Peanut Butter Proposal Pie

mary winecoff's Note:

This pie won the 2006 First Place ribbon in the Peanut Butter Category of the 2006 National Pie awards. The recipe was provided by Raine Gottess.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 pie

Crust

• 18 Nutter Butter sandwich cookies, crushed fine
• 3 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted

Layer 1

• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces Cool Whip

Layer 2

• 4 Reese's Peanut Butter cups, chopped

Layer 3

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 6 ounces Cool Whip

Directions:

1. Crust:.
2. Mix together in a bowl until moist and press into 10 inch deep pie pan, freeze 10 minutes to firm.
3. Layer 1:.
4. In a mixer, beat all ingredients until blended and spread 1/2 mixture over the crust.
5. Layer 2:.
6. Place chopped Peanut Butter cups over layer 1 and freeze 5 minutes.
7. Layer 3:.
8. Take remaining mixture from layer 1 and mix rest of ingredients with mixer, blending well. Spread over filling.
9. Decorate with Cool Whip over pie and add a sprinkle of crushed peanuts and chopped peanut butter cups.
10. Refrigerate 8 hours before serving.

Reviews

[HaIlEy WaLlEr]

it was really good

[aronsinvest]

I used a premade chocolate crust. This was very rich and was enjoyed by all.

[Sassy in da South]

OMG...where has this pie been all my life??? I am such a peanut butter fiend and decided to try this on my dinner guests. Let me just say, sadly for me, there were no leftovers. And the beauty of it all, is it is so dang easy to make and toe-curling delicious! TYSVM for sharing a true keeper!