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Peanut Butter Pie

Peanut Butter Pie is a United States recipe with clear ingredients and practical, step-by-step directions.

Peanut Butter Pie prepared recipe
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Preparation checklist

  • Read all 10 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 6 listed ingredients.
  • Keep the recipe open and follow each step in order; the source does not state a total time.

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Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar.

  2. 02

    Carefully stir in 3 cups of the whipped topping.

  3. 03

    Spoon into pie shell.

  4. 04

    Softly spread mixture to edges of the pie shell.

  5. 05

    Put all but 2 tablespoons of hot fudge topping in a microwave-safe container and microwave for 60 seconds.

  6. 06

    Spread hot fudge topping over peanut butter mixture in pie shell to cover.

  7. 07

    Place in refrigerator for 2 hours.

  8. 08

    Spread remaining ~1½ cups whipped topping carefully over top of refrigerated pie.

  9. 09

    Knead last 2 ounces of hot fudge topping in plastic bag and cut off a corner and drizzle over top of pie.

  10. 10

    Knead last 2 ounces of peanut butter in plastic bag and cut off a corner and drizzle over top in an artful pattern.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to Michael Rivera; view original image record .