Chocolate - Peanut Butter Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs (or substitute chocolate wafers)
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 lb butter, melted (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 5 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups chilled heavy cream
• whipped cream or peanuts or chocolate shavings or ganache, drizzled over top

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f and place rack in center of oven.
• 3 combine cracker crumbs, brown sugar and melted butter in a deep 10-inch pie pan (or two shallow 9-inch pie pans).
• 4 press evenly into pan and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• 5 chill crust.
• 6 ganache:.
• 7 bring 3/4 cup heavy cream to boil in small pan over medium-high heat, or microwave for 2-3 minutes, and pour over chocolate chips.
• 8 whisk together until smooth.
• 9 pour 1/2 of the chocolate mixture into cooked and cooled pie shell(s) and spread evenly over bottom. (save the rest for the garnish).
• 10 refrigerate.
• 11 filling:.
• 12 in a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer set on high, whip cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 13 add milk, peanut butter, and vanilla.
• 14 beat until well mixed.
• 15 in a separate bowl, whip chilled cream until stiff and fold into peanut butter mixture.
• 16 spoon gently into chilled crust; using a spatula to smooth surface of pie.
• 17 refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• 18 garnish with chocolate shavings, crushed peanuts, whipped cream or drizzle ganache over top.
• 19 serve at once.
• 20 (rumored to be even better the second day--like there is ever any left over!).