Description
Amish peanut butter cream pie comes together with a flaky crust, creamy peanut butter filling, and a cloud of whipped topping that makes your dessert table feel complete. Once you slice into this pie, the smooth peanut butter layers and crispy crust remind you why this classic recipe deserves a regular spot in your kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust:
- 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar
- 0.25 cup melted butter
Filling:
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1.5 cups cold whole milk
- 0.75 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups whipped topping
Topping:
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
Instructions
- Combine 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup granulated sugar, and ¼ cup melted butter in a bowl, then press this mixture firmly into your pie dish.
- Place your crust in the refrigerator at 40°F for 10 minutes to set properly.
- Whisk together 1 package (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix with 1½ cups cold whole milk in a separate bowl for 2 minutes until the mixture thickens to your liking.
- Fold ¾ cup creamy peanut butter into the pudding until the blend becomes completely smooth.
- Gently fold 2 cups whipped topping into your peanut butter pudding mixture using a spatula to keep everything light and airy.
- Pour the entire filling into your chilled crust and smooth the top with the back of your spatula.
- Mix 2 tablespoons peanut butter with powdered sugar until crumbly bits form, then scatter this topping evenly across the pie’s surface.
- Refrigerate your finished pie at 40°F for at least 4 hours, though leaving it overnight gives you better flavor development and texture.
Notes
- Press your graham cracker crust firmly into the bottom and sides of the pie dish so it holds together when you cut slices, and chilling it first helps it set properly before adding the filling.
- When mixing the pudding, whisk for the full 2 minutes because the mixture needs time to thicken enough to support the other ingredients without becoming runny.
- Fold the whipped topping gently into your peanut butter mixture using a spatula with slow, sweeping motions so the airy texture stays intact and keeps the pie light rather than dense.
- Make sure your peanut butter crumb topping stays chunky by mixing it just until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, and add it right before serving so it doesn’t get soggy from sitting on the moist filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Pies
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 365 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg