Fudgy Peanut Butter Ricotta Pie Food

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips and spread 2/3 of it into crust bottom and up sides about half.
• Put crust in freezer and save rest for top of pie.
• With electric mixer, mix butter, peanut butter and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar for 2 minutes at medium speed until smooth.
• Add ricotta cheese and mix for 1 additional minute on medium.
• In seperate bowl, whip heavy cream with the 1 tablespoon sugar and vanilla until it holds a soft peak.
• Gently fold cream mixture into the peanut butter mixture making sure to incorporate all of the cream.
• Get out crust from freezer and scoop filling carefully into crust.
• Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
• With fork, drizzle remaining melted chocolate chips over top and serve.

RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• To make the pie crust:
• Into a bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the shortening and blend until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a bowl, whisk together the egg and 2 tablespoons of the ice water. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and toss to combine, adding more water, if necessary, to form a dough. Chill the dough, wrapped in plastic, until firm.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a circle 1/8-inch thick and fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Crimp the edge, prick the bottom, and chill while making the filling.
• Filling:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the ricotta with the sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and cinnamon. Stir in the candied fruit and chocolate chips. Pour the filling into the pie shell.
• Bake the pie for 45 minutes, or until just set. Let cool and chill.

SMOOTH AND CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar. Then stir whipped topping into peanut butter mixture. Whisk until smooth and no lumps remain.
• Pour filling into pie crust and refrigerate for about 3 hours until pie is firm.

LIGHT AND FLUFFY PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and cream cheese. Whip until smooth and fluffy. Spoon mixture into graham cracker crust and chill 2 hours before serving.

NO BAKE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter and Cool Whip.
• Blend mixture well.
• Pour mixture into pie crust.
• Drizzle chocolate syrup on the top.
• Chill before serving.

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Spread 1/2 cup fudge topping onto bottom of crust. Freeze 10 min.
• Beat peanut butter and milk in large bowl with whisk until blended. Add dry pudding mixes; beat 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in half the COOL WHIP; spoon into crust. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
• Warm remaining fudge topping, then drizzle over pie just before serving.

EASY PAT-IN PRESS-IN WHOLE WHEAT PIE CRUST - GRAHAM CRACKER SUB.

Steps:

• Mix ingredients (with a fork or with your fingers) until pastry resembles corn meal.
• Press over bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate.
• Pre-bake the empty pie shell at 350 degrees -- 10 minutes if using a pre-cooked filling (or a filling which doesn't require cooking) _OR_ 5 minutes if you will be baking the crust with the filling.

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER CUP PIE

Steps:

• Let container of ice cream stand at room temperature for 20 minutes, to soften.
• Spread peanut butter over crust; freeze 10 minutes.
• Spread softened ice cream evenly over peanut butter in crust. Arrange peanut butter cup candy halves, cut side down, around edges of crust. Drizzle chocolate-peanut butter shell coating evenly over ice cream.
• Freeze at least 2 hours before serving. Cut frozen pie with a warm knife to serve.

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese until fluffy.
• Blend in peanut butter and powdered sugar, mix well.
• Slowly add milk.
• Fold in 2-4 ounces of the whipped topping.
• Set aside.
• Spread fudge onto bottom and sides of prepared crust.
• Put mixture into crust.
• Freeze a few hours until just set.
• Spread remaining whipped topping over pie.
• Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Replace lid and freeze.
• Thaw in fridge 2 or more hours, or counter 1 hour, before serving.

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the milk, peanut butter, oil and vanilla until well blended. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, flour and baking powder; gradually beat into milk mixture until blended. Spread into a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray., In a small bowl, combine cocoa and remaining sugar; stir in boiling water. Pour into slow cooker (do not stir). , Cover and cook on high until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1-1/2-2 hours. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 cup peanut butter and sugar. Fold in 3 cups whipped topping; spoon into crust. , In a microwave-safe bowl, heat 2/3 cup hot fudge topping for 30 seconds. Pour over peanut butter layer and spread to edges of crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours. , Spread remaining whipped topping over pie. Cut into slices. Place the remaining hot fudge topping and peanut butter in two separate plastic bags. Cut a small hole in the corner of each bag; pipe topping and peanut butter over each slice of pie.,

PEANUT BUTTER CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. beat in sugar and peanut butter. Gradually add milk. Fold in whipped topping; spoon into the crust. Sprinkle with peanuts. Chill overnight.

DECADENT PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Beat together 1 cup peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium, until well combined. Gently mix in 3 cups whipped topping until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into pie shell. Using a spatula, smooth mixture to edges of pie.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons of hot fudge topping into the corner of a resealable plastic bag. Microwave remaining topping, on HIGH (100% topping), for 1 minute. Stir. Spread topping over pie, covering entire peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until set. Spread remaining whipped topping (1 1/2 cups), over hot fudge layer, being careful not to mix the two layers.
• Cut a small corner from bag containing topping. Squeeze bag to drizzle topping over pie. Place remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter in a resealable food storage bag; cut bag corner and squeeze to drizzle in opposite direction from topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

RICOTTA PIE (OLD ITALIAN RECIPE)

Steps:

• Beat the 12 eggs, 2 cups sugar and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Stir in the ricotta cheese and the chocolate chips, if using (see Cook's Note). Set aside.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and 1 cup sugar together. Cut in 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in 4 beaten eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Divide dough into 4 balls, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two deep-dish pie plates.
• Roll out 2 of the balls to fit into the pie pans. Do not make the crust too thick, as it will expand during cooking. Do not flute the edges of the dough. Roll out the other 2 balls of dough and cut each into 8 narrow strips for the top of the crust. (Alternately, you can use cookie cutters and place the cutouts on the top of the pies.)
• Pour the ricotta filling evenly into the pie crusts. Top each pie with 8 narrow strips of dough or cookie cut-outs. Brush top of pie with milk for shine, if desired. Place foil on the edge of crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes; remove foil. Rotate pies on the rack so they will bake evenly. Continue to bake until a knife inserted in the center of each pie comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes more. Cool completely on wire racks. Refrigerate until serving.

FUDGY CREAM CHEESE-PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Top with warm fudge sauce and remaining COOL WHIP just before serving.