DECADENT PEANUT BUTTER PIE

DECADENT PEANUT BUTTER PIE


1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 Tbsp. Creamy peanut butter
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
1 (12-oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
1 prepared chocolate piecrust
1 (11.75-oz.) jar hot fudge microwaveable ice cream topping, divided



1. Beat together 1 cup peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium, until well combined. Gently mix in 3 cups whipped topping until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into pie shell. Using a spatula, smooth mixture to edges of pie.

2. Reserve 2 Tbsp. hot fudge topping into the corner of a resealable plastic bag. Microwave remaining topping, on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir. Spread topping over pie covering entire peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until set. Spread remaining whipped topping (1-½ cups), over hot fudge layer, being careful not to mix the 2 layers.

3. Cut a small corner from the bag containing topping. Squeeze bag top drizzle topping over pie. Place remaining 2 Tbsp. peanut butter in a resealable food store bag; cut bag corner and squeeze in opposite direction from topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Yield: 6 servings.