EASY Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

This is an easy recipe that tastes like a peanut butter cup in pie slice form. You may choose from Regular or Sugar-free versions.

Version 1 "Regular" with sugar

Ingredients:

Pie Crust (unbaked)

handful chocolate chips

1/2 cup cream cheese

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon powdered sugar

1 cup peanut butter

1 box Jello (or off brand) cook & serve (not instant) Chocolate pudding/pie filling (requires 2 cups milk)

Optional topping: whipped cream

Directions:

Bake empty pie crust. Use a second pie tin to retain form.

While the pie crust is baking, whip cream cheese with vanilla and powdered sugar.

Prepare pudding/pie filling.

When the pie crust is light brown and baked remove from oven. While the crust is still warm, sprinkle a handful of chocolate chips into baked pie crust. The chips will melt and you can spread the chocolate about with a spatula.

Add the whipped cream cheese on top and spread with the chocolate. Do the same with the peanut butter.

Finally, add the chocolate pudding/pie filling on top.

Let pie chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Serve with whipped cream.

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Version 2 Sugar-Free

Ingredients:

*Pie Crust (unbaked)

2 Baker's unsweetened chocolate squares

1/2 cup cream cheese

1 teaspoon vanilla

Splenda to taste

1 cup natural (no sugar added) peanut butter

1 box Sugar-Free Jello (or off brand) cook & serve (not instant) Chocolate pudding/pie filling (requires 2 cups milk)

Whipping cream

Directions:

Bake empty pie crust. Use a second pie tin to retain form.

While the pie crust is baking, whip cream cheese with vanilla and 1teaspoon Splenda.

Prepare pudding/pie filling. Add one and a 1/2 squares of baker's chocolate to the pudding.

When the pie crust is light brown and baked remove from oven.

Break apart and shave 1/2 of the one remaining Baker's chocolate square into the crust. The chocolate will melt and create a thin layer of chocolate on the crust.

Add the whipped cream cheese on top and spread with the chocolate. Do the same with the peanut butter.

Finally, add the chocolate pudding/pie filling on top.

Let pie chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Serve with whipped cream made from whipping cream.

*To make recipe Gluten/Wheat Free- make or use pie crust with alternative flour