This peanut butter pie recipe is incredibly easy to make!
A rich fluffy peanut butter filling is nestled in a quick no-bake chocolate cookie crust. It’s the perfect creamy, dreamy dessert!
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Are A Perfect Pair
Lots of rich PB flavor is nestled in a chocolate crust for a really delicious dessert.
- This is an easy, no-bake chocolate peanut butter pie.
- It uses simple ingredients you likely have on hand.
- Swap the Oreo crust for graham cracker crust, or use another variety of cookies.
Ingredients For Peanut Butter Pie
Peanut Butter – I like creamy peanut butter (like Jif) but you can use crunchy as well. Avoid using ‘natural’ peanut butter, as it doesn’t blend as smoothly.
Cream Cheese – Use a block of room-temperature cream cheese. Full fat is best for richness and texture, but low fat can be used for a lighter version.
Heavy Cream – Heavy cream is folded in for a fluffy texture. Replace it with 2 cups of prepared whipped topping (like cook whip).
Powdered Sugar – Adds sweetness and mixes in smoothly.
Crust – Oreo cookies, including the filling, are pulsed into crumbs for the crust. You can substitute with a store-bought graham crust or Nutter Butters.
How to Make Peanut Butter Pie
Baked pies have their place, but sometimes a simple pie is the perfect bite! Simply prep, mix, and chill pie is all you need!
- Make pie crust and chill (per recipe below).
- With a hand mixer or the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until fluffy. Fold whipped cream.
- Spread the peanut butter pie filling into the crust and chill.
Garnish with chopped peanuts, mini chocolate chips, or candy like Reese’s pieces or mini peanut butter cups, a drizzle of wicked hot fudge sauce, or peanut butter frosting!
Storing Leftovers
Leftover peanut butter pie can be kept covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
To freeze, slices can be frozen for up to 3 months. Enjoy frozen or thawed.
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Peanut Butter Pie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 24 Oreo Cookies
- ¼ cup melted butter
For the Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream cold
For garnish
- crushed peanuts or mini peanut butter cups
- chocolate syrup or whipped cream
Instructions
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To make the crust, add the cookies to a food processor and pulse until finely crushed. Add the melted butter and pulse a few more times to mix.
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Press the crumb mixture into a deep dish pie plate and chill in the fridge while making the filling.
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To make the filling, add cream cheese and peanut butter to a medium mixing bowl and combine with a hand mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and mix well.
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In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream with the mixer until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture until well combined.
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Spread the peanut butter filling in the crust. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours or overnight.
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Garnish with additional whipped cream, peanut butter cups, and crushed peanuts if desired.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
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this was so good!! my changes: I used a pre-made graham cracker crust, added 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, and froze the whole thing for 4+ hours. Take it out about 10 min before serving. Next time we will use an Oreo crust and also add extra whipped cream on top. It was perfect. Thanks Holly! Our 5-kid family loves your recipes, the meatloaf is a favorite!!
Love your additions, thank you for sharing!
Drooling just thinking of this perfect dessert! Though I do need to use something other than a heavy whipped cream … is Cool Whip an option? If not, what else?
Whipped cream can be replaced with 2 cups of whipped topping such as cool whip, the will make the pie slightly sweeter. Enjoy!
Excellent recipe! So easy and delicious!
This looks so yummy. I am going to make it this weekend. Am wondering if I could double the recipe and put half in jars for the kids. Would the consistency be right for that? Thank you in advance.
I have never tried that myself so I can’t say for sure, but it sounds like such a fun idea! I would love to hear how it turns out for you.
I will let you know
Looks wonderful. I love peanut butter pie. Love the layers. Seems like an awful lot of peanut butter for one pie. Also, what am I going to do with the leftover sweetened condensed milk and half a bar of cream cheese?????
It is so delicious Shirley! Let us know what you think! As for the leftover sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese, we have a few ideas ;)
Make a second pie, you,’ll need it
What can I use instead of cream cheese, husband does not like.
I’ve only made this as written so I can’t say for sure but you could try mascarpone. Let us know how it goes!
I love peanut butter pie! Is there a topping you can use other than whipped cream?
You could use whipped topping or even try a delicious chocolate ganache.
Can’t go wrong with peanut butter pie!
I would like to see more recipes from scratch. I don’t buy boxed cakes, pauding anymore. I try to be more natural.
Thank you,
Carole