Name: Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or fresh ground); 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1/2 cup half and half (half cream half milk for you non-Americans); 1 (9-inch) frozen unbaked pie shell, baked and cooled; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 large egg, room temperature; 3 ounce semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 1 cup chilled whipping cream; 2 tablespoon chopped roasted peanuts

Peanut Butter Pie

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Ingredients

1 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or fresh ground)
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 cup half and half (half cream half milk for you non-Americans)
1 (9-inch) frozen unbaked pie shell, baked and cooled
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg, room temperature
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts

Instructions

Mix peanut butter with 2/3 cup powdered sugar and half and half in small bowl until smooth. Spoon into cooled pie crust; smooth top. Beat butter with 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add egg and beat until very light. Beat in chocolate. Spread over peanut butter. Refrigerate 1 hour. Beat cream with remaining 2 tablespoons powdered sugar in bowl until peaks form. Spread over pie. Sprinkle with nut.