Description
Amish Peanut Butter Cream Pie is a luscious no-bake dessert featuring a graham cracker crust layered with crumbly peanut butter mixture, creamy whipped cream cheese filling, and instant vanilla pudding. It’s a perfect balance of rich peanut butter flavor and light, fluffy texture, chilled to perfection for a refreshing treat.
Ingredients
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For the Pie:
- 1 pre-made graham cracker pie crust
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
Instructions
- Make the Peanut Butter Crumble: In a mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and powdered sugar. Use a fork or pastry cutter to mix until crumbly, but not smooth. This mixture is used both at the base and as a topping. Be careful not to overmix to avoid turning it into a paste.
- Make the Cream Cheese Filling: Beat the softened cream cheese with granulated sugar until smooth. Gradually add heavy cream and vanilla extract, beating continuously until the mixture is light, fluffy, and airy, resembling whipped frosting.
- Prepare the Crust: Spread half of the peanut butter crumble mixture evenly into the bottom of the graham cracker crust. Gently press it down to form a firm crumb layer.
- Make the Pudding: In a separate bowl, whisk together cold milk and the instant vanilla pudding mix for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened and smooth.
- Combine Layers: Fold the thickened vanilla pudding mixture gently into the whipped cream cheese filling until fully combined and creamy, ensuring there are no lumps.
- Fill the Crust: Pour the combined cream filling over the peanut butter crumb layer in the pie crust. Use a spatula to smooth the top evenly.
- Top and Chill: Sprinkle the remaining peanut butter crumble evenly over the surface of the pie. Refrigerate the pie for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight, to set and develop flavors.
Notes
- Serve the pie chilled, optionally garnished with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, chopped peanuts, shaved chocolate, or a pinch of sea salt.
- This pie pairs wonderfully with strong black coffee, iced lattes, or a cold glass of milk.
- Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
- For longer storage, wrap tightly and freeze for up to 1 month; thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
- For a chocolate twist, substitute vanilla pudding with chocolate pudding mix.
- You can also swap the graham cracker crust for an Oreo crust for an added chocolatey flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Amish Peanut Butter Cream Pie, no bake pie, peanut butter dessert, cream cheese pie, instant pudding pie, graham cracker crust pie, easy dessert, chilled pie
