Snickers Peanut Butter Pie

My husband's birthday was last week, so I wanted to surprise him with a special birthday dessert. Rick loves peanut butter, and we had some leftover Halloween candy in the house, so I started searching online for recipes. I found several that sounded good, so I mixed and matched from a few of the most promising ones to create this Snickers Peanut Butter Pie. 

The pie is definitely indulgent, but I did try to make a couple of healthier swaps that wouldn't take away from the taste of the dessert. I don't think reduced fat cream cheese tastes any different from regular cream cheese in a recipe, and fat free Cool Whip worked perfectly. If you want to make this even healthier, you could use reduced fat peanut butter, but I didn't have any in the house and I figured we should splurge for Rick's birthday, anyways.

It took me less than 20 minutes prep time (though it does have to freeze for a few hours), and Rick was thrilled with the result - double win! I also loved this recipe because the pie will stay good in the freezer for at least a month, so there's no pressure to eat it all immediately. (Despite this, we did actually eat the entire pie over the course of the past week!)

Snickers Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients:

1 Oreo pie crust (alternatively, you can make your own crust with Oreos and melted butter)

6 oz. reduced fat cream cheese
6 oz. fat free Cool Whip
1 tsp. vanilla extract
⅓ cup peanut butter
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup fun size Snickers, chopped (approximately 5 fun size Snickers)

Directions:

1. Combine cream cheese, Cool Whip, peanut butter, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.

2. Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar and beat on low speed until smooth and combined.

3. Spoon the mixture into the Oreo pie crust.

4. Evenly sprinkle the Snickers on the top of the pie.

5. Cover the pie and place it in freezer for a minimum of 3 hours to set before slicing.

6. When ready to serve the pie, remove it from the freezer and let it sit out for about 15 minutes, then slice. You can keep the pie in freezer for up to a month or two (if it lasts that long!).