Peanut Butter Pie by Dinah Reece. Pfafftown, NC – 1st Place Winner

Crust:

• 2 cups ground Malt-O-Meal Coco Roos cereal
• ½ cup salted peanuts, coarsly ground
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3 tbsp brown sugar

1. Mix together and press into large glass pie plate. Bake in 350° oven for 8 minutes. Place on rack, cool completely.

Filling:

• 2- 8oz packages cream cheese softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/8 cup whipping cream
• 1¼ cup chocolate peanut butter candy (Reese’s Pieces work well) chopped coarsely
• Heath bits for garnishing

1. Place cream cheese in mixer with brown sugar and cream well. Add peanut butter. Add eggs one at a time blending well after each addition. Fold in vanilla extract, whipping cream and chocolate peanut butter candy. Pour into cooled shell and bake at 325° for 55 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before placing in refrigerator to chill before serving with heath bits.

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