Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Pie

First prepare a Graham cracker crust with:

2 c.    Graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c. melted butter
1/4 c. sugar

Bake it at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and let cool.

In a small mixing bowl on medium or high speed, mix until it forms soft peaks:

1/2 c. whipping cream

In another, mix on low speed until very smooth:

3 oz.  cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. icing sugar

Still on low speed, mix in the whipped cream.

This is very good for the soul, but maybe not so much for the body. If you want a more Northern approach, make a ganoche with a little whipping cream and chocolate chips to drizzle over the pie. Chill a couple of  hours before serving, if at all possible.

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A few years ago I came across a chi-chi luncheon pie, which had a savoury crust (bread crumbs with butter and herbs, and a cream cheese filling with parmesan and sun-dried tomatoes...oh! was it gross! Don't go there, Girlfriend...stick with the Peanut Butter Pie!