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Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Honey Glaze
The Pie of Emeril's Eye Contest Finalist
From Marilee Simon
Westerville, OH
Ingredients
for Crust
1 1/4 cups finely crushed pretzel crumbs
1/2 cups sugar
1 stick melted butter
for Pie
6 Reeses Cups (or more if you like)
1pint whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
6 tbsp. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup peanuts
for Glaze
2-tbsp. peanut butter
4-tbsp. honey
chocolate syrup
Directions
Make the Crust
Combine well and press into a 9" pie pan. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove and cool completely.
Make the Pie
1. Chop Reeses Cups and spread into cooled crust.
2. Whip cream until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and whip until peaks are stiff. Set aside.
3. In large bowl, cream peanut butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar and combine well. Add milk and vanilla and beat for one minute on high speed.
4. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until completely blended. Spoon into pie shell on top of Reeses Cups.
5. Garnish with peanuts or as desired. Pie must be refrigerated for at least four hours before serving. Store leftovers in refrigerator.
Make the Glaze
Combine peanut butter and honey until blended and smooth. Add chocolate syrup until desired consistency. Serve over individual pie slices.
Recipe copyright ©2000 by Emeril Lagasse