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Peanut Butter Pie with Pretzel Crust

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Pretzel crusted peanut butter pie is easy and delicious. Add caramel and chocolate ganache and you take it over the top — say there is no baking required and I will definitely pay attention.

For this recipe you’ll need: pretzels, unsalted butter, caramel sauce, chocolate chips, heavy cream, creamy peanut butter, cream cheese, sugar

The BEST peanut butter pie recipe ever! One reader called it the

I originally posted this on March 14, 2012 and the recipe has been really popular because it’s so amazing… over 14k pins last time I checked… but I got tired of looking at the images…because… ewww… and cringe… SO, I forced my family to indulge in this one more time so that I could update the recipe and the images.

Please pin the new images. They. Are. So. Much. Better.

Not much updating on the recipe. I made the ganache a little creamier and smoother and also realized that I use 10-inch pie pans while most of y’all use 9-inch pie pans. This can be problematic… so I’ve noted on the recipe that you can use one 10-inch or two 8-inch pie pans and things should be just fine. I also thought it was funny after I finished the pie that I had used the same pie pan I used originally — a vintage Corning Cornflower Blue pie dish.

I hope you enjoy the images. Definitely try the pie – it’s so good. Salty, sweet, creamy, a little crunchy, and a little gooey from the caramel. Very rich…. Here’s the original post –

Pay attention, y’all.

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March 14 (3-14 get it?) is national pi day. What better way to celebrate with a pie? Let’s face it, any excuse will work, right?

Everyone who knows me knows that I have a deep and abiding hatred of all things math.I would rather diagram sentences, memorize verb conjugations in French or Latin, or clean a toilet in the men’s restroom at Walmart than do math.

Caramel, chocolate ganache, and a rich peanut butter mousse fill this scrumptious pie from RestlessChipotle.com

You can use melted caramels, commercial caramel sauce, OR you can treat yourself to the Jack Daniels caramel sauce here. You know which one I would go with, right? Yeah, I thought so.

Save some of the pretzel crumbs and chocolate to drizzle over the top. It looks beautiful and tastes better.

Cut this in small pieces. It is written for 10 servings but you could probably make it 12 unless your family is expert dessert consumers. (I went back and forth on is or are in that sentence but the subject is family not consumers. Family takes the singular verb. Just don’t ask me to figure out where x is.)

C’mon. You know you want to. Just. One. Bite.

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If you can’t find Fleur De Sel Sea Salt locally you can get it on Amazon. I also prefer the 10-inch glass pie pans. It just seems to make a nice sized pie for my family and I like glass baking dishes better than metal ones in almost every circumstance. If you prefer 9-inch pie pans or even 8-inch pie pans you can get glass ones as well. I love this 9-inch glass pie plate with an expandable cover! The generously sized rim allows you to grab it out of the oven without tearing up the pie and having a reusable cover is great.

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Peanut Butter Pie with Pretzel Crust

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Makes 1 10-inch or 2 8-inch pies. Rich, creamy peanut butter pie with the extra luxury of caramel and chocolate ganache. Salty, sweet, creamy, rich, crunchy and delicious – it will tame your dessert monster in a flash. Lots of calories here – save it for special occasions.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 870
Author Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 cups coarsely crushed pretzels, reserve some for the top
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted

Caramel Bottom Layer

  • 1/2 cup caramel sauce, either homemade or commercial

Chocolate Bottom Layer

  • 12 ounces chocolate chips, ,milk chocolate, bittersweet, semi sweet, dark, or a combination – reserve some for topping
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Peanut Butter Layer

  • 1 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 8 ounce package cream cheese, , softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup sugar

Optional

  • Fleur de Sel
  • Chocolate curls

Instructions

Crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • Add the melted butter to pretzel crumbs and toss with a fork.
  • Press the mixture into a 10 inch pie plate, firmly.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, or until set.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Chocolate Layer

  • Heat the 3/4 cup of heavy cream to a simmer.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Continue to stir until mixture is smooth and all of the chips are melted.
  • Set aside.

Peanut Butter Layer

  • Add the peanut butter and cream cheese to a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
  • Beat until the peanut butter and cream cheese mix and soften.
  • Add the 1/2 cup sugar and beat until there is no graininess.
  • Set aside.
  • In a clean mixer bowl, with the whip attachment whip the cream until it begins to thicken.
  • Slowly add the 1/3 cup sugar as you continue to whip the cream until it is thick and fluffy.
  • Do not overbeat.
  • Carefully fold half of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture, be sure not to deflate the cream.
  • Fold in the rest of the whipped cream.

Assembly

  • Add the caramel to the prepared crust.
  • Chill briefly. (10 -15 minutes, just to set)
  • Spoon the chocolate on top of the caramel and chill for 10 minutes or so.
  • Add the peanut butter mixture.
  • Top with the reserved chocolate and pretzel crumbs
  • Just before serving top with a sprinkle of Fleur de Sel if desired.

Notes

A great homemade caramel sauce can be found on Restlesschipotle.com. https://www.restlesschipotle.com/2012/03/banana-bread-pudding-with-jack-daniels-caramel-sauce/

Nutrition

Calories: 870kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 511mg | Potassium: 320mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 30.8% | Vitamin C: 0.7% | Calcium: 12.9% | Iron: 10.9%
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  1. This was good and fun to make. Next time I’ll use half the amount of chocolate tho, it overpowered everything else. I bought the salted caramel sauce from Trader Joe’s and it was a nice addition., so think I’ll use more of that and less chocolate. Thx for the recipe!

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  2. Love this recipe especially the fresh whipped cream! I made my crust out of crushed peanut butter stuffed pretzels from Trader Joes :)…I also added more peanut butter since my dad loves his peanut butter! Replaced the sugar with confectioners sugar because I actually ran out of white sugar, but it did not make a difference . I took a lovely picture of mine, but am unable to post it.

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  4. Do you think this pie would travel for an hour? I can make it and refrigerate for awhile before taking to the party.

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  5. Marye, love your blog, I look forward to reading it every morning with my cup of tea!! This peanut butter pie makes my mouth water! I can’t wait to surprise my husband with this recipe! Omgoosh he’s gonna LOVE it!! On a side note concerning another recipe you’ve posted, candied jalapeños, I made them on Father’s Day and everyone loved them! Even my super picky (adult) children 🙂 Thank you for sharing your recipes and you’re stories, they always brighten up my day!

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  6. Hello! I’m excited to make this, but in the ingredients list it says to use 3/4 cup heavy cream for the chocolate layer & in the instructions it’s only 1/3 cup. Which should be used?

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  9. My husband would eat half this pie at a sitting if I let him. But he’d have to fight me for the crumbs as I would already have finished the other half:) What a great combination of savory and sweet! If the crust didn’t have to be baked, I’d make it this instant, but right now temps are hovering at about 100 degrees, so I’ll wait until it gets below 90 to try this.

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  11. Math is definitely not my thing either, but this peanut butter pie is! Just looking at it is making me hungry! I think I’d have a hard time stopping at just one slice! Definitely a treat I need to make — SOON!

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  12. Thanks so much for this recipe! I made it for our company picnic todayand won the 2nd place ribbon! I used more butter in the crust and more cream to make the chocolate ganache — but overall it worked well. Folks loved it!

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  15. Ummm, peanut butter, pretzels, and CHOCOLATE?! What could be better? This looks deliciously sinful!

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  17. I just love pretzel crusts. They rank up there with animal cookie crusts. SO good. I love that you did a peanut butter pie. It’s such a classic flavour. My brother is a huge peanut butter fanatic so I’ll be passing this recipe on to him. He’ll love it.

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