Peanut Butter Pie

If the way to a man's stomach is through his heart, then this is the recipe that sealed the deal! My hubby loves this recipe so much that I have to make two pies  - one to share and one just for him! To make the crust, see my pie crust recipe from an earlier post. The crumbs are a simple mix of peanut butter and powdered sugar. I mix the two ingredients together with my hands in a large bowl until I get the color and consistency I like. I'm honestly not sure what the ratio is so I just add until it looks right. I apologize for the lack of specificity, but here are some pictures to help :).

The vanilla pie filling recipe is from an old cookbook my mom gave me when I was little. I don't even know if it's still in print, but here it is.  This recipe makes enough for 1 pie.

Mix in a medium saucepan:

¾ cup sugar

¼ cup (heaping) cornstarch

¼ tsp. salt

Add:

3 cups milk (cold)

Cook over medium heat until boils and thickens, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and blend part of this hot mixture with

3 egg yolks

Add back into saucepan and heat until bubbling. Remove from heat and add

2 T. butter

2 tsp. vanilla

Chill and then beat with an electric mixer to make creamy. 

Cover the bottom of a cooled pie crust with a generous layer of peanut butter crumbs, pour the vanilla pie filling on top, add another layer of peanut butter crumbs, top with whipped cream (cool whip or the real thing both work great), and then with a few more crumbs and voila! Enjoy the yummy goodness!!