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Frozen Peanut Butter Cup Pie

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 Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 servings
Calories 568 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 2 2/3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 2/3 cup melted butter
  • 3 rounded tbsp white sugar

For the filling

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • one 10 ounce (300 ml)can of sweetened condensed milk (In the USUS 14 Ounce can, see Notes below)
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter

for the Chocolate Ganache topping

  • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup whipping cream heated in the microwave to almost boiling

Instructions

  1. 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

  1. Mix together the crumbs, butter and sugar.
  2. Press the crumbs into the bottom and 3/4 of the way up the sides of the prepared pan. Set aside.
  3. Whip the whipping cream, icing sugar ans vanilla extract to firm peaks.
  4. Slowly beat in the condensed milk.
  5. Next beat in the mascarpone cheese and peanut butter.
  6. Pour into the prepared crust and freeze for several hours or preferably overnight.

For the chocolate topping

  1. Melt together the chocolate chips and scalded whipping cream in a double boiler.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.