My, My, Peanut Butter Pie!

My, my…

Peanut Butter Pie

I’m originally from North Georgia, Rome to be exact. Peanut Butter is probably my most favorite food in the world. I eat more Peanut Butter than I do anything else. I knew I would be making a Peanut Butter Pie someday for the website, I just didn’t know how I would be doing it? Meaning, what I would put in it? Other than Peanut Butter? It then dawned on me to put everything I love to eat with Peanut Butter, in it. So, I did!

I also had in mind to try and make it in the form of a Pretzel Jello Salad. That is an old recipe that we also have here on our website. It’s usually made around Christmas and taken to Church Suppers and Holiday Events.

So, with that in mind I came up with this. I hope you like it. I did! I gave the second one to Veronica and Brian. They loved it too! (And trust me, they tell me when they don’t like things that I make. Usually, if something I make for them is “too spicy” then they let me know.) 🙂

When I think of Peanut Butter, I always think of Georgia and how the state is the largest producer of Peanut Butter in America. Alabama is second. However, the largest consumption of Peanut Butter in the world is China. Who knew?

My, my, Peanut Butter Pie is an homage to my youth. That little girl that put peanut butter on everything, Graham Crackers, Vanilla Wafers, Saltine Crackers, Animal Crackers, Potato Chips, Pretzels, Bananas, Chocolate, Chocolate Cookies, Rice Crackers, Popcorn Cakes, Rice Cakes, Bread, Bagels, etc.

I was never a Peanut Butter and Jelly kind of person. I have always been a Peanut Butter person. Jelly was never important to me.

I’m hoping that you see my creation as a guide to inspire you to create something special for yourself.

My, My, Southern Pie!

Julie

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My Two Pies

I Topped My Pie With Pretzel Balls, and Veronica and Brian’s Pie With Valdosta (Georgia) Glazed Pecans

(The candle I bought online and placed it on top of Veronica and Brian’s pie. I know how much she loves candles so I passed that on to her.)

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Yummy, Yummy, Deliciousness!

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I wanted these shots taken outside as something of an homage to those great picnics I attended when I was a child, and growing up. Cakes and Pies were staples at Outdoor Picnics.

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Yellow

Luckily for us in the South, Summer Weather lasts a long time. 🙂

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Recipe Starts Here

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My, My, Peanut Butter Pie

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Initially, I was going to make a Pretzel Pie Crust, but changed my mind and decided on a Graham Cracker Pie Crust. It was easier, as it was already made, and it reminds me of all the times I would eat Peanut Butter on Graham Crackers.

But first, I decided that I wanted to make some Vanilla Pudding to place on top of the Graham Cracker Pie Crust. The Vanilla Pudding reminding me of the Vanilla Wafers I would also eat Peanut Butter on.

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Making Vanilla Pudding

I made it the day before I assembled the pie.

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Assembling The Ingredients

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Most Of These Ingredients I Used, Some I Did Not

Ingredients: For Making One Pie

1, Graham Cracker Pie Crust

Vanilla Pudding Mix

1/2-1 Cup Peanut Butter Of Your Choice

1, 1/2, 8 oz. Cool Whips, Thawed

2, 8 oz. Cream Cheeses, Softened

Dry Roasted Peanuts as Desired

1 Cup Florida Crystals Turbinado Sugar

Rice Crackers w/ Chocolate

BelVita Cookies (Chocolate and Peanut Butter)

Snyder’s Pretzel Rounds

Valdosta Glazed Pecans

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You Will Need A Blender For This

Add the softened Cream Cheese, Peanut Butter, and Turbinado Sugar.

(I was so happy that I used the Turbinado Sugar in place of regular Granulated Sugar. When you bite into the pie, you taste that great brown sugar crystal and it is excellent! So much more satisfying that the Granulated Sugar.)

Just Mix Together Until Blended

Next, Add as Many Peanuts as You Like!

Stir Together, Do NOT Blend!

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Now It’s Time To Add The Thawed Cool Whip

(I used 1 1/2 per pie.)

Mixture Left, Vanilla Pudding Right

The First Thing I Did Was To Spread Some Vanilla Pudding Onto the Bottom Of the Graham Cracker Pie Crust

(I do wish that I had made 2 Vanilla Puddings instead of just one. That way I could have spread more on the bottom of each pie crust.)

I Next Started Layering With the Chocolate Covered Rice Cakes and the Cookies.

Kinda Looks Like Mickey Mouse, Doesn’t It?

You Just Want To Spread The Mixture Onto The Pie Crusts

I Did Hold Back With Veronica and Brian’s Pie and Dolloped The Mixture Twice. I Created Layers of the Cookies. So That it Had Two Layers Inside the Pie. In Mine, I Only Had the One Layer Onto of the Vanilla Pudding and Cookies.