Peanut Butter Pie

Name: Peanut Butter Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12 slices
Ingredients: 24 Oreo sandwich cookies; 5 Tablespoons melted butter ((70g)); 12 oz cream cheese (softened (340g)); 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter ((375g)); 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided ((280g)); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ((5ml)); 1 1/2 cups heavy cream ((355ml)); 3/4 cup heavy cream ((175ml)); 1/4 cup powdered sugar ((30g)); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; Chocolate syrup, for drizzling (optional); crushed Reese's Pieces for decorating (optional)

November 20, 2018 By Sam 26 Comments

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An easy, no-bake Peanut Butter Pie recipe that can be prepped in a matter of minutes! Today’s recipe is made from scratch, no store-bought Cool Whip required.

This simple recipe starts with my easy Oreo Crust and ends with my homemade Whipped Cream. An easy, creamy peanut butter pie that everyone will love!

Slipping one last pie recipe in before Thanksgiving! And one that isn’t going to take up precious oven real estate, at that!

This Peanut Butter Pie is 100% no bake and is every bit as beloved as my Pecan Pie or Chocolate Pie. If you need a last-minute dessert, I’ve got you covered.

Let’s get started.

What are the Ingredients for Peanut Butter Pie?

We’ll cover the Oreo crust and whipped topping below, but here’s what goes into a peanut butter pie filling:

Peanut butter (of course)
Cream cheese (adds a great depth of flavor and gives the pie a great consistency)
Powdered sugar
Vanilla extract
Heavy cream

Simple and classic ingredients that are going to make the best pie on your dessert table.

Make Your Own Oreo Crust

Don’t use a store-bought crust for this peanut butter pie recipe!

Not only is a pre-packaged pie crust too small for all of the filling you’re about to whip up, but it’s really just so, so easy to make to make your own crust. We’re talking literally two ingredients here: Oreos and butter.

As a bonus, you’ll even have a few leftover Oreos at the end, all for yourself 😉. And really, you just don’t get that buttery cookie crumb when you buy a pre-made, packaged crust. If you don’t like or can’t eat chocolate, you can make my equally simple graham cracker crust, instead.

Homemade Whipped Cream — It’s Easier Than You Think!

Now here’s the thing that I think really sets this peanut butter pie apart from others: the whipped cream.

Many no-bake pies call for Cool Whip (and I’ve even used it in some of my dessert shooters). It’s easy and it doesn’t taste terrible, but just like with cakes and brownies, the store-bought variety just never tastes nearly as good as homemade.

Whipped cream literally takes less than 5 minutes to make and it’s so, so easy. We’ll be making it twice for this recipe — once whipping and folding it into the peanut butter pie filling, and then again for our topping. If you haven’t whipped cream before and have questions about stiff peaks or any other aspect of the process, check out my guide on how to make whipped cream.

Peanut butter pie firms up nicely after a few hours in the fridge, but it becomes soft again fairly quickly at room temperature. Because of this, I recommend keeping it chilling in the refrigerator whenever you’re not slicing. It tastes just as good no matter how firm it is, but the better chilled your pie is, the neater and cleaner your slices will be.

If you forget, though, a hearty drizzle of chocolate sauce can fix just about anything 😉

Enjoy!

How to Make Peanut Butter Pie