Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
If you're a chocolate and peanut butter lover, you've hit the jackpot! This divine no-bake dessert can be whipped up in no time especially if you substitute a ready made crust. If you use a ready made crust, you will get 2, 9" pies vs. 1 super thick cheesecake like pie if you make my yummy homemade crust.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
- Crust Ingredients:
- 1, 15.5 oz. package Oreos
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 stick butter melted
- OR buy 2 ready made Oreo Crusts.
- Filling Ingredients:
- 1, 16 oz. jar hot fudge like Smuckers or Mrs. Richardson's or make your own fudge layer by melting a 12 oz. package of chocolate chips in the microwave and stirring in 1/3 cup of heavy cream until smooth.
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 oz. block of cream cheese softened
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1, 8 oz. container whipped topping like Cool Whip, store brand is fine!
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
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Crust Instructions:
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Crumble Oreos in a food processor until fine.
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Add sugar.
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Add melted butter and mix well.
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Press on the bottom and about 2" up the sides of a 10" springform pan.
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Refrigerate 10 minutes.
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Filling Instructions:
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Heat the hot fudge according to the instructions on the jar.
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Pour the hot fudge onto the crust and gently spread to cover the bottom.
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Refrigerate 15 minutes or longer.
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Beat together peanut butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, whipped topping and vanilla until smooth and uniform in color.
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Spread on top of the cooled fudge layer.
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Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
