_{Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Linda Hirst}

Ingredients

1 cup whipping cream

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (9-inch) prepared chocolate pie crust

Chocolate Ganache

Garnishes: whipped cream, chopped chocolate-peanut butter candy

Preparation

1. Beat whipping cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

2. Combine cream cheese and next 3 ingredients; beat until creamy, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Fold in whipped cream. Spoon cream cheese mixture into piecrust. Freeze 1 hour.

3. Spread Chocolate Ganache over pie. Freeze 2 hours or until firm. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish, if desired.

Makes 1 (9–inch) pie

Borrowed from Coastal Living, October 2012