This amazing pie starts with an Oreo crust, topped with a peanut butter cream cheese layer, then a smooth, chocolate layer, making it those most perfect pie!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate peanut butter pie, peanut butter pie
Prep Time 20minutes
Equipment
9 inch spring form pan or just a 9 inch round pan
Ingredients
Crust
25Oreos
5tablespoonsbutter, melted
Peanut Butter Layer
1cupcreamy peanut butter
1brick (8 oz)cream cheese, softened
1 ¼cuppowdered sugar
1carton (8 oz)Cool Whip
Chocolate Layer
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
1brick (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
½cuppowdered sugar
¼cupcocoa
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1carton (8 oz)cool whip
Topping
5Oreos
chocolate candy bar
Instructions
Pull out and measure all of your ingredients.
Crust
Place the Oreos in a blender or food processor and blend for a few seconds until crushed.
Add the melted butter, and blend for 5 seconds to combine.
Spray a springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the Oreo crumbs into the pan and press down evenly.
Peanut Butter Layer
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter together with a hand mixer until whipped.
Add the powdered sugar.
Mix it into the peanut butter.
Fold the Cool Whip into the peanut butter mixture.
Stir until blended.
Pour the peanut butter on the crust and smooth out.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until well set.
Chocolate Layer
Place the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl, and beat with a mixer.
Add the powdered sugar, cocoa and vanilla.
Beat until blended.
Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl and melt in the microwave in 10 seconds. Stir and melt for an additional 10 seconds.
When the chocolate chips have melted, add it to the cream cheese and beat well.
Fold in the Cool Whip.
Stir until blended.
Smooth the chocolate mixture over the peanut butter layer.
Topping
Crush the Oreos and sprinkle over the top. To make chocolate curls, use a vegetable peeler and peel off some of the chocolate bar.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy every bite.
Notes
It is best to allow each layer to firm up in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before adding the next layer so they don't mix or bleed into each other
This pie freezes beautifully
Store pie covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 5 days