PEANUT BUTTER PIE
We love Peanut Butter Pie!
One of my favorite things in this world is peanut butter. I love and crave the stuff. There is always a jar of peanut butter on my cupboard shelf. This peanut butter pie is so good. I think your family will love it.
Peanut Butter Pie is a family favorite.
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked according to package directions or if you make your own, it should be baked
3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter (could use creamy)
1 1/4 cups confectionery sugar
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 (12 fl. ounce) can evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 eggs separated
1/2 cup regular sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
In a bowl, mix the sugar and peanut butter together using a fork until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Remove 1/2 cup crumbs and set aside. Spread the rest of the crumbs in the baked pie shell. Mix together 2 tablespoons margarine, evaporated milk, salt, the 3 egg yolks (keep the whites for the meringue), 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a pan. Cook on medium heat on top of the stove stirring constantly until thickens. (about 5 to 7 minutes). I remove as soon as it starts to thicken. (This will burn easily so watch it closely). Pour this over the crumb mixture in the pie shell. Beat the 3 egg whites until stiff and spread over the pie. Spread remaining crumbs on top of the meringue. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven about 20 minutes. (I usually turn the broiler on for a few seconds before removing the pie but watch it constantly or it will burn on top). Makes one pie.
Note: I have made this pie and put all the crumbs mixture in the pie and just put plain meringue on top and browned in oven. Both ways are good.
Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients
- 1 9 inch pie shell, baked according to package directions or if you make your own, it should be baked
- 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter could use creamy
- 1 1/4 cups confectionery sugar
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 12 fl. ounce can evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 eggs separated
- 1/2 cup regular sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the sugar and peanut butter together using a fork until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Remove 1/2 cup crumbs and set aside. Spread the rest of the crumbs in the baked pie shell. Mix together 2 tablespoons margarine, evaporated milk, salt, the 3 egg yolks (keep the whites for the meringue), 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a pan. Cook on medium heat on top of the stove stirring constantly until thickens. (about 5 to 7 minutes). I remove as soon as it starts to thicken. (This will burn easily so watch it closely).
- Pour this over the crumb mixture in the pie shell. Beat the 3 egg whites until stiff and spread over the pie. Spread remaining crumbs on top of the meringue.
- Bake in preheated 350 degree oven about 20 minutes. (I usually turn the broiler on for a few seconds before removing the pie but watch it constantly or it will burn on top).
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My grandma made this for years and I’ve been trying to find the recipe for peanut butter pie, but all I ever got was those silly peanut butter pudding with chocolate pies… I’m so glad you shared this! 🙂
I hope it works well for you! This is one of our favorites. Enjoy!
My pie did not set up. Was the mixture supposed to cool before pouring it over the crumb mixture in the pie shell? The taste is delicious, but my turned out runny.
No, Melissa, it does not cool before pouring it over the crumb mixture. It sounds like you might not have cooked it long enough if it was runny. It is sometimes hard to determine when it is thick enough while cooking.
Thank you!
Can I use sweetened condensed milk instead of evaporated? I know the sweetened has sugar so I’m not sure how to cut the powdered sugar, if I can at all or if I should just add water to thin the sweetened condensed first?
I have only made it like the recipe.I am not sure sweetened condensed milk will work as a substitute in this recipe.
When you say confectionary sugar are you saying regular granulated sugar or powdered sugar?
Powdered sugar.
Should the Heated filling be pudding consistency?
It should start to thicken while it is cooking. I don’t let it get as thick as pudding before removing from heat as it will continue to thicken as it cools until it is about the consistency of pudding when cool.
The recipe says butter or margarine, Mary. I never use margarine but there are people who do and what they use is up to them. I don’t feel it is my place to tell others what to do and I give them both choices in my recipes.
Can you double this to make 2 pies?
I have not tried doubling this recipe, Amanda, but I think it should work ok for you to double it.
This recipe was a hit I loved every bit of it and not hard to make
I Enjoy your recipe posts
I just made this. It looks delish Does it have to be refrigerated?
I usually put mine in a container like you would carry a pie somewhere and refrigerate.
This pie was so good. My husband loved it and completely devoured it. It is now on the list of holiday pies.
So happy your family enjoyed this pie!
Made this today ! Delicious !
I am confused, does the confectionery sugar go in the pie shell or the meringue? I have the pie shells all ready to go…. Help! I am stuck on silly!
You mix the confectionery sugar and peanut butter together and divide until like coarse crumbs. Take a cup of this and set aside. Put the rest in the pie shell.Bake your pie shell first, then put in the crumbs all but one cup.Cook the filling and put on top of the crumbs. Make the meringue and put on pie and sprinkle the rest of the crumbs on top of the meringue. Hope this helps.
It looks so delicious! PB is also one of my favourite things 🙂
I have been making P.B. pie for years and it is always a fav. Mine is a little different than yours and I use whipped cream to top the pie and smooth p.b. instead of crunchy. So good.
Lila Hammons Hoyle! Peanut Butter Pie!
This pie looks heavenly. I’ll have to make it for my husband soon.
Even the picture is making my mouth water….LOL Love me some Peanut Butter Pie♥
This sounds like a wonderful receipe
I’m going to have to make this for Joe. He keeps a big jar of peanut butter by his place at the table.
Merry Christmas Judy. Thanks for all the wonderful recipes that have been added to my collection this year. I’ve never had bad results from any of your recipes. Everyone raves about the things I’ve tried.
Balisha
I love this pie
I was going to try peanut butter pie this year for something different to make. Your version looks delicious!
My mom has made this pie for years, its wonderful!!
You make it look so easy!