PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Pretzel crusted peanut butter pie is easy and delicious. Add caramel and chocolate ganache and you take it over the top — say there is no baking required and I will definitely pay attention.

For this recipe you’ll need: pretzels, unsalted butter, caramel sauce, chocolate chips, heavy cream, creamy peanut butter, cream cheese, sugar

You can use melted caramels, commercial caramel sauce, OR you can treat yourself to the Jack Daniels caramel sauce here. You know which one I would go with, right? Yeah, I thought so.

Ingredients
Crust

• 2 cups coarsely crushed pretzels reserve some for the top
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted

Caramel Bottom Layer

• 1/2 cup caramel sauce either homemade or commercial

Chocolate Bottom Layer

• 12 ounces chocolate chips ,milk chocolate, bittersweet, semi sweet, dark, or a combination - reserve some for topping
• 3/4 cup heavy cream

Peanut Butter Layer

• 1 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 8 ounce package cream cheese , softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Optional
• Fleur de Sel
• Chocolate curls

Instructions
Crust

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Add the melted butter to pretzel crumbs and toss with a fork.
• Press the mixture into a 10 inch pie plate, firmly.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until set.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Chocolate Layer

• Heat the 3/4 cup of heavy cream to a simmer.
• Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips.
• Continue to stir until mixture is smooth and all of the chips are melted.
• Set aside.

Peanut Butter Layer

• Add the peanut butter and cream cheese to a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
• Beat until the peanut butter and cream cheese mix and soften.
• Add the 1/2 cup sugar and beat until there is no graininess.
• Set aside.
• In a clean mixer bowl, with the whip attachment whip the cream until it begins to thicken.
• Slowly add the 1/3 cup sugar as you continue to whip the cream until it is thick and fluffy.
• Do not overbeat.
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