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Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Caramel Sauce by www.country-cooking.com
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1/4 c (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 c (or more) whipping cream
1/2 c Packed dark brown sugar
1/2 c Sugar
2 T Light corn syrup
1 t Vanilla extract
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Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 pk (9-oz) chocolate wafer
-cookies
5 T Butter, melted
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1 pk (8-oz) cream cheese,
-room temperature
1 c Sugar
1 c Crunchy peanut butter (do
-not use old-fashioned style
-or freshly ground)
1 c Chilled whipping cream
2 T Vanilla extract
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1/2 c Whipping cream
10 oz Semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 c Chopped roasted peanuts
FOR SAUCE: Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add 1/2 C
whipping cream, both sugars and corn syrup and bring to boil, stirring
frequently. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, stirring
occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in vanilla extract. Cool. (Sauce can be
prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
FOR CRUST: Spray 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish with nonstick vegetable oil
spray. Finely grind chocolate wafer cookies in processor. Transfer cookie
crumbs to bowl. Add 5 T melted butter and stir until moist crumbs form.
Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared dish. Place crust
in freezer.
FOR FILLING: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large
bowl until smooth. Beat in peanut butter. Using electric mixer fitted with
clean dry beaters, beat whipping cream and vanilla extract in medium bowl
to stiff peaks. Fold cream into peanut butter mixture. Mound filling into
chilled crust. Smooth top. Freeze overnight.
FOR GLAZE: Bring whipping cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Add
chopped semisweet chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Cool to
lukewarm. Spoon glaze over filling. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Freeze
until chocolate sets, about 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep
frozen.)
Let pie stand 20 minutes at room temperature. Using warm knife, cut pie
into wedges. Place pie on plates. Bring sauce to simmer, thinning with more
cream if necessary. Spoon warm sauce around pie and serve.
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