Peanut Butter Pie isn’t merely a pie — it’s an experience. You can make the pie in the traditional manner, with a store-bought Oreo cookie crust and a filling that includes a tub of Cool Whip. For the fun of experiment, I made my pie with a pretzel crust and real whipped cream. Vive la difference! Here’s the video and printable recipe:
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Here’s the printable:
Peanut Butter Pie with Pretzel Crust
Peanut Butter Pie -- my way.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (140g) ground pretzels
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 cups heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- a handful of salted peanuts, coarsely crushed
- Optional: 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted in 1 tablespoon hot coffee
Instructions
- Center the oven rack; preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix the ground pretzels, sugar, and butter. Pour the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, and then press it against the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Bake just until slightly colored -- 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, whip the cream to soft peaks. Transfer the cream to a medium bowl, and pop it into the refrigerator. Then add to empty (but not washed-out) mixing bowl the peanut butter and cream cheese. Mix at medium speed until well combined. Add the confectioners' sugar, and mix at low speed. Add half of the previously-whipped cream, and mix at medium speed just until the mixture turns rich and silky.
- Pour the peanut butter mixture into the pretzel crust shell, and smooth it out with a spatula. Top with the remaining whipped cream. Garnish with the crushed peanuts and melted chocolate. Refrigerate until set -- at least 1 hour. Alternatively, you can freeze the pie. Frozen pie tastes like peanut butter ice cream!
Mary hatton says
Sounds great! I will try it when my family comes home.
Mary V says
I will ask
Mr Fox for a piece of his pie. I prefer cool whip. Yummy
Suzanne Surburg says
This looks amazing! I’d love to try it, but I’m fighting with my weight as a result of being stuck at home so much and cooking and baking to occupy my time. How many calories in a slice–or do I even want to know? Yummy!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Mary hattan – Let me know how the pie works out for you!
Hi Mary V – Mr. Fox LOVED his Cool Whip version of this pie!
Hi Suzanne – This pie is loaded with protein. It is not, however, low in calories!
Sheila Purcell says
My neighbor just asked me on Thursday if I would make him a peanut butter pie and look what I found on your web site today. It looks delicious and will be trying it next week.
On another note, how is little Binky? Hope he is doing well. Thank you for all your recipes.
shirley welch says
Delicious recipe ~ thank you for sharing
Melissa B. says
Will you be making a video of this? I’m curious about melting the chocolate in the coffee. Looks so yummy!
Toni O'Brien says
You’re killing us!!!! I can’t wait to make this. My son’s Thanksgiving weekend birthday is coming up next week and he loves PB. I’m drooling!!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Sheila – Binky is doing great. As in…she’s a little terror!
Hi Melissa B. – The video is up top, just below the first paragraph.
Amy says
I know what additional pie I’ll be baking for Thanksgiving!
Mary Jo Balistreri says
Though I don’t often post, I had to tell you I follow you all the time.
Your recipes, videos are my favorite.
Thanks so much for everything you do.
Jo
patrice says
Looks absolutely delicious !!
Christine in MD says
YUM! Love PB and chocolate…so I definitely need to try this!
AnnieW says
No words. Wait, maybe just one: YUM!
Louise says
I happen to have gluten free pretzels. It seems a like a delicious pie, and I’ll send a quarter of it to each daughter, in care packages, I’ve been doing, since we are apart in this pandemic.
Frances says
Hello Kevin, I too would certainly prefer home-made whipped cream to the Cool Whip ingredients, the latter whipped cream substitute not good for you or the family. Thanks.
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Mary Jo Balistreri – So glad you enjoy the videos. Thank you for watching!
Marcy MacDonald says
Kevin it looks delicious, but it seemed like you used a lot of dishes and it was messy, but who cares. I will certainly make it and use whip cream.
Pat C says
Being thin is so overrated (I’ve heard).
Sandra Barton says
Looks totally yum! Will add this pie to our Thanksgiving dinner dessert pies. Thanks for the how to video. Glad to know Miss Binky is doing well. Take care!
Judith S says
Kevin, This looks absolutely yummy! I will definitely try it. Probably make it for my son’s birthday early next month.
Question about the peanut butter. The “natural” Jif has added ingredients and I don’t use it. How do you think this will work with real (just peanuts and salt) peanut butter? Creamy variety, of course!