Peanut Butter Pie

September 2, 2009

My friend, Linda, brought the best peanut butter pie I’ve ever eaten to the picnic we both attended this past Saturday. I’ve eaten more than my fair share of peanut butter pie, so that’s really saying something.

It was that good.

I asked for the recipe and she gave it to me. I was shocked. It was secret family recipe good, but apparently it’s not a secret.

Of course, what do I do when I get an amazing recipe? I share it with you.

Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

8 oz low fat cream cheese (I would use the neufchâtel that is sold in blocks like cream cheese)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup low fat creamy peanut butter (Linda says that this should be a heaping 1/2 cup. She also said that if you’re using a stand mixer like the KitchenAid, you could increase it to 2/3 cup. Using 2/3 cup when mixing it by hand leaves the filling stiff and lumpy, but the stand mixer would fix that. I’m going to try it both ways.)
8 ounces Cool Whip lite (or whatever brand you buy. I go cheap on this because we eat a lot of it.)
A premade chocolate pie shell
Chocolate or chocolate peanut butter sauce, optional
Chopped peanuts, optional

Instructions

Using a wire whisk, cream the cream cheese and powdered sugar together until smooth.
Add the peanut butter, and mix until smooth again.
Fold in Cool Whip. Mix well.
Place into pie shell.
Top with chocolate sauce and peanuts, if desired.
Refrigerate at least an hour before serving.

Happily submitted to Things I Love Thursday, Ultimate Recipe Swap, Friday Feasts, Foodie Friday, Family Recipe Friday, Favorite Ingredient Friday, Food on Friday, Finer Things Friday, and Hooked On Friday

Photo courtesy of quinn.anya on Flickr

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Katie said:

Wow that sounds so good! I’m going to have to make it, I’ve never had peanut butter pie before but my husband loves all things peanut butter! Thanks for sharing!
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# 3 September 2009 at 6:27 pm

Liz@HoosierHomemade said:

That sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
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# 4 September 2009 at 6:57 am

Mary said:

This looks luscious. I’ve never made a peanut butter pie. What better time than now? Thanks for sharing the recipe. I hope you are having a wonderful day.
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# 4 September 2009 at 11:20 am

Geri@heartnsolcooking said:

My son and I were just talking about a peanut butter pie. THANKS!!! for the recipe. Geri
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# 4 September 2009 at 4:30 pm

Kayla said:

Oh, that looks SO INCREDIBLY good…
Thank you for the recipe! I’m excited to give it a go
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# 4 September 2009 at 6:12 pm

The Tablescaper said:

Sounds wonderful. Can’t wait to try it.
- The Tablescaper
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# 4 September 2009 at 8:42 pm

Cozy Kitchen by the Sea said:

Oh wow, I love peanut butter, and my kids have been begging me to make a pie…
sooooooo this looks like winner at the Cozy Kitchen !! THANK YOU
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# 5 September 2009 at 8:43 am

Amy @ Finer Things said:

Sounds like a super-rich dessert. Yum!
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# 5 September 2009 at 9:24 am

Pearl Maple said:

Cool combination you have going there.
Thanks for sharing with Foodie Friday, am new and just amazed with all the interesting things people are sharing.

# 5 September 2009 at 7:59 pm

Nicole Feliciano said:

I adore peanut butter–this looks sinfully delish. And thank you for stopping by Momtrends and sharing your recipe. See you next week!
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# 6 September 2009 at 5:36 pm

The Diaper Diaries said:

Not to brag, but I make the most amazing Peanut Butter Pie. The recipe is top secret though. This one acutally looks quite good too!!
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