15 oz Pillsbury — pie crust
1/2 c Butter — sofened
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Whipping cream
3/4 c Semisweet chocolate chips —
Melted
3/4 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Peanuts — chopped
8 oz Cream cheese — softened
1/2 c Creamy peanut butter
1 c Powdered sugar
3/4 c Whipping cream
1/4 c Chopped peanuts
Chocolate curls — if
Desired
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare 1 pie crust according to package
directions for unfilled one-crust pie using 9 inch pie pan. Flute as
desired. Bake at 450 degrees for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool. In small bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup of powdered sugar until light
and fluffy. Add 1/4 cup whipping cream; beat at medium speed until smooth.
Add melted chocolate and vanilla; blend well. Spread 3/4 cup of this
chocolate filling evenly in cooled pie crust. (reserve remaining chocolate
filling for top of pie) Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of chopped peanuts. In large
bowl, beat cream cheese and peanut butter at medium speed until well
blended. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and 3/4 cup of whipping cream; beat
until smooth and creamy. Spoon this peanut butter filling evenly over the
chocolate filling. Spread reserved chocolate filling in a circle over top
of pie . Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped peanuts over top of pie. Can garnish
top of pie with chocolate curls. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before
serving. Store in refrigerater.
Yields
8 Servings