Frozen Peanut Butter Cup Pie - This ice cream like peanut butter cup pie is inspired by the popular treat; a creamy center, cookie crumb shell & topped with a layer of chocolate ganache.
Course
Dessert
Prep Time30minutes
Total Time30minutes
Servings16servings
Calories568kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
For the crust
2 2/3cupschocolate cookie crumbs
2/3cupmelted butter
3rounded tbsp white sugar
For the filling
1cupwhipping cream
2tbspicing sugarpowdered sugar
1tspvanilla extract
one 10 ounce (300 ml)can of sweetened condensed milk(In the USUS 14 Ounce can, see Notes below)
1cupmascarpone cheese
3/4cuppeanut butter
for the Chocolate Ganache topping
2cupssemi sweet chocolate chips
2/3cupwhipping creamheated in the microwave to almost boiling
Instructions
Lightly grease and line the bottom and sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. Line with parchment paper and then very lightly grease the parchment paper as well.
For the crust
Mix together the crumbs, butter and sugar.
Press the crumbs into the bottom and 3/4 of the way up the sides of the prepared pan. Set aside.
Whip the whipping cream, icing sugar ans vanilla extract to firm peaks.
Slowly beat in the condensed milk.
Next beat in the mascarpone cheese and peanut butter.
Pour into the prepared crust and freeze for several hours or preferably overnight.
For the chocolate topping
Melt together the chocolate chips and scalded whipping cream in a double boiler.
Reserve a little of the chocolate mixture to drizzle over the whipped cream if you like, then spread the rest over the top of the frozen pie.
Return to the freezer until ready to serve. Before serving you can garnish with whipped cream and a drizzle of the chocolate ganache as well as some roasted peanuts.
Recipe Notes
Many people are confused about can size for the sweetened condensed milk. In Canada, it is measured by volume, so it is 300 ml. In the US, because of their different measuring regulations, it is measured by weight, which is 14 ounces. So, popular brands like Eagle, are actually the same size in Canada and the US, despite the way they are labelled.
The six hours noted in total time includes time in the freezer. It is recommended to make this pie a day in advance for best results.