No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie

There are few things I love more than peanut butter. I will eat peanut butter in any shape or form, including straight out of the jar. I recently needed to take a dessert to my book club/cookbook club, so I pulled out an old favorite I hadn’t made in a while: No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie.

I love this pie because it’s peanut butter (obviously), easy to make, and good every time. It can also be made gluten-free, which is what I did since I have Celiac, and at least one other person in our group is also GF. It takes about 15 minutes total to put together, then at least a couple of h ours in the fridge to set. I like to make it the day before I need it so it has plenty of time to set.

Here’s the recipe for your new favorite go-to dessert.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

• 9-inch pre-made graham cracker crust (can be GF, also recommend using a chocolate one!)
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 8 ounces Cool Whip whipped topping (0ne container), thawed
• Optional: chocolate sauce, chopped peanuts, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, whip cream, and/or chopped peanut butter cups

Recipe

1. ​In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, beat the softened cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally to make sure everything is incorporated.
2. Add the powdered sugar and beat until mix smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure its all incorporated.
3. Remove the bowl if using a stand mixer and fold the Cool Whip in using a spatula.
4. Pour the pie filling into the pie crust and smooth it over.
5. Use the plastic lid that comes with the pie crust to cover the pie, then put it into the fridge for at least a couple of hours.
6. If desired, take out of the fridge after 1-2 hours and top with your preferred combination of drizzles of chocolate sauce, chipped peanuts, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, whip cream, and or/chopped peanut butter cups.

Notes

• I recommend making this ahead so it has plenty of time to set in the fridge. You can also freeze it, just make sure you let it thaw 10-15 minutes before serving.
• When I make this, I almost exclusively use the Trader Joe’s mini peanut butter cups on top – delicious!
• It does not hold up well once it reaches room temperature, so if you want leftovers (if there are leftovers!) you will want to put this back in the fridge once everyone has been served.

Let me know if you make this!