Homemade Reese’s Cup Peanut Butter Pie
If your favorite candy is a Reese’s cup, then you will love this homemade Reese’s cup peanut butter pie! It’s loaded with a creamy peanut butter filling and topped with homemade whipped cream and chopped peanut butter cups. It’s the ultimate peanut butter lover’s dessert! This creamy pie would be the perfect treat for a warm summer day, as it is served chilled and can even be served frozen if you prefer! It comes together so easily too. This decadent peanut butter pie would also be the perfect thing to take to a summer event. Chocolate and peanut butter are always a crowd-pleasing combo!
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What better combination is there in the world than peanut butter and chocolate? Nothing. Nothing is better!
This homemade Reese’s cup peanut butter pie is the perfect dessert for any chocolate and peanut butter lovers out there like me! It’s a great dessert for the warmer months as well since it is best served chilled, or even frozen when it gets super duper hot!
Read on for how to make the best homemade peanut butter pie!
Ingredients for Homemade Peanut Butter Pie
I love this pie because it really doesn’t take a lot of effort or ingredients to pull together! I think it would be a great treat to whip up during the warmer summer months if you aren’t into the fruity desserts that come around this time of year. Plus – peanut butter and chocolate are always a crowd pleaser!
Here’s what you’re going to need:
- Chocolate graham crackers
- Granulated sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Cream cheese – make sure to use full-fat brick cream cheese!
- Powdered sugar
- Creamy peanut butter
- Heavy whipping cream
- Vanilla extract
- Reese’s mini peanut butter cups
For this peanut butter pie, be sure to use creamy conventional peanut butter (like Jif or Skippy), not natural peanut butter. Natural peanut butter does not include stabilizers such as added oil, so your pie will become oily and separated if you use any kind of “natural” peanut butter.
How to Make Reese’s Cup Peanut Butter Pie
The best part about this easy peanut butter pie is that it comes together super quickly and can even be made ahead of time if you’re going to be taking it to an event! This pie can be frozen for up to 1 month and will thaw nicely in the refrigerator. Or, you can even serve it frozen if you like it that way!
Here’s what you’re going to want to do:
Make the crust! First, you’ll want to grind up the chocolate graham crackers and granulated sugar in the food processor until they are nice and crumbly. Pulse in the melted butter, and then press the crust mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and bake for 12 minutes. Be sure to cool completely before filling!
Make the filling! First, beat the peanut butter, cream cheese, 3/4 cup of the powdered sugar with a handheld mixer until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, you’ll want to whip your heavy cream until it’s light and fluffy as well. Then, mix in the remaining 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the whipped cream and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture and pour into the cooled pie shell.
Chill! Let the pie chill in the refrigerator for 6 hours or freeze for 3 hours. Top with additional whipped cream, chopped peanut butter cups, or even drizzle some melted peanut butter or chocolate on the top for good measure!
See? Simple! I hope that you enjoy this easy homemade peanut butter pie. It’s great year-round but will be so yummy for the upcoming summer months!
If you’re looking for another peanut butter chocolate recipe, check out my peanut butter sheet cake with dark chocolate buttercream – this one has been a huge hit lately!
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Homemade Reese’s Cup Peanut Butter Pie
Recipe details
- 10 servings
- Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: 12 Minutes Total time: 42 min
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I wonder how this would be using Reese's Peanut Butter Spread? it is just a tad more liquid than peanut butter is.