PEANUT BUTTER CUP PIE

PEANUT BUTTER CUP PIE image

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 13

crust:
1 3/4 cps.graham cracker crumbs
3 TB. sugar
1/3 cp. melted butter
filling:
3 packages cream cheese(room temperature)
1 cp. peanut butter
1 cp. powdered sugar
1 tsp.vanilla
2 cps.heavy cream
16 ounces milk chocolate
chopped nuts
chocolate curls

Steps:

Prepare crust by mixing graham cracker crumbs with 3 TB. sugar and melted butter. Press into a spring form pan and bake on 350 for ten minutes, or until lightly browned. Set aside. Combine cream cheese,peanut butter,vanilla,and 1/2 of the powdered sugar until blended well. In a seperate bowl,whip the heavy cream and the rest of the powdered sugar. Little by little, fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Microwave heavy cream in a bowl to hot, but not boiling.Pour over the chocolate, and stir until mixed. Spoon half the chocolate mixture onto the piecrust. Spread evenly. Allow to set for a few minutes. Spoon peanut butter mixture into the pie pan. Cover with the remaining chocolate. (You may have to gently reheat the chocolate.) Sprinkle with chopped nuts and chocolate curls. Allow to chill for a couple of hours. Enjoy!