Chef notes
If you're tired of serving the same old pumpkin or apple pie on Thanksgiving, try Brandi Malloy's brownie bottom peanut butter pie for a decadent change.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (such as Ghiradelli)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla bean extract or paste
- 1/2 cup flour, sifted
- 8 Oreos, chopped
- 1 cup salted creamy peanut butter
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cups powdered sugar
- 8 ounces whipped cream
- 8-10 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures, cut in quarters (tip: for even pieces, keep miniatures in refrigerator before cutting.)
Preparation
For the crust:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a microwave safe bowl, microwave chocolate and butter in 30-second increments until butter is melted (about two minutes). Stir to melt chocolate. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix. Stir in flour until combined. Fold in chopped Oreos. Spread batter into a greased 8-9" pie pan and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pie comes out with fudgy crumbs. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For the filling:
In a medium size bowl, mix peanut butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar a little at a time and mix. Fold in whipped cream. Pour the filling into the crust and top with peanut butter cups. Chill for an hour before serving.
