peanuts instead.
• Substitute a Graham Cracker Crust for the Oreo Cookie Crust
• Use creamy peanut butter instead of chunky.