{"id":524,"date":"2026-01-10T22:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=524"},"modified":"2026-01-10T22:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:55:34","slug":"chocolate-peanut-butter-cream-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/chocolate-peanut-butter-cream-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 25 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Chill Time:<\/strong> 4 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> About 4\u00bd hours<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 8\u201310 slices<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Chocolate Cookie Crust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups chocolate cookie crumbs (Oreos, filling removed)<\/li>\n<li>6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Peanut Butter Cream Filling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup creamy peanut butter<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups heavy whipping cream, cold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Chocolate Topping<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Optional Garnish<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chopped peanut butter cups<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate shavings<\/li>\n<li>Crushed peanuts<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle of melted chocolate or peanut butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Prepare the Crust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a bowl, mix chocolate cookie crumbs with melted butter until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Press the mixture firmly into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for at least <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong> to set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Make the Peanut Butter Filling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat until creamy and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, whip the cold heavy cream until stiff peaks form.<\/li>\n<li>Gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture until smooth and airy.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon the filling into the chilled crust and smooth the top.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate while preparing the chocolate topping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Prepare the Chocolate Ganache<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan until just simmering (do not boil).<\/li>\n<li>Pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth and glossy.<\/li>\n<li>Allow to cool slightly, then pour over the pie filling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Chill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Refrigerate the pie for <strong>at least 4 hours<\/strong> (overnight is best) until fully set.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Serving Suggestions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Slice with a warm knife for clean cuts.<\/li>\n<li>Serve chilled with whipped cream on the side.<\/li>\n<li>Perfect dessert for parties, holidays, or special occasions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips &amp; Variations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No-Bake Option:<\/strong> This pie is completely no-bake if using a ready-made crust.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extra Peanut Flavor:<\/strong> Add 2 tablespoons peanut butter to the ganache.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crunchy Texture:<\/strong> Use crunchy peanut butter or add chopped peanuts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lighter Version:<\/strong> Substitute half of the cream cheese with mascarpone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want, I can also give you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <strong>Mini pie or cupcake version<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <strong>No-cream-cheese version<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <strong>Oven-baked version<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <strong>Calories &amp; nutrition estimate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie Prep Time: 25 minutes Chill Time: 4 hours Total Time: About 4\u00bd hours Servings: 8\u201310&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}