Description
Creamy Reeses Peanut Butter Pie delivers rich chocolate and peanut butter flavors in a classic dessert. Chocolate graham cracker crust and silky filling make this pie a delightful treat for chocolate and peanut butter enthusiasts.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup heavy cream (for ganache)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter cups, chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Pulverize graham crackers and meld with melted butter, pressing the mixture compactly and evenly into a 9-inch pie dish, ensuring uniform coverage on bottom and sides. Chill for 15 minutes to solidify.
- Filling Creation: Whip cream cheese and peanut butter until velvety smooth, then gently fold in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. In a separate vessel, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks and delicately incorporate into the peanut butter mixture, maintaining its ethereal lightness.
- Ganache Topping: Heat heavy cream to a gentle simmer, then cascade over chocolate chips. Whisk until achieving a glossy, seamless consistency. Pour the silken ganache over the peanut butter filling, allowing complete surface coverage.
- Garnish and Chilling: Scatter chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups across the ganache for textural contrast. Refrigerate the pie for a minimum of 4 hours, enabling the filling to set and flavors to harmonize perfectly.
Notes
Prep Perfectly: Use room temperature cream cheese and peanut butter to ensure smooth, lump-free mixing and easier blending.
Crust Consistency: Press graham cracker mixture firmly and evenly to create a solid, compact base that won’t crumble when slicing.
Whipping Wisdom: Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks carefully to maintain volume and create a light, airy filling that doesn’t deflate.
Chill for Success: Allow pie to set in refrigerator for minimum 4 hours or overnight to develop rich flavors and achieve perfect slicing texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 487
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 295 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 72 mg