No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Is the Easy Summer Dessert Everyone Will Love
This no-bake peanut butter pie is rich, creamy, and requires just 20 minutes of prep. If you're attending a summer party or hosting guests, make this easy dessert and stash it in the freezer. Here's how to make the best no-bake peanut butter pie, including tips for customizing the recipe to your tastes.
How to Customize Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
The great thing about this peanut butter pie recipe is how easy it is to customize. Here are a few of our Test Kitchen's favorite ways to dress up each slice.
- Try adding chocolate chips to the filling. You can use milk or dark chocolate chips in this recipe.
- Drizzle on chocolate sauce or caramel sauce when serving.
- Add whipped cream before freezing for another layer of flavor.
- Top the frozen pie with sliced strawberries or a drizzle of melted jam to play up the flavors of peanut butter and jelly.
- Use a chocolate graham cracker crust instead of plain.
- Try using almond butter instead of peanut butter. Top with crushed or sliced almonds.
Ingredients
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4 ounces cream cheese, softened
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3/4 cup powdered sugar
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1/2 cup peanut butter
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1/2 cup milk
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1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
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1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust or chocolate cookie crust
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Chopped peanuts, optional
Directions
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Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed. Add peanut butter and milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
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Spoon into pie crust; cover and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Top with chopped peanuts, if desired.
How to Store No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
Leftover peanut butter pie can be stored in the freezer, covered, up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 397 | Calories |
| 26g | Fat |
| 37g | Carbs |
| 6g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
| Calories 396.9 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 26g | 33% |
| Saturated Fat 11.9g | 60% |
| Cholesterol 15.5mg | 5% |
| Sodium 243.5mg | 11% |
| Total Carbohydrate 36.9g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.4g | 5% |
| Total Sugars 23.1g | |
| Protein 6.4g | 13% |
| Vitamin D 0.2mcg | 1% |
| Vitamin C 0mg | 0% |
| Calcium 49.2mg | 4% |
| Iron 1mg | 6% |
| Potassium 166.7mg | 4% |
| Fatty acids, total trans 0g | |
| Vitamin D 7.5IU | |
| Alanine 0.2g | |
| Arginine 0.5g | |
| Ash 1.1g | |
| Aspartic acid 0.6g | |
| Caffeine 0mg | |
| Carotene, alpha 0.1mcg | |
| Choline, total 21mg | |
| Copper, Cu 0.2mg | |
| Cystine 0g | |
| Energy 1661.9kJ | |
| Fluoride, F 1mcg | |
| Folate, total 22.6mcg | |
| Glutamic acid 1.2g | |
| Glycine 0.3g | |
| Histidine 0.1g | |
| Isoleucine 0.2g | |
| Leucine 0.4g | |
| Lysine 0.3g | |
| Methionine 0.1g | |
| Magnesium, Mg 37.6mg | |
| Manganese, Mn 0.5mg | |
| Niacin 2.9mg | |
| Phosphorus, P 112.2mg | |
| Pantothenic acid 0.3mg | |
| Phenylalanine 0.3g | |
| Phytosterols 6.5mg | |
| Proline 0.4g | |
| Retinol 51.3mcg | |
| Selenium, Se 9.4mcg | |
| Serine 0.3g | |
| Starch 9.1g | |
| Theobromine 0mg | |
| Threonine 0.2g | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1.8mg | |
| Tryptophan 0.1g | |
| Tyrosine 0.2g | |
| Valine 0.2g | |
| Vitamin A, IU 227.2IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE 54mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 7.1mcg | |
| Water 36.6g | |
| Zinc, Zn 0.9mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.