Chocolate-peanut Butter Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 3/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (from 36 cookies)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 ounce dark chocolate, melted for decorating
• 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter, melted for decorating

Recipe

• 1 make the crust: preheat oven to 350°f combine wafer crumbs, butter, brown sugar and salt., press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. bake until set, 8-10 minutes. let cool on a wire rack.
• 2 make the filling: beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and salt with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy. beat in peanut butter and vanilla.
• 3 beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. whisk one-third of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream. spoon filling into cooled crust. freeze uncovered, at least 4 hours (or overnight, coverered with plastic wrap).
• 4 place malted chocolate in a re-sealable bag. snip tip from one corner of bag to make a very small opening. hold bag about 5-inches above pie, drizzle melted chocolate over top. repeat with melted peanut butter. let stand 10 minutes before slicing.