Description
Chocolate and peanut butter dreams come true in this Giant Peanut Butter Chocolate Delight Pie. Creamy layers of rich chocolate ganache and silky peanut butter filling nestle inside a crisp cookie crust, promising pure indulgence with each heavenly slice you savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 8 ounces whipped cream cheese
Cookie Crust Ingredients:
- 12 Oreo cookies
- 12 Nutter Butter cookies
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
Topping and Filling Ingredients:
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed
- 8 Reese’s peanut butter cups, full size, chopped
Instructions
- Prepare a microwave-safe bowl and carefully heat heavy whipping cream for 1-2 minutes until extremely hot, avoiding boiling point.
- Introduce chocolate chips into the scalding cream, allowing them to melt for 3-4 minutes, then stir until achieving a silky, uniform texture. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Pulverize Nutter Butters and Oreo cookies separately in a food processor, creating fine, uniform crumb textures.
- Transfer ground cookie crumbs into distinct small containers, incorporating of melted butter into each, ensuring thorough, even coating.
- Artfully distribute cookie crumb mixtures across a 9-inch (23-centimeter) pie plate, pressing firmly to create a compact, even crust layer extending up the sides. Utilize a measuring cup’s bottom to compress the base meticulously.
- Temporarily refrigerate the prepared crust while constructing the filling.
- Combine peanut butter, whipped cream cheese, and powdered sugar using an electric mixer, blending until achieving a smooth, homogeneous consistency.
- Delicately incorporate Cool Whip into the mixture, using low-speed mixing or a rubber spatula to preserve its airy volume.
- Carefully spread the peanut butter mixture across the chilled cookie crust, ensuring uniform distribution.
- Drizzle the slightly cooled chocolate ganache over the peanut butter layer, using an offset spatula to create a sleek, even surface.
- Before the chocolate sets, garnish the pie’s surface with chopped Reese’s cups, creating an appealing, textured topping.
Notes
- Chill the pie for at least 4 hours or overnight to ensure the filling sets perfectly and develops rich, creamy texture.
- Use room temperature ingredients like cream cheese and peanut butter to prevent lumpy filling and achieve smooth consistency.
- Crush cookies separately to maintain distinct flavor profiles and create a more complex, layered crust texture.
- Melt chocolate gently to prevent burning and ensure a silky, glossy ganache topping.
- Allow ganache to cool slightly before pouring to prevent melting the peanut butter filling.
- Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days to maintain optimal taste and texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 456 cal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 287 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg