STRAWBERRY & PEANUT CRUNCH PIE

Strawberry & peanut crunch pie image

Show off vibrant berries in this nutty twist on a classic cheesecake. Serve it fridge cold so the buttery biscuit base is set nice and firm

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

60g butter , melted, plus extra for greasing
15 digestive biscuits
85g crunchy peanut butter
200g crème fraîche
200g full-fat cream cheese
25g icing sugar , sifted
½ tsp vanilla paste, or seeds from ½ vanilla pod
450g ripe strawberry (smaller sized ones are best)
2 tbsp icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
40g peanut brittle bar, crushed (we used a Mr Tom bar, but you could also use a slab of peanut brittle from a sweet shop)

Steps:

Generously grease a 20cm round sandwich tin and line the base with parchment. Finely crush the biscuits, either in a processor or by putting them into a food bag, squeezing out the air, then bashing with a rolling pin.
Work the butter and peanut butter into the biscuits until the mix looks like wet sand. Using the back of a cutlery spoon, press the mix evenly over the base and up the sides of the tin. Once even, go over the crumbs again, pressing and firming to a smooth crust. Chill in the freezer for 30 mins.
Beat the filling ingredients together with electric hand beaters until thick. Spoon carefully into the biscuit case, then top with about 25 strawberries. Chill for at least 2 hrs. For the sauce, use a hand blender or processor to purée 200g strawberries with the icing sugar until smooth.
When ready to serve, carefully push the very cold pie up out of the tin (standing it on something like an upturned mug will help). Sprinkle over the peanut brittle and extra icing sugar. Serve with the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 24 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium