This homemade Peanut Butter Pie is made from scratch with just a few ingredients and will have everyone coming back for seconds! It's CRAZY good! With step-by-step video.
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
Prep Time:20minutes
Cook:12minutes
Tessa's Recipe Rundown...
Taste: Like a massive peanut butter cup from heaven. Texture: The crust is crunchy yet buttery, the peanut butter filling is ultra light, fluffy, and luscious, and the candy on top takes it to a whole other level. Every bite is bliss. Ease: Super duper easy!! You’ll get a few dishes dirty and need some patience for the pie to set but this is a great easy go-to dessert recipe. Appearance: It’s everything a girl could want in a pie! Pros: Easy, crowd-pleasing, and can be made ahead of time. Cons: None! Would I make this again? 100% yes.
To me, peanut butter is one of the great pleasures of life. I’m OBSESSED with the stuff.
Especially when it’s combined with chocolate… in PIE form. Life doesn’t get much better than a Peanut Butter Pie.
This isn’t any old peanut butter pie. I mean, just look at it. It’s over the top, messy, and unapologetically sinful in the best possible way.
I’ve accompanied this recipe with a step-by-step video to not only show you how to make this beautiful pie, but to whet your appetite for it. Because the chocolate + peanut butter flavors truly belong together.
This easy peanut butter pie recipe is that it is a total crowd pleaser and won’t last long at all. That coupled with the fact that it can be made completely ahead of time makes it a perfect go-to recipe for easy entertaining. Everyone will want seconds of this pie. It’s that good!
How to Make Easy Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients for Peanut Butter Pie Filling:
Cream cheese – make sure to use a regular full-fat cream cheese brick!
Powdered sugar
Peanut butter
Heavy whipping cream
Vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Pie CRUST Variations!
This recipe calls for a chocolate graham cracker crust, but you could also use:
Chocolate Teddy Grahams or chocolate wafer cookies (use the same amount by weight for best results, you should have about 1 3/4 cups crumbs total)
Oreo crust (follow the crust ingredients & instructions in this recipe)
Regular graham crackers (follow the crust instructions in this recipe)
My favorite part about this pie recipe is that it’s homemade! We make the filling with a mixture of peanut butter (of course!), cream cheese, heavy cream, and powdered sugar. Whipping the cream then folding it in with the other beaten ingredients gives this pie a light, creamy, yet rich texture without any Cool Whip.
What kind of peanut butter is best for pie?
Use conventional creamy peanut butter for this recipe, such as Skippy or Jif.
Any kind of “natural” peanut butter that doesn’t include an added oil to stabilize the mixture will result in a pie filling that will become oily and separated. If you must use natural peanut butter, make sure it’s extremely well stirred and smooth before using.
How much melted chocolate + peanut butter for topping?
This is entirely up to you and your taste preferences! Simply melt the peanut butter and chocolate in your microwave and drizzle as much as you’d like over your pie.
How Long is Peanut Butter Pie Good For?
You can actually serve the finished pie frozen or refrigerated, just depending on which texture you prefer. Or how hot it is outside! Store covered in the fridge for up to 3 days.
How to Freeze Peanut Butter Pie:
Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 1 month.
This homemade Peanut Butter Pie is made from scratch with just a few ingredients and will have everyone coming back for seconds! It's CRAZY good! With step-by-step video.
Ingredients
For the crust:
14whole chocolate graham crackers (196 grams)
1tablespoonlight brown sugar
7tablespoons(99 grams) unsalted butter, melted
For the filling:
8ounces(227 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4cup(94 grams) powdered sugar plus 2 tablespoons, divided
1cup(270 grams) creamy conventional peanut butter
1cup(240 grams) heavy whipping cream
1teaspoonvanilla extract
For the topping:
Melted peanut butter
Melted chocolate
Mini Reese’s cups
Peanut butter chips
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
For the crust:
In the bowl of a food processor, process the crackers and sugar until finely ground. Add the butter and pulse until moistened. Use the bottom of a measuring cup, glass, or ramekin to press the crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until fragrant, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For the filling:
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and the peanut butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer with the whisk attachment to whip the heavy cream until thick and light. Add in the remaining 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and the vanilla extract and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Pour into the prepared pie shell and freeze for 3 hours or chill in the fridge at least 6 hours.
Place your melted peanut butter and melted chocolate in separate resealable bags or piping bags. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag's tip. Squeeze slightly to drizzle the melted peanut butter and melted chocolate over your pie. Top with mini Reese's cups and peanut butter chips. Serve frozen or refrigerated.
Store in the fridge, covered, for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
This recipe was originally published 3/18/15 and has been updated with new tips & photos. Photos by Ashley McLaughlin.
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About Tessa...
I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I'm a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!)
Perfection! This peanut butter pie is so creamy and delicious I will definitely be making it again and again! I couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers so I made the Oreo crust and it was very tasty! Love how easy the recipe was to follow and all the tips offered!
My mother is very icky about her peanut butter pies. She loves them, but only when they are light and fluffy, so I’ve been searching for a good recipe to make her happy. Low and behold, a monthly challenge for peanut butter pie appears for her birthday month. Kismet. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to put together, and the taste (for me) was so much better because of the lack of Cool Whip which every other recipe I’ve found so far has. Don’t get me wrong. Cool Whip is fine. But homemade whipped cream is just so much better! I loved this recipe will definitely be making it again.
Hi!! I’m bringing the pie today to a friends reunion, but I also did some small ones in cupcake baking sheets and I tasted them and are delicious! Can wait for my friends to try it!
Made this for Easter weekend and it was such a hit! I thought it may be super sweet but the cream cheese really lightens it up. So simple to make too which is a bonus. Will definitely be making again!
This was super easy to put together and the result was soo good! I didn’t have chocolate graham crackers but I had some regular graham crackers, so I just pulsed with some cocoa powder and it came out great. It was also a nice way to use up my leftover peanut butter chips
Sorry about that! The video should play automatically on the page as well as in the lower corner of your screen. If you have an adblocker turned on, the video may not display correctly. You could also check out this older version on YouTube, but keep in mind this is not the most current recipe. Hope this helps! Enjoy your pie, Trish.
Wow, this was the perfect dessert for our family”s annual egg decorating pizza party! So easy to make, and so delicious! Every time I make a dessert from Tessa my son tells me this is the best one you have made so far, and again he has claimed this dessert to be the best one ever!! Thank you Tessa!
Super easy and decadent! I used chunky peanut butter and I love the change in texture. I will say that it’s crazy rich, so I may not add as many toppings next time.
I made 2 of the pies for my husbands birthday and one is in the freezer for another event coming. We are it from fridge, but I wondering if most people prefer it frozen or not. We couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers so we used dark chocolate cream Oreos. It was a hit. Everyone loved it. I added Reese’s pieces to the top!!! Pie is light and fluffy to the candy on top doesn’t make it too sweet.
Hi Erica! So happy everyone enjoyed this recipe 🙂 It’s honestly about half and half as to if people prefer frozen vs. refrigerated! I highly recommend trying it at least once, especially in the hotter months it’s a great cold dessert to enjoy!
Excellent peanut butter pie recipe. Very easy. I used chocolate wafers instead of the graham crackers. I’m not sure it makes much of a difference, but I love the chocolate wafer crusts. Oreos would be worth trying too.
I didn’t plan on topping with candy or peanut butter chips. I thought it would be too much, but I think it can take a little of it.
Delicious! So rich and peanut buttery! The filling is so smooth and creamy. We added a layer of chocolate ganache on the top. There is some crazy shortage of chocolate Graham crackers here in the DC area, so we used Oreos (scraped off the filling) instead. Turned out great! Thanks for another great recipe!
I unfortunately think there’s a shortage everywhere, it’s been difficult for us on the HTH team to find them as well! Glad you used the Oreo crust recipe instead and loved it!
Oh! My! GOODNESS!!! This pie is amazing! It comes together so quickly! The flavor combinations are super versatile. I chose to do a traditional all-butter pie crust. I was not sure how sweet the filling would be so I opted for a more “savory” crust versus using cookies or graham crackers. The filling is so rich and creamy. The balance between the peanut butter and the cream cheese is on point. This pie was loved by all! I look forward to making this again!!
This recipe is rich and decadent and very easy to make. I couldn’t find chocolate grahams or wafer, so used regular ones and put in some cocoa powder. Came out perfect! My husband could (and will) finish the whole pie! He’s in love! 🙂
I made this awesome pie for my daughter’s shower. Was loved by all with rave reviews- my daughter’s favourite of all the desserts . Will definitely make again!! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!!
First I must say Tessa is recipe WIZ! I am grateful for the work her and her team do to put together these recipes, the content, and the beautiful pictures! I frequent so many of her recipes!
