Wow, this pie is really good and super rich. Make it when you really want to impress someone.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 (9-inch) pie crust, baked and cooled
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1-1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped salted peanuts
Preparation:
Bake and cool pie crust. In medium bowl, combine 1/3 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, melted chocolate chips, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until smooth. Spread 3/4 cup in bottom of pie crust and set aside. Reserve remaining chocolate mixture.
In large bowl, beat together 1 cup butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter until smooth. In small bowl, beat together whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold into peanut butter mixture.
Spoon peanut butter mixture on top of chocolate mixture in pie crust. Drop remaining chocolate mixture onto peanut butter mixture by teaspoons and swirl slightly. Sprinkle with peanuts. Cover and refrigerate until firm. Serves 16
