Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon vanilla
TOPPING:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Chocolate cookie crumb crust
Whip cream until firm. Whip in vanilla and set aside. Whip cream
cheese until fluffy, then slowly add sugar, peanut butter and
butter. Blend 1/3 of the whipped cream into peanut butter mixture.
Fold peanut butter mixture into remaining whipped cream. Fill pie
crust, smoothing top. Carefully wrap with plastic and chill
overnight.
For topping, combine chocolate, butter and oil in top of double
boiler over medium heat until mixture melts. Remove from heat and
cool slightly. Spread chocolate on cooled pie, starting from center
and working out. Sprinkle top with peanuts while chocolate still
soft. |