Anyway to the recipe review! What a simple and FUN recipe! Baking is my happy place, and I had so much fun making my peanut butter pie! Tessa gives easy step-by-step instructions, and even breaks down the ones that require precision (whipping the cream ). She goes a step further and addresses in detail any questions that may pop up as you’re combining your ingredients! This recipe is a keeper! I went with the fridge chilling option, and my best friend and her boyfriend loved it! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us If you are considering making this delicious dessert, this is your sign to just DO IT! You will not be disappointed
Another great recipe from Handle the Heat. I would have liked some instruction on how to drizzle. My chocolate and peanutbutter drizzles were more like blobs.
Loved this! I added mini mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, Reese’s pieces, peanut chocolate chips, and nestle roll house peanut butter caramel morsels to the top, regretting not adding peanut m&ms but I love how beautiful it turned out! First time having PB pie too (oh and made an Oreo pie crust instead out of Peanut Butter Pie Oreos [can’t believe they have those] because I figured why not) sorry for the long comment
Wow, my mouth is watering reading through your toppings! Also, great idea using Peanut Butter Pie Oreos for the crust, I bet your pie tasted incredible!
We haven’t tried that, but I’d imagine this recipe could be made into mini “cupcake” peanut butter pies! As we haven’t experimented with it, you’ll want to follow the sensory indications of the recipe over the baking time of the crust, baking until your mini crusts are fragrant. Please let us know how it goes!
I made this in cupcake form. Looks fantastic. I baked for 10 minutes, should have been closer to 8. Not burned, but a bit too dry. It made 18, as I did not want to overfill, and wanted the toppings to stay on. Melted peanut butter went on great, had to pipe the chocolate due to the mini size.
So glad they turned out well for you! We don’t have a way to include photos on our website, but feel free to share either on Instagram using the tag #handletheheat so Tessa can see, or in our Facebook Group.
I’m not sure what this is- a mouse, pie, or cheesecake type dessert. Either way, it’s delicious! If you’re a peanut butter lover, you will definitely love this recipe. It was very simple to make.
I could not find chocolate graham crackers (or chocolate teddy grahams or anything similar). I could have used oreo, but I opted to use graham crackers + sugar + cocoa instead. It worked out just fine.
Oh my! This is a great recipe, even though my pie raised like a cake~ haha made it with 100% peanut peanut butter makes it even more delicious and rich!
Wow, this is the perfect recipe. I’m not super crazy about peanut butter, but the mix of it and cream cheese is perfect. It was so easy to make. My husband loved it. The only thing I did different was I added a few chocolate chips to the top. If you haven’t tried this, you need to.
Delicious!! This pie is quite manageable to make, it tastes amazing, and is quite impressive to share 🙂 Tessa’s step by step directions make it easy to follow. I’ll definitely make it again.
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This recipe is super quick and easy to make. I love the taste and that it’s not too sweet. This has always been my go to pb pie recipe.
This pie is very easy to make, and so delicious!
Total crowd pleaser and easy to make! Just plan ahead for the chilling time, hard to wait but it’s worth it!
Perfection! This peanut butter pie is so creamy and delicious I will definitely be making it again and again! I couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers so I made the Oreo crust and it was very tasty! Love how easy the recipe was to follow and all the tips offered!
I love to bake and with the chaos of the holidays this was easy to put together and was super tasty!
This was super easy to make and such a crowd pleaser! I topped it with Bakery by Nature’s peanut butter egg (in the shape of a bunny) recipe.
That sounds adorable, so fun!!
I have made this pie a couple of times now. If you love peanut butter, this pie is for you. Decadent and delicious!
My mother is very icky about her peanut butter pies. She loves them, but only when they are light and fluffy, so I’ve been searching for a good recipe to make her happy. Low and behold, a monthly challenge for peanut butter pie appears for her birthday month. Kismet. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to put together, and the taste (for me) was so much better because of the lack of Cool Whip which every other recipe I’ve found so far has. Don’t get me wrong. Cool Whip is fine. But homemade whipped cream is just so much better! I loved this recipe will definitely be making it again.
Aw yay! I’m so happy to hear that you both loved this recipe! And yes, 100% agree that homemade whipped cream is so much butter! 🙂
Hi!! I’m bringing the pie today to a friends reunion, but I also did some small ones in cupcake baking sheets and I tasted them and are delicious! Can wait for my friends to try it!
Hope everyone enjoyed them! 🙂 Love that you made smaller ones in a cupcake tin too!
Made it and added whipped cream. It tasted like a giant Reese’s cup
Pretty good! I made a crust out of Oreos and butter and it was so good!
Had our family dinner tonight! The peanut butter pie was a big hit. Will definitely make again!
An easy and delicious recipe!
