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Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Modified: Feb 26, 2024 · Published Jan 31, 2016 · by Jacqueline Piper · 6 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links. Read our privacy policy.

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Peanut Butter Pie - Whip up this luscious, velvety smooth peanut butter pie in just 20 minutes. This southern inspired dessert takes only 7 ingredients and will be a hit everywhere you serve it.

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
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When I drove 2000 miles to Florida from Canada to see my parents for Christmas I stopped on the way back at a restaurant in Social Circle, Georgia, called the Blue Willow Inn.

This is a beautiful place with amazing desserts, and if you find yourself in the area, go for dinner. The peach cobbler and the peanut butter pie were my favorites.  

As soon as I got back home, I had to create this silky smooth peanut butter pie to bring back the memories.

This easy freezer pie only take 7 ingredients (and you can skip the vanilla extract if you want to), and it's also so easy to put together.

If you want to try other flavors with the same style of filling, try this Blueberry Cheesecake Bar recipe, or this Orange Creamsicle Bar recipe.

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Ingredients

About the ingredients for this recipe. Exact amounts are in the recipe card.

  • peanut butter: I use creamy smooth peanut butter. Try crunchy peanut butter if you want chopped peanuts throughout the filling.
  • whipping cream: This gives all the light volume to this pie, making the filling as light as a cloud.
  • brown sugar: to sweeten it.
  • cream cheese: make sure this is at room temperature. If it's not it won't mix up completely smooth, if you'll have small flecks throughout.
  • cookie crumbs - I blitzed up chocolate cookies for this crust.
  • butter: unsalted butter. This helps make the crust.

Substitutions

  • cookie crumbs: you can use chocolate cookies, oreo cookies, or graham crackers crumbs for this pie.

Instructions

Prep Tips

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Crush cookies into crumbs before making the crust.

Make the simple 2-ingredient cookie crumb crust first.

Step 1. Mix the cookie crumbs and melted butter in a small mixing bowl. The texture should be somewhat like wet sand but it shouldn't be too moist with butter.

Spread the mixture in the bottom of a pie pan and bake the crust for ten minutes. Let that cool completely and make the filling.

Step 2. Whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks, gradually adding the brown sugar and vanilla. Let this mix chill in the fridge while you wait for the crust to cool.

Step 3. Whip the peanut butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Mix until very smooth.

Step 4. Fold in the cold whipped cream with the peanut and cream cheese mixture. Do this gently so you don't take any air out of the whipped cream.

Scoop the filling into the pie pan, on top of the cooled crust.

Garnish with the chopped peanuts if you like.

Step 5. Freeze the pie for a few hours before serving.

To serve:

Let the pie sit out on the counter for about 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Optionally, you can drizzle with chocolate syrup and add some extra peanuts on top when serving, for a little extra touch.

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Tips for making peanut butter pie

  • Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature so you don't get little solid flecks of cream cheese in the mixture.
  • Let the pie sit at room temperature for 10 minutes so that the pie is easier to cut.

Storage

Store the pie in the freezer, in an airtight container or in the pie plate tightly covered with plastic wrap.

FAQs

Can you freeze peanut butter pie?

Yes, this peanut butter pie is best kept frozen. Allow it to sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before slicing.

Recipe

A slice of peanut butter pie on a plate.
5 from 3 votes

Peanut Butter Pie

Author : Jacqueline Piper
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Easy to make, southern-inspired peanut butter pie. This is a quick freezer pie with only a few ingredients.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 5-7 tablespoon butter melted
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • ¼ cup chopped peanuts for garnish
  • prepared chocolate sauce for garnish, optional
Makes: 9inch0 x 0inch round

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Melt the butter. Combine the melted butter with the cookie crumbs in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
    Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, smoothing up the side. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
  • Whip the cream until it starts to thicken, and then add the vanilla and brown sugar. Whip until well combined. Chill until needed.
  • Beat the cream cheese until very smooth, a couple of minutes in a stand mixer (if you don`t get it smooth enough, it will not mix well with the peanut butter and you will have a lumpy pie). Add peanut butter and mix well.
  • Add a third of the chilled whipped cream mix to the peanut butter and cream cheese mixture. Mix until the peanut butter mixture has loosened up a bit.
  • Gently fold in the second third of whipped cream and then the final amount.
  • Scoop the mixture into the cooled pie crust and then freeze for a couple of hours or overnight.
  • To serve, let the pie sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes to help make it easier to cut.
    Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts and drizzle each slice with chocolate sauce if desired.

Notes

When making the crust, if the mixture is glossy, add more crumbs. It should be the texture of slightly damp sand.
Try graham cracker crumbs instead for the crust.

Nutrition

Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 36g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional information is an estimate. Values vary based on products used. Read our full Nutrition Disclaimer.

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This post was originally posted on January 31, 2016.

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  1. Carlee says

    April 11, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Mmmmm! I love peanut butter pie and this one with it's chocolate crust looks amazing! Thanks for sharing at Throwback Thursday!

    Reply
  2. Marsha Baker says

    April 12, 2016 at 1:54 am

    Oh.my.goodness! This looks amazing. I am so in love with peanut butter pie. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck. So appreciate the link back. Please come again soon.

    Reply
  3. Jacqueline says

    April 12, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    Thanks, and thanks for hosting! Great way to find new recipes.

    Reply
  4. Jacqueline says

    April 12, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    Thank you. I'm in love with it too 🙂 Thank you for hosting! This week was the first time I've ever done link parties, and I loved finding new recipes and blogs to follow.

    Reply
  5. Rachael says

    September 30, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    This looks sooo good! Can't wait to try it. Pinning!

    Reply
    • pipercooks says

      October 01, 2016 at 11:55 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
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