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Pie

Ok - that last rant was not what I intended for a Sunday. Sundays are for light, lovely posts. When possible.

So - to make up for that I'm gonna share my Grandma's recipe for Peanut Butter Pie. ** modified by me, to make it a bit easier to do with busy schedules**

First - you need to start out with a good crust. You can use store bought or HERE is grandma's crust recipe - if you wanna go more Amish! ;-)

Bake for a single crust.

Now - for the good stuff.

1 large box of French Vanilla Pie filling - follow directions for 1 pie.

Powdered sugar
Creamy peanut butter
Cool Whip

In a medium bowl combine 1 cup of powdered sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter. Mix together with a fork. It will become crumbly. Here's where it get's tricky. I have no measurements. I just keep adding one or the other until it's a light tan color and all crumbled up. Just keep in mind, you're putting this on the crust AND on top of the pie, so you want a good bit.

Spread 3/4 of that mixture on the pie crust. Add french vanilla pie filling. Chill. When pie filling "sits up" top with cool whip. Sprinkle remaining peanut butter mixture on top of cool whip. Don't worry. You can't put too much on there. Trust me. The sign of a good pie is how generous you are!

Now - this is light and easy. It does NOT have a strong peanut butter flavor. You can drizzle chocolate syrup on top just before serving - makes it like a reeses pieces kinda.

This is a favorite in our family. Hell - it's my down right favorite pie in life. And it's quick and easy. Promise.

Posted by Tammi at September 24, 2006 09:42 AM | TrackBack