Description
Indulgent Nutter Butter Cream Pie combines classic cookie crunch with silky peanut butter filling in a dreamy dessert. Creamy layers and crumbly crust promise a delightful sweet escape that beckons you to savor each irresistible bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust:
- 2 cups (about 20 cookies) Nutter Butter cookies, crushed
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) unsalted butter, melted
Filling:
- 1 cup (240 grams) creamy peanut butter
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (120 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (360 milliliters) heavy whipping cream, chilled
Garnish (optional):
- 1 cup whipped cream or whipped topping
- Crushed Nutter Butter cookies
- Peanut butter drizzle
Instructions
- Whip cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy, ensuring no lumps remain.
- Gradually incorporate powdered sugar and peanut butter, blending until the mixture achieves a uniform, velvety consistency.
- Gently fold in whipped cream, creating a light and airy peanut butter filling that maintains its structural integrity.
- Spread a thin layer of chocolate sauce across the bottom of the prepared cookie crust to prevent soggy base.
- Carefully transfer the peanut butter filling into the chocolate-lined crust, smoothing the surface with a spatula for an even distribution.
- Refrigerate the pie for at least 4 hours, allowing the filling to set and develop a firm yet creamy texture.
- Prior to serving, create decorative swirls of whipped cream around the pie’s perimeter using a piping bag.
- Crush additional Nutter Butter cookies and sprinkle them over the whipped cream as a textural garnish.
- Drizzle melted chocolate in elegant zigzag patterns across the top for a visually appealing finish.
- Chill for an additional 15-20 minutes to ensure the pie is perfectly set and ready to be sliced and served.
Notes
- Prevent filling from becoming runny by ensuring cream cheese is completely softened at room temperature before mixing.
- For a lighter texture, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks before folding into the peanut butter mixture, creating an airy and luxurious filling.
- Enhance flavor depth by toasting crushed Nutter Butter cookies before creating the crust, which adds a subtle nutty complexity to the dessert.
- Consider using gluten-free Nutter Butter cookies and gluten-free graham crackers to make this pie suitable for those with gluten sensitivities.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg