Chocolate and Peanut Butter. ‘Nuff said.

There are some things in this world that seem to be created by the angels and this pie is one of those things.  It came straight out of heaven itself.

I found this recipe on The Pioneer Woman‘s website.  If you didn’t go check her out when I told you to go there now.  Well, after you’re done reading this.  She knows things and she will teach them to you. Go.

Start by assembling the lineup.  If you look closely you can see that I added an extra that wasn’t in the originial.  I usually don’t mess with a good thing, but this time I had a very good reason.

Throw twenty five of these chocolately buggers into the food processor and grind them up into crumbs.  Eat three cookies of your own.  You’re working hard and need to keep up your strength.

Mmmm….chocolatey crumbs.  Mix these with the melted butter and stir until they’re nice and combined.

Press the cookie mixture into the bottom and up the sides of your pie plate.  Bake it for about 5 minutes and then let it cool completely.  I’m not a very patient person so I chucked mine into the freezer for 10 minutes or so.

Mix the peanut butter and cream cheese together with your mixer.

Add the powdered sugar and mix again.  Now stick your finger in there and taste it.  So good, right?  You have no idea.  I had a friend in Virginia, who was originally from Ohio, and she would mix peanut butter and powdered sugar together, roll it into balls, and then coat the balls with melted chocolate.  She called them Buckeyes and they were the shiznit.   Melt in your mouth peanut butter crack.  You couldn’t eat just one.  This filling reminded me of that, only with the added tang of cream cheese.

Now add the cool whip and mix the whole thing again.

Stick your finger in there again, just for quality control.  Did your eyes roll back in your head?  Yep…then it’s just right.

Look around for someone to help you lick the beaters.  Couldn’t find anyone?  Me either.

Here’s the part where I deviate from P-dub’s glorious creation.  I learned this trick back in high school when I worked in an ice cream shop making the cakes and pies.  We would take a glob of hot fudge and spread it around on the crust before putting in the filling for the mud pies.  For turtle pies we’d spread caramel around the bottom.  It’s like a little secret yum stashed at the bottom that no one knows about but you.  I have a feeling PW would understand why I had to add my own little somethin’ somethin’.

Now spread the filling on top of the super secret fudge and refrigerate for at least an hour.  Or for as long as you can stand it.

Mmmm…pie.  Trust me on this, if you love peanut butter you will LOVE this pie.  A little goes a long way, but you have to try it.  Remember in When Harry Met Sally when they were in the restaurant and Sally was…ummm…giving a little demonstration?  And she was kind of noisy?   This is what she ate that set her off, I’m sure of it.   Go see Pioneer Woman for the full recipe.