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- CANDACE'S CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE
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- Crust:
- 1 1/2 c. graham crackers
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
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- Filling:
- 12 oz. cream cheese, at room temp.
- 1 1/2 c. peanut butter
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 c. heavy or whipping cream
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- Topping:
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. heavy or whipping cream
- 2 oz. good-quality unsweetened chocolate
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- 1. Preheat the oven to 350F
- 2. Prepare the crust: Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted
- butter in a mixing bowl, and stir together thorougly. Press the mixture
- into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
- 3. Bake the crust for 8 minutes. Then set it aside to cool completely.
- 4. Prepare the filling: Mix the cream cheese, peanute butter, and sugar
- together in a large bowl until well-blended.
- 5. Whip the cream with an electric mixer until stiff, and fold it into the
- cream cheese mixture. Spoon the filling into the cooled crust.
- 6. Prepare the topping: Combine the sugar and cream in a saucepan and
- bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, without stirring, for 6 minutes.
- 7. Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate and butter, and stir
- until melted. Then stir in the vanilla.
- 8. Carefully pour the topping over the pie, and refrigerate, uncovered,
- for at least 4 hours.
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