frozen peanut butter pie

Rutland , MA(Zone 5b)

this is nice and easy and requires no baking

crust
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbls (packed) light brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter melted

filling
3/4 cup sugar
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup creamy peanut buter (do not use old fashioned style or freshly ground)
1 tbl vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
purchased hot fudge sauce

preperation - crust
mix crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and brown sugar in a medium bowl. add butter and stir until blended.
press mixture onto bottom and sides of 9 inch diameter glass pie pan. refrigerate while preparing filling.

filling
beat cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until smooth.
using elextric mixer with clean dry beaters beat cream in another large bowl until stiff peaks form.
gently fold whipped cream into peanut butter mixture in 4 additions. spoon filling into prepared crust, mounding in center.
freeze until firm, about 2 hours.

may be prepared 1 day ahead, cover and keep frozen.

serve with warm hot fudge sauce

before serving, dip plate ijn hot water (up to rim) to help thaw crust. rund knife under hot water before each cut.

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