Chocolate Cream Pie With Whipped Peanut Butter Cream Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. beat in sugar and peanut butter. Gradually add milk. Fold in whipped topping; spoon into the crust. Sprinkle with peanuts. Chill overnight.

CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE WITH WHIPPED PEANUT BUTTER CREAM

Steps:

• Make the filling: In a medium saucepan, heat the milk, cream, and chocolate over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate has fully melted. Turn the heat up to medium and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
• Meanwhile, whisk the sugar, cornstarch, and espresso powder together in a medium heatproof bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks until well combined.
• When the chocolate mixture has come to a simmer, pour about half of it into the egg yolk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. Then pour the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan and cook the pudding over low heat, whisking constantly, until it gets very thick and comes to a first boil (a single large bubble comes up to the surface in the center of the pudding), 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla until well combined with a silicone spatula.
• Strain the warm pudding into the cooled piecrust and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface of the pudding. Let cool at room temperature until the filling is completely set, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Make the peanut butter cream: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or in a large bowl, using a hand mixer), whip the peanut butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cream and continue whipping until the mixture reaches medium peaks. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
• Finish the pie: Dollop the peanut butter cream on top of the cooled pie and swirl it around with an offset spatula (easier), or transfer it to a pastry bag and pipe it on (fancier-see Pro Tip). Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To mix the dough by hand: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the butter cubes, tossing them through the flour until each piece is well coated. Cut the butter into the flour by pressing the pieces between your palms or your fingers, flattening the cubes into big shards and continuing to toss them through the flour, recoating the shingled pieces.
• For a flaky crust, continue cutting the butter into the flour just until the pieces of butter are about the size of walnut halves. Or, for a mealy crust, continue to work the mixture together until the pieces of butter are about the size of peas. To mix the dough in a food processor: See Pro Tip.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add 3 tablespoons ice water for a single crust or 6 tablespoons for a double crust and mix to incorporate. Then add more ice water 1 tablespoon at a time and continue mixing just until the dough comes together. As it begins to come together, you can knead it a few times to make sure it's fully combined. It's important not to add too much water to the dough, which should never be sticky- it should hold together easily in a ball but still feel almost dry to the touch.
• Form the dough into an even disk if making a single crust; or divide in half and shape into 2 equal disks if making a double crust. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.
• For a single-crust pie: Lightly flour the work surface. Roll out the dough to a circle 1/4-inch thick: Start in the center of the disk of dough and push away from you using even pressure. Return to the center and repeat, this time moving toward you. Continue, rotating the dough occasionally and reflouring as needed to prevent the dough from sticking. This produces a more even result than just rolling back and forth, which can often yield thin edges and a thick center.
• To transfer the dough to the pie pan, roll the dough up onto the rolling pin, starting at the far edge of the round. With the pie pan in front of you, start at the edge closest to you and gently unfurl the dough into the pan. Press gently to make sure the crust settles all the way to the bottom, but be careful not to poke any holes in the dough. Trim away the excess dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang all around. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes or freeze for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Tuck the excess dough under at the edges, pressing lightly to help seal the dough to the outer rim of the pie pan. Crimp the edges of the piecrust as desired. Return the dough to the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes or to the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix the egg with about 1 tablespoon water and whisk. Brush the crimped edges of the dough with a thin layer of the egg wash. The crust is now ready to be blind-baked.
• Peanut Butter Pie Dough: Cut a piece of parchment about 5 inches square. Spread 68 g (1/4 cup creamy peanut butter) in a 1/2-inch-thick layer on the paper and freeze until fairly firm, about 1 hour. Cut into cubes and use in place of 57 g (2 oz) (4 tablespoons) of the butter.
• To Blind Bake A Single Pie: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (218 degrees C), preferably with a baking stone on the bottom rack. Cut a square of parchment paper slightly larger than the pie pan.
• Prick the chilled dough all over with a fork. Place the parchment over the crust and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
• Bake the crust on the stone or bottom rack just until the edges barely begin to turn golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Take the pan out of the oven and remove the parchment and weights.
• Return the pie pan to the oven and bake for another 12 to 17 minutes, until the dough is evenly golden brown. Cool the crust completely before filling it.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Spoon 1/2 cup of the fudge topping into bottom of crust.
• Place in freezer 10 minutes.
• Whisk peanut butter and milk in a large bowl until well blended.
• Add pudding mixes.
• Beat for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of the whipped topping.
• Gently spoon over chocolate layer.
• Top with remaining whipped topping.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until set.
• Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup fudge topping.

