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Peanut Butter Pie with Homemade Fudge Topping

A peanut butter chocolate dream pie! Rich peanut butter filling between a homemade chocolate graham crust and delicious homemade fudge topping. Best served cold!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate, graham cracker crust, peanut butter, pie
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
cool, set up time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 35 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate graham crackers 10-11 crackers, crushed
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted

Filling:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened (not low fat)
  • 1 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped until stiff

Fudge topping:

  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place rack in the center of the oven. Lightly grease a 9 inch pie plate.

for pie crust:

  1. In a food processor, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Pulse until well blended. Press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the prepared pie plate.

  2. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool completely.

for filling:

  1. Clean the food processor; add cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. Process until almost smooth, leaving a few chunks of peanut butter. Gently fold in the 1 cup whipped cream and spoon the filling into the crust. Chill for at least 2 hours.

for fudge topping:

  1. In a saucepan, stir 2/3 cup whipping cream, granulated sugar, and chocolate over low heat until thickened. Remove from heat; add vanilla and stir until smooth. Let cool completely.

  2. Top peanut butter pie with fudge topping. Chill 8 hours or overnight before serving.

Recipe Notes

  • The crust will shrink when baked but will not affect the finished product. Nine chocolate graham cracker rectangles make about 1 cup of fine crumbs.
  • Whip the heavy cream for the filling before folding in, but do not whip ahead for the fudge topping. 
  • Best made with homemade crust and topping. 
  • I use a 9 inch x 1 inch pie plate.