Oreo Crust: Place Oreo cookies in a food processor and pulse until small crumbs. Stir in the melted butter. Press the mixture into a deep dish* 9.5-inch pie plate, pressing firmly into the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Refrigerate crust for 1 hour (or freeze for 20-30 minutes) before adding filling.
30 Oreo cookies, 6 Tablespoons butter
Peanut Butter Pie Filling: In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix well, until smooth. Add heavy cream to a separate mixing bowl and beat with mixers until stiff peaks. Fold in the whipped cream to the peanut butter mixture until combined.
Chill: Pour filling into cooled pie shell and cover gently with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight, before serving.
Serve: If desired, serve with additional whipped cream on top, sprinkled with crushed candy or candy bars.
Topping Ideas: crushed candies, mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, chocolate and peanut butter chips
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Notes
Crust: Try using Nutter butter cookies for the crust, a regular graham cracker crust or chocolate graham cracker crust.Vegan Peanut Butter Pie: Use vegan cream cheese in place of regular cream cheese, and make vegan whipping cream by blending 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of silken tofu with 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of soy milk in a blender until well combined. Mix in a teaspoon of vanilla and stir it into the peanut butter in step 2 of the filling.Make Ahead Instructions: Peanut butter pie can be made 1-2 days in advance, stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Top with whipped cream just before serving.Freezing Instructions: Make the pie in a freezer safe dish and wrap it well with plastic wrap, then aluminum foil. Freeze for 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.