NO-BAKE CREAM CHEESE PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• For the crust: Pulse the pretzels in a food processor until finely ground. In a large bowl, combine the pretzel crumbs, butter and brown sugar. Mix with your hands. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Cover and refrigerate.
• For the filling: Combine the cream cheese, peanut butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream. Spoon the filling into the pie shell, cover and return to the refrigerator.
• For the chocolate whipped cream: Put the chocolate and whipping cream in the top of a double boiler over medium heat. Whisk until melted. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Once cooled, beat the chocolate cream with a mixer until thick and spreadable (do not overmix).
• Cover the pie with the chocolate whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings if using. Serve the pie right away or refrigerate for another 2 hours.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM PIE

Steps:

• PREP: Read through this recipe in its entirety to get a feel for the workflow.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the butter and shortening to the bowl and use a pastry cutter or a fork to cut the fat through the flour until it is evenly distributed in pea size pieces.
• Add the ice water to the bowl 1 tablespoon at a time and use a fork to gently nudge the flour into the water. Do not aggressively stir or mash the flour and butter down. Once large clumps of dough start forming, gather the dough up and press it together. If it crumbles, add a little more water. If it holds together than you are ready to chill.
• Press the dough together into a ball and wrap the dough in a piece of plastic wrap, pressing it down into a disk, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days before using.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until foamy and about double in size. Whisk the cornstarch into the egg/sugar mixture.
• In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil. Slowly pour about half of the hot milk into the egg/cornstarch mixture while whisking continuously. A damp towel nestled around the mixing bowl can help it from sliding around while whisking.
• Pour the milk/egg mixture back into the pot with the remaining milk and cook over medium/low heat, whisking continuously, until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens considerably.
• Pour the hot custard through a fine mesh sieve and stir in the vanilla extract and the peanut butter while the custard is still hot and whisk to combine. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the custard and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat your oven to 425 F (220 C). On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pie crust to about 1 1/2" wider than the diameter of your pie plate.
• Transfer the crust to the pie plate and lift up on the sides to let it naturally fall into the pie plate without stretching it. Trim and crimp the edges of the crust.
• Place a piece of parchment paper over the crust and fill it with pie weights, dried beans, or rice. Weighing down the dough keeps the crust from puffing up and shrinking in the oven. Place the shaped crust in the freezer to firm up and to relax the gluten- about 10 minutes. This helps prevent the crust from shrinking
• Bake at 425 F (420 C) for 20 minutes. Pull the crust out of the oven and remove the parchment with the pie weights. Return the crust to the oven for 5-7 more minutes until the bottom of the crust looks fully baked.
• Set the baked crust on a cooling rack to cool for at least 15 minutes before filling.
• Combine the cold cream and powdered sugar in the mixing bowl. Beat on high speed until the cream thickens and holds stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Fold in about 3/4 cup of the mini chocolate chips into the pastry cream and pour the mixture into the pie crust. If the filling is still not chilled, return to the refrigerator to chill completely before topping with the whipped cream. Top the pie with whipped cream and the remaining mini chocolate chips.
• STORE: Peanut Butter chocolate chip cream pie should be stored covered in the refrigerator and will keep for up to 4 days.

NO-BAKE CREAM CHEESE PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• First Step:First combine the ingredients for the pretzel crust. In a food processor pulse ther pretzel until they are finely ground. Then add the pretzel crumbs to a large mixing bowl together with the brown sugar and melted butter. Second Step:Press the pretzel mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Cover and refrigerate while you make the peanut butter filling. Third Step:For the filling combine the cream cheese, smooth peanut butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy. Fold in the whipped cream and spoon the filling into the refrigerated pie crust. Cover again and return to the refrigerator. Fourth Step:Now make the chocolate whipped cream; melt the roughly chopped dark chocolate and whipping cream on a double boiler over medium low heat. Whisk until the chocolate has melted completely. Cover and refrigerate the whipped topping for at least 2 hours. Once cooled, beat the mixture with a mixer until thick and spreadable. Don't overmix as it will separate the whipped cream. Fifth Step:Cover the pie with the chocolate whipped cream. Garnish with the optional chocolate shavings. Sixth Step:You can serve the pie right away or refrigerate for another 2 hours or so. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE - PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and place rack in center of oven.
• Combine cracker crumbs, brown sugar and melted butter in a deep 10-inch pie pan (or two shallow 9-inch pie pans).
• Press evenly into pan and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Chill Crust.
• Ganache:.
• Bring 3/4 cup heavy cream to boil in small pan over medium-high heat, or microwave for 2-3 minutes, and pour over chocolate chips.
• Whisk together until smooth.
• Pour 1/2 of the chocolate mixture into cooked and cooled pie shell(s) and spread evenly over bottom. (Save the rest for the garnish).
• Refrigerate.
• Filling:.
• In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer set on high, whip cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Add milk, peanut butter, and vanilla.
• Beat until well mixed.
• In a separate bowl, whip chilled cream until stiff and fold into peanut butter mixture.
• Spoon gently into chilled crust; using a spatula to smooth surface of pie.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Garnish with chocolate shavings, crushed peanuts, whipped cream or drizzle ganache over top.
• Serve at once.
• (Rumored to be even better the second day--like there is ever any left over!).

EASY WHIPPED PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in peanut butter until incorporated. Add whipped topping and mix until fluffy.
• Pour mixture into the pie crust. Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, remove pie from the freezer and let thaw for 10 to 15 minutes. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and serve.