Fudgy Peanut Butter Ricotta Pie Recipes

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips and spread 2/3 of it into crust bottom and up sides about half.
• Put crust in freezer and save rest for top of pie.
• With electric mixer, mix butter, peanut butter and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar for 2 minutes at medium speed until smooth.
• Add ricotta cheese and mix for 1 additional minute on medium.
• In seperate bowl, whip heavy cream with the 1 tablespoon sugar and vanilla until it holds a soft peak.
• Gently fold cream mixture into the peanut butter mixture making sure to incorporate all of the cream.
• Get out crust from freezer and scoop filling carefully into crust.
• Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
• With fork, drizzle remaining melted chocolate chips over top and serve.

OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F.
• In a bowl, combine cookie crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Pat the mixture onto the bottom and sides of a buttered 9-inch pie plate. I use the flat bottom of a small measuring cup to press the crumbs in an even layer.
• Bake the shell in the 400° F oven for 10 minutes, transfer it to a rack, and let cool completely.
• Once the crust is completely cool, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the peanut butter and cream cheese on medium speed until combined. Add confectioners' sugar, beat to combine. Add cream; mix on low speed until combined. Increase mixer to high speed; beat just until the mixture thickens (be careful not to overbeat).
• Spread the filling in the pie crust. Cover and refrigerate until firm; at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Garnish with chopped peanuts and whipped cream just before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 cup peanut butter and sugar. Fold in 3 cups whipped topping; spoon into crust. , In a microwave-safe bowl, heat 2/3 cup hot fudge topping for 30 seconds. Pour over peanut butter layer and spread to edges of crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours. , Spread remaining whipped topping over pie. Cut into slices. Place the remaining hot fudge topping and peanut butter in two separate plastic bags. Cut a small hole in the corner of each bag; pipe topping and peanut butter over each slice of pie.,

ITALIAN RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• To make crust, mix flour and salt in medium bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
• Stir in egg yolk and water.
• Roll out, place crust in 10" glass pie plate and flute the edges.
• For filling, combine ricotta cheese, flour, salt, lemon and orange rinds and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs and add sugar gradually.
• Pour filling into crust and bake at 350° until firm and light brown (approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes).