Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Crust:
1 1/4 c. crushed chocolate graham crackers
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/3 c. butter or margarine, melted
Filling:
3 3/4 c. whipping cream
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (about 3/4 c.)
1 c. chopped peanuts
1 1/3 c. peanut butter flavored pieces
Chocolate curls (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 375
Crust:
For crust, combine graham crackers and sugar; stir in butter
Spread onto bottom and up sides of a 9 inch pie plate
Bake for 5 minutes
Let cool
Filling:
Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine 3/4 c. of the whipping cream and the chocolate
Stir over low heat until mixture is smooth
Stir in 3/4 c. of the peanuts
Pour half the chocolate mixture over crust
Place in freezer and chill about 20 minutes or until set, then place in refrigerator
Cover and refrigerate remaining chocolate mixture
Meanwhile, in another saucepan combine 1 c. of the cream and the peanut butter pieces
Stir over low heat until mixture is smooth
Chill in refrigerator 30 minutes or until cool but not stiff, stirring occasionally
In a chilled bowl beat remaining 2 c. whipping cream with chilled beaters on medium speed until soft peaks form
Fold about 1/3 of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture; gently fold in remaining whipped cream
Spoon 2 1/2 c. of the mixture over the chocolate in crust
Place in freezer for 15 minutes or until set
Cover and refrigerate remaining peanut butter mixture
Spread remaining chocolate mixture over peanut butter mixture
Pipe or spoon remaining peanut butter mixture around edge of pie
Sprinkle with remaining nuts
If desired, garnish with chocolate curls
Chill at least 4 hours or overnight |
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