Ever since my Florida experience–no more like revelation– with peanut butter pie, I have been on the hunt for THE perfect peanut butter pie recipe. It’s been tough, real tough making and ordering all those peanut butter pies. But I persevere. I have my hand over my heart holding an embroidered hankie. There are probably some youthful readers out there who wondered—-an embroidered what???? It reminds me of a twenty-five year old friend who piped up that she had never seen a real dial telephone. I had to sit down, because obviously I was beyond OLD. I’m still adorable, so that helps. Ha!
Making crust takes The Touch. One can change the recipe a cazillion times, but if you don’t have The Touch it ain’t gonna happen, Babe. One can develop The Touch with practice. Two prior times in my life I had it. But the ol’ saying about not using it and losing it applies.
Right now I don’t have it, but my crust is better than buying a premade one. The following crust is an adaptation of one I found on A Spicy Perspective. She had the brilliant idea of putting cocoa and booze in the crust. My reaction to that was—Back up the truck, Clyde.
My Florida pie was silky smooth, but I am finding I like to use crunchy peanut butter sometimes like the following recipe.
Mama Goose’s Peanut Butter Pie—-Version 23
Cocoa Pie Crust with a Bourbon Nip
1 1/2 cup FLOUR
1/2 cup COCOA
3/4 teaspoon SALT
3 tablespoons SUGAR
12 tablespoons COLD BUTTER, cubed
4 to 5 tablespoons BOURBON, chilled
1) Sift the dry ingredients together or put in food processor
2) Cut the butter into the dry mixture or pulse in food processor
3) Add or pulse in bourbon. Don’t use too much or over mix
4) Wrap dough in plastic and chill
5) Roll out and it should fit nicely in a 9 or 10 inch deep dish pie plate
6) Pierce the crust. Fill with pie weights or dried beans
7) Bake 17 to 19 minutes at 375 degrees. Let cool completely before filling
Peanut Butter Pie Filling
3 cups HEAVY CREAM, whipped
2 cups CRUNCH PEANUT BUTTER
2-8 ox packages of CREAM CHEESE
2 cups POWDERED SUGAR
1) Using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese until smooth
2) Add the peanut butter and beat together
3) Add the powdered sugar
4) Gently fold in the whipped cream
5) Pour into the pie shell & chill
Then sit out on your patio and enjoy the sun with a nice cup tea and little of that bourbon that you bought for the pie.
Pam says
You are funny! I remember my old dial phone and I even had some of my mom’s embroidered hankies when I was a kid too.
The pie sounds amazing!
Carol says
Thank you Pam. It’s nice to know there are other people on my train. It’s sounds egocentric, but the pie really really is AMAZING.
Debra says
Love the sounds of the crust. I am stealing your phrase about being old yet adorable. (However, it reminds me of a cooking class we attended with the most obnoxious “cutest 62 year old you ever saw!” ). No comparisons, mind you, just a recollecting connection. 🙂
Carol says
Debra, I know exactly the type of person you are referring to. Ha!
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says
I love peanut butter but I haven’t tried making a peanut butter pie! Thsi sounds delish.
Carol says
Peachy you are one person I see really gettin’ it on with peanut butter pie. Since you are one busy lady, I think you will like it for the fact it’s easy too.
mjskit says
Version 23? Ha Ha. Have you really made AND eaten 23 pies? well, it looks like you have settled on a great looking recipe. I would have a hard time not using crunchy PB as well.
Carol says
MJ, I can still fit thru my front door, so know I probably haven’t eaten that many. However I have perused and analyzed way more than 23. Good that that ol saying—-I just look at food and gain weight—-is a myth. Or maybe it’s true, but doesn’t apply when you are only looking a the recipe for it?
Amy (Savory Moments) says
It’s a tough job testing (er, tasting) all those pieces of peanut butter pie, right? Hahaha. This version sounds really delicious. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a peanut butter pie, but I really should.
Carol says
Amy, you are one lucky woman. What an outstanding ‘should’ to have on that list. I think I am going to add a few similar ‘shoulds’ on my never ending list.
John@Kitchen Riffs says
I not only remember dial phones, I remember them when they were a big step up. Before that you picked up the receiver, and the operator asked what number you wanted her to connect you with. 😉 This pie sounds incredibly good. But with all that cream, how could it not be? Good thing we buy the stuff by the quart. 😉
Carol says
Since you are not really that old, I think I might be talkin’ to good ol’ country boy??? I grew up on a farm and we did have party lines when I was a kid. Secondly since you buy cream by the quart, that puts in the crème de la crème set. Very impressive indeed.