Peanut Butter Pie with Fudge Topping

Name: Peanut Butter Pie with Fudge Topping
Ingredients: 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 15 individual crackers); 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 15 individual crackers); ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, softened; ¼ cup sugar; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or freshly ground); 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; ½ cup heavy cream, well chilled; ½ cup heavy cream; 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch pie; serves about
8

Difficulty
Easy

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Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

Peanut butter and chocolate are an immortal combination; the archetype is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. This is an easy pie to make, with kids’ flavors that adults never outgrow.

Peanut butter, that staple of every American pantry, is a fairly recent invention, having just celebrated its 100th birthday in 1990. According to author John Egerton (his lively, affectionate Southern Food is a must for anyone who loves food), peanuts originated in South America at le

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