If Heaven had a taste, this would be it! I don’t think there was even a crumb left when everyone was finished with it. Five stars all around.
haha love it! So happy to hear how much everyone enjoyed it! 🙂
Incredible taste, incredibly easy! This is a keeper for sure! Everyone was thrilled!
Such an easy recipe to follow! I’m usually not a huge fan of peanut butter type desserts but this one is a winner.
Just make this and it is chilling in my fridge for tomorrow. I made it with a graham cracker crust.
Very easy to make. Everyone liked it and said it very rich tasting. It is the make again.
Incredibile recipe and super easy to make. Love it !
The best peanut butter pie you will ever make!!
Woohoo!! So happy you loved this recipe, Melissa!
Made this for Easter weekend and it was such a hit! I thought it may be super sweet but the cream cheese really lightens it up. So simple to make too which is a bonus. Will definitely be making again!
So happy you enjoyed it!
I have made several different peanut butter pie recipes and this was by far the best!
So yummi
This was super easy to put together and the result was soo good! I didn’t have chocolate graham crackers but I had some regular graham crackers, so I just pulsed with some cocoa powder and it came out great. It was also a nice way to use up my leftover peanut butter chips
Sounds delicious! So glad you gave this pie a try.
Where is the Video for this Peanut Butter pie? When I click on video it takes me nowhere
Sorry about that! The video should play automatically on the page as well as in the lower corner of your screen. If you have an adblocker turned on, the video may not display correctly. You could also check out this older version on YouTube, but keep in mind this is not the most current recipe. Hope this helps! Enjoy your pie, Trish.
Wow, this was the perfect dessert for our family”s annual egg decorating pizza party! So easy to make, and so delicious! Every time I make a dessert from Tessa my son tells me this is the best one you have made so far, and again he has claimed this dessert to be the best one ever!! Thank you Tessa!
Wow – what a compliment! We’re so thrilled to hear this.
This pie was a hit with all my guests. A peanut butter lover’s dream.
So happy to hear this!
This peanut butter pie is AMAZING!! My boyfriend always requests it!!
Loved it! Total hit, will be making it again! Have shared the recipe with others, thank you Tessa!
Super easy and decadent! I used chunky peanut butter and I love the change in texture. I will say that it’s crazy rich, so I may not add as many toppings next time.
My entire family loved this recipe! Super easy and tasty!
I made 2 of the pies for my husbands birthday and one is in the freezer for another event coming. We are it from fridge, but I wondering if most people prefer it frozen or not. We couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers so we used dark chocolate cream Oreos. It was a hit. Everyone loved it. I added Reese’s pieces to the top!!! Pie is light and fluffy to the candy on top doesn’t make it too sweet.
Hi Erica! So happy everyone enjoyed this recipe 🙂 It’s honestly about half and half as to if people prefer frozen vs. refrigerated! I highly recommend trying it at least once, especially in the hotter months it’s a great cold dessert to enjoy!
Excellent peanut butter pie recipe. Very easy. I used chocolate wafers instead of the graham crackers. I’m not sure it makes much of a difference, but I love the chocolate wafer crusts. Oreos would be worth trying too.
I didn’t plan on topping with candy or peanut butter chips. I thought it would be too much, but I think it can take a little of it.
Great substitution!
Delicious! So rich and peanut buttery! The filling is so smooth and creamy. We added a layer of chocolate ganache on the top. There is some crazy shortage of chocolate Graham crackers here in the DC area, so we used Oreos (scraped off the filling) instead. Turned out great! Thanks for another great recipe!
I unfortunately think there’s a shortage everywhere, it’s been difficult for us on the HTH team to find them as well! Glad you used the Oreo crust recipe instead and loved it!
Wonderful! The texture is surprisingly light for how rich this ends up being.
Oh! My! GOODNESS!!! This pie is amazing! It comes together so quickly! The flavor combinations are super versatile. I chose to do a traditional all-butter pie crust. I was not sure how sweet the filling would be so I opted for a more “savory” crust versus using cookies or graham crackers. The filling is so rich and creamy. The balance between the peanut butter and the cream cheese is on point. This pie was loved by all! I look forward to making this again!!
So happy to hear it was such a hit!
This recipe is fantastic! I had to add extra graham crackers since It was way too buttery but it ended up ok! Presentation looks great!
Glad you enjoyed this recipe!
This recipe is rich and decadent and very easy to make. I couldn’t find chocolate grahams or wafer, so used regular ones and put in some cocoa powder. Came out perfect! My husband could (and will) finish the whole pie! He’s in love! 🙂
Perfect! So glad you were able to find a great substitution and that your pie was such a hit! 🙂
The Peanut Butter Pie is amazing. This is the second time I have made it. It is definitely an easy pie to make and very delicious!!
Made this for my husband, it was simple and delicious!
I made this awesome pie for my daughter’s shower. Was loved by all with rave reviews- my daughter’s favourite of all the desserts . Will definitely make again!! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!!
Thanks so much for choosing our recipe to celebrate your daughter with! What an honor 🙂 So happy to hear it was such a hit!
Wow. So yummy and so easy to make!
This was so easy to make and absolutely delicious! One of my favorite recipes that I will definitely be making again!
It was lovely and definitely too sweet
This pie is so easy, creamy, and delicious!
Amazing! I’ve been wanting to make this pie forever. It was so easy yet it’s impressive….and of course delicious.
Super light and fluffy. Not overly sweet. It was perfect! I did have to use Oreos for the crust as I couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers anywhere.
First I must say Tessa is recipe WIZ! I am grateful for the work her and her team do to put together these recipes, the content, and the beautiful pictures! I frequent so many of her recipes!
Anyway to the recipe review! What a simple and FUN recipe! Baking is my happy place, and I had so much fun making my peanut butter pie! Tessa gives easy step-by-step instructions, and even breaks down the ones that require precision (whipping the cream ). She goes a step further and addresses in detail any questions that may pop up as you’re combining your ingredients! This recipe is a keeper! I went with the fridge chilling option, and my best friend and her boyfriend loved it! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us If you are considering making this delicious dessert, this is your sign to just DO IT! You will not be disappointed
So happy to hear this recipe was a hit! Thanks for the rave review!
Recipe was easy to follow. The finger lick was delicious.
Another great recipe from Handle the Heat! I would have like some drizzling instructions. My drizzles looked more like blobs.
Another great recipe from Handle the Heat. I would have liked some instruction on how to drizzle. My chocolate and peanutbutter drizzles were more like blobs.
Thanks for the feedback, Elizabeth! I just updated the recipe instructions to include that.
so so good! made it on national peanut butter day and it was amazing!
This pie is so creamy and delicious. I have made it twice and will continue to make this! Love peanut butter desserts.
Loved this! I added mini mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, Reese’s pieces, peanut chocolate chips, and nestle roll house peanut butter caramel morsels to the top, regretting not adding peanut m&ms but I love how beautiful it turned out! First time having PB pie too (oh and made an Oreo pie crust instead out of Peanut Butter Pie Oreos [can’t believe they have those] because I figured why not) sorry for the long comment
Wow, my mouth is watering reading through your toppings! Also, great idea using Peanut Butter Pie Oreos for the crust, I bet your pie tasted incredible!
Can this be made into cupcakes? Would the baking of the crust be different?
We haven’t tried that, but I’d imagine this recipe could be made into mini “cupcake” peanut butter pies! As we haven’t experimented with it, you’ll want to follow the sensory indications of the recipe over the baking time of the crust, baking until your mini crusts are fragrant. Please let us know how it goes!
I made this in cupcake form. Looks fantastic. I baked for 10 minutes, should have been closer to 8. Not burned, but a bit too dry. It made 18, as I did not want to overfill, and wanted the toppings to stay on. Melted peanut butter went on great, had to pipe the chocolate due to the mini size.
Cannot figure out how to add a picture.
So glad they turned out well for you! We don’t have a way to include photos on our website, but feel free to share either on Instagram using the tag #handletheheat so Tessa can see, or in our Facebook Group.
SO delicious and unexpectedly light in texture! A winner for sure-
I’m not sure what this is- a mouse, pie, or cheesecake type dessert. Either way, it’s delicious! If you’re a peanut butter lover, you will definitely love this recipe. It was very simple to make.
I could not find chocolate graham crackers (or chocolate teddy grahams or anything similar). I could have used oreo, but I opted to use graham crackers + sugar + cocoa instead. It worked out just fine.
Glad your substitution worked perfectly, so happy you love this recipe!
Oh my! This is a great recipe, even though my pie raised like a cake~ haha made it with 100% peanut peanut butter makes it even more delicious and rich!
Wow, this is the perfect recipe. I’m not super crazy about peanut butter, but the mix of it and cream cheese is perfect. It was so easy to make. My husband loved it. The only thing I did different was I added a few chocolate chips to the top. If you haven’t tried this, you need to.
Can’t go wrong with more chocolate, yum! Happy this recipe was a hit!
Delicious!! This pie is quite manageable to make, it tastes amazing, and is quite impressive to share 🙂 Tessa’s step by step directions make it easy to follow. I’ll definitely make it again.