Description
Creamy Nutter Butter Pie blends classic peanut butter cookies with a silky smooth filling, creating a dreamy dessert that delights taste buds. Chilled and garnished with crushed cookies, this pie promises a rich, indulgent experience for peanut butter enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese (softened)
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream (whipped to stiff peaks)
Crust and Base Ingredients:
- 24 Nutter Butter cookies (crushed)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping and Garnish Ingredients:
- ½ cup whipped cream or Cool Whip
- 2 Nutter Butter cookies (crushed, for garnish)
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts
- ¼ cup chocolate or caramel drizzle
Instructions
- Pulverize Nutter Butter cookies into fine sandy texture using a food processor, ensuring complete crumb breakdown.
- Combine cookie crumbs with melted butter, pressing mixture firmly and evenly into a 9-inch pie dish to create a compact crust.
- Chill the prepared crust in the refrigerator for approximately 15-20 minutes to set and stabilize.
- Whip cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until achieving a silky, homogeneous consistency.
- Carefully incorporate whipped heavy cream into the peanut butter mixture, folding gently to maintain airiness and create a light, fluffy filling.
- Distribute the creamy peanut butter filling uniformly across the chilled cookie crust, ensuring smooth and even coverage.
- Allow pie to set in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight, to develop optimal texture and flavor integration.
- Garnish the chilled pie with decorative swirls of whipped cream, crumbled Nutter Butter cookies, chopped peanuts, and elegant drizzles of chocolate or caramel sauce.
- Cut into precise slices and serve chilled for a decadent dessert experience.
Notes
- Crumble cookies super fine for a smoother, more professional-looking crust that holds together perfectly.
- Swap traditional Nutter Butter cookies with gluten-free alternatives to make this dessert celiac-friendly and inclusive.
- Chill the pie filling tools and bowl beforehand to ensure maximum whipping volume and a lighter, airier texture when folding in whipped cream.
- Use room temperature cream cheese and peanut butter to prevent lumps and create an ultra-silky, creamy filling that blends seamlessly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg