This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie is simply sinful! It consists of a soft peanut butter cookie-like crust, a creamy peanut butter mousse and chocolate ganache. If you prefer a no bake peanut butter pie simply use a store-bought chocolate or graham cracker crust.
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I seldom duplicate the decorations on the top of this pie. I am of the mindset almost everything goes well with peanut butter! Be creative in decorating your pie and consider including items such as torched bananas, peanut brittle, caramel popcorn, chocolate chips, honey combs, etc...
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Ingredient tips
- Cream cheese should be brought to room temperature before beginning to create the mousse.
- Peanut butter: So many choices for peanut butter! Use your choice of chunky or creamy - I prefer texture in the mousse so I usually use chunky peanut butter (my favorite is Smucker's All Natural Chunky). Be sure to mix the peanut butter well if using natural peanut butter so the oil and peanuts are homogenous.
Ensure you have a peanut butter 'silk' pie
- Ensure there are no lumps remaining when you finish mixing the cream cheese and peanut butter together.
- Gently fold, don't stir, the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Continue to fold the mousse until no streaks remain.
- Check out my Peanut Butter Crust recipe if you would like more information making the crust. It's an easy crust to create and I also use this for chocolate cream and banana cream pies. You may use a purchased chocolate or graham crust if you prefer a no-bake peanut butter pie.
I hope you enjoy this dessert as much as my customers, family and friends do!
FAQs
Can you freeze a chocolate peanut butter pie?
Yes, this pie freezes well. Wrap the pie in plastic wrap after it has set and freeze. It may be frozen for up to three months.
Does this peanut butter pie need to be refrigerated?
Yes, keep the pie refrigerated. It may be kept uncovered in the refrigerator for up to five days.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie consists of a soft peanut butter cookie-like crust, a creamy peanut butter mousse and chocolate ganache
Equipment
- Hand Mixer or
- Pie Pan 9"
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 56 Grams Unsalted Butter, room temperature (½ Stick)
- 106 Grams Brown Sugar (½ Cup)
- 112 Grams Peanut Butter (Chunky or Creamy) (½ Cup)
- 1 Large Egg, room temperature
- 120 Grams All Purpose Flour (1 Cup)
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Peanut Butter Mousse
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese, room temperature Use full fat cream cheese
- 8 Ounces Peanut Butter (crunchy or smooth) (1 Cup)
- 4 ½ Ounces Confectioner's Sugar (1 Cup)
- 1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk (14 ounces)
- 1 ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Chocolate Ganache
- 8 Ounces Dark Chocolate
- 6 Fluid Ounces Heavy Cream
Instructions
Make Pie Crust
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add brown sugar and room temperature butter to a mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment cream together until light and fluffy (approximately 3 minutes), scraping side of bowl as needed.
- Add the peanut butter to the butter/sugar and mix until combined, scraping the side of bowl as needed.
- Add a room temperature egg to butter/sugar/peanut butter and mix until combined, scraping the side of bowl as needed.
- Add flour/baking soda/salt to mixing bowl and mix on low speed until combined.
- Press the dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie pan. Use your hands, a dough tamper or the flat bottom of a glass dipped in flour.
- Pierce bottom and sides of pie crust with a fork about 15 times.
- Place pie crust in the refrigerator and heat oven to 350°.
- Once oven has reached 350°, bake pie crust for 12 minutes.
- Cool completely before adding pie fillings.
Chocolate Ganache
- Bring 6 ounces cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes then stir until smooth.
- Pour ½ of the chocolate ganache in the bottom of the peanut butter crust. Reserve the other half for the pie topping.
Peanut Butter Mousse
- Place cream cheese and peanut butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (a hand mixer may also be used). Mix together until well combined, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add powdered sugar to the bowl and mix until combined, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add sweetened condensed milk to the bowl and mix until combined, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Using a clean bowl, whip the heavy cream until medium peaks form. Gently fold into the peanut butter mixture.
Assembling the Pie
- Pour the peanut butter mousse into the cooled pie shell over the ganache.
- Drizzle the remaining chocolate ganache over the pie top and run a toothpick through the chocolate to create a swirl effect.
- Add any additional toppings you desire (e,g. peanut brittle, whipped cream, torched bananas, etc...)
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
This pie tastes as amazing as it looks - great recipe and easy to follow. My family loved this one!
Cindy says
Peanut butter heaven! Amazingly delicious dessert!
Conchetta says
Ooh la la- so rich and creamy- AND I love that it is so easy. Ty for this freat recipe
Susan JoyAmongChaos says
This is super rich and creamy! And it has all my favorite things-whipped cream, peanut butter, sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese = Yum!
Valery says
This is my kind of recipe - EASY! My husband and I absolutely love the taste of cream cheese and it mixed with the peanut butter was so delicious! Thanks for putting this together!
dessertswithstephanie says
Valery, Thank you for stopping by to leave feedback on the Peanut Butter pie!
Dana says
Omg, what a gorgeous, top-shelf recipe! You had me at peanut butter. Thank you!
JC Phelps says
Absolutely divine and easy to make. Loved the addition of sweetened condensed milk!
Debra says
Ooh....decadent and delicious and I can't believe how easy it was to make.
Elizabeth says
Delicious! Love the peanut butter with chocolate ganache. Thanks for the recipe!
Catalina says
Yum! I've made it and my family loved it so much!
Monica says
Peanut butter is my favorite. I could eat this entire pie!
Jean says
The filling is super delicious, but making the pie with a peanut butter crust really makes this special.
Lana T says
Yup! This pie is sinful! We're made it twice and it disappeared each time.
Michelle says
This peanut butter pie was so creamy! I love peanut butter, so having it in the filling and crust is perfect
Larry says
Peanut butter freak here! Really liked this pie. I used torched bananas to top it off.
JEANIEl says
This is one of those desserts I just want to dive into and eat my way out of. I used a store bought chocolate crust , will try your peanut butter crust next time
Ally Ginger says
Mention peanut butter and chocolate and I will follow any one anywhere! This is such a creamy pie - will certainly make again and try next time with your peanut butter crust recipe.
Ally says
OMG! We devoured this pie! I plan to make more of the mousse and use it for dessert cups.
Sara says
Oh my! This is the best pie ever!