This unbelievably creamy Peanut Butter Pie with Peanut Butter Filled Cookie Crust is going to be your new favorite dessert! Bursting with peanut butter flavor and smooth as silk! You may also like my Piggy Pie Dessert, Peanut Butter Oreo Dessert, or Pecan Buttermilk Cake!
Peanut Butter Pie
I decided to make this pie after my weekly shopping trip. I found these cookies… these amazing chocolate covered peanut butter filled cookies… that I have been dying to try. And I am so glad I did! Not only are these cookies the crunchy topping covering our creamy peanut butter filling, but they are the crust as well! Let me tell you, this crust is AMAZING. Those cookies are so packed with rich chocolate fudge and smooth peanut butter filling, I did not even need to add butter like I would with a traditional pie crust!
Easy Peanut Butter Pie
This pie only has a few ingredients but it sure does pack a punch. The cream cheese + peanut butter + confectioners sugar = a peanut butter lovers dream come true.
How to Make Peanut Butter Pie
The most important part of this recipe is the room temperature ingredients. To ensure that your filling is creamy you need the cream cheese to be softened or at room temperature.
There is nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate, and this pie is the best of both worlds. That cookie crust is heaven and adds the slightest bit of texture to the seriously silky peanut butter filling.
This pie can be assembled very quickly, but you should chill it for about 2 hours before serving.
I used a 7-inch pan for this recipe. I love a mile-high pie and was especially pleased with this one!
How to Store Peanut Butter Pie
To store a pie you and your family will be enjoying, it should last 2 days in the refrigerator.
To freeze peanut butter pie I recommend not topping with the chopped cookie and placing the pie in an airtight bag or large air-tight storage container for up to 3 months. The trick is to remove as much air as possible. I have chilled the pie for an hour then covered with plastic wrap, then wrapped with foil, then frozen. To thaw be sure to remove the foil and plastic wrap right when you take it out of the freezer.
Can You Make This Without The Chocolate Cookie Crust?
Yes, you sure can. I recommend a nutter butter crust or even peanut butter cookie! To make that crust: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Crush 20 nutter butters or another cookie until they are fine crumbs. (A food processor works great for this.) Pour 4 tablespoons melted butter over top and stir with a fork to combine. Press into a pie pan and bake until set, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 18 Peanut Butter Filled Cookies, chopped fine in a food processor
Filling
- 16 oz. (2 packages) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups (516g) peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups (188g) confectioners' sugar
- 8 ounces whipped topping
Topping
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 4-6 peanut butter filled cookies, crushed
Instructions
Crust
- In a food processor, pulse cookies until they are a small crumb. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and sides of a 7″ or 8″ pie pan in an even layer. Place in refrigerator while making the filling.
Filling
- In another large bowl using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and mix until combined.
- Fold in whipped topping until just combined. Transfer mixture to prepared crust and smooth into an even layer.
- Place in refrigerator to chill, 3 hours up to overnight.
- When ready to serve, top with whipped topping and chopped Peanut Butter Filled Cookies.
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I can’t wait to try this recipe! I do have one question. I have made cookie crusts pie shell but have always used butter mixed with the crumbs to form the shell. In your photo of ingredients I notice sticks of butter. Was butter missing from the cookie crust pie shell?
Great question! When I took the picture I had intended on using the butter to bind the cookies for the crust (as you mentioned, the traditional method). But after testing the recipe a couple times, I realized I didn’t need the butter! The peanut butter in that cookie acted as the binding. So no butter needed. 🙂
Trying to make the peanut butter pie, you post CRACKERS AND COOKIES which is it? Can not locate the Banton cookies anywhere in my area?
They are similar to Girl Scout Tagalong Cookies.
this peanut butter pie looks amazing. I am going to follow your filling directions to the letter. However I am going to use a Graham cracker crust and use your chocolate ganache for the chocolate flavor. I love new recipes to play with. I’ll send a picture when it’s done. Aldie’s is also one of my favorite stores.
I used to have lunch in a restaurant, now closed, that served an amazing peanut butter pie. I’ve been meaning to recreate it for years. But I think I’m going to try your recipe. The one from my memories had a graham cracker crust. A peanut butter cookie crust seems a bit over the top. So the pie will be perfect!
Can you give the ingredient adjustment for a standard pie pan? I like the idea of the big full pie. Can I use real whipped cream in place of cool whip.?
Hi, Elli! I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. If you need to adjust the recipe, you can always click on the serving size number just above the recipe to make it more or less. That will automatically adjust the ingredient measurements. I hope that helps, and have a great day!
My husband’s birthday is coming up in August. He loves peanut butter. He is going to be pleasantly surprised when I serve him this delish pie.
Making this for my sweet husband for his birthday. He loves peanut butter.
I would love to make this, but unfortunately you make it impossible to print.
Wow, amazing recipe. I was searching for long time how i use peanut in a pie because i love peanut,every time i tried it burn on bottom somehow. Now i think i can do it correctly following your recipe. And by the way i am a big fan of your recipe and the picture of your dishes, it looks just awesome.
Did your post nutrition info for peanut butter pie, and I missed it? Can I have more than one tiny bite?? 😀
It looks and sounds amazing!!