American Pie Council

Peanut Butter Proposal Pie

2006 First Place Winner
Peanut Butter Category
Raine Gottess

Crust:
18 Nutter Butter cookies (crushed-fine)
3 1/2 T butter (melted)
Mix together in a bowl until moist and press into 9-10" deep dish pie pan, freeze 10
minutes to firm.

Layer 1:
12 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 C powdered sugar
1 T milk
1 tsp. vanilla
8 oz Creamy Cool Whip
In a mixer, beat well until blended and spread 1/2 of the mixture over the crust.

Filling:
Chop 4 Reese´s Peanut Butter Cups and place over Layer 1, freeze about 5 minutes.

Layer 2:
Take the remaining mixture from Layer 1 and add:
1/4 C brown sugar
1 C creamy peanut butter
6 oz. Cool Whip

In a mixer, blend well. Spread over filling.

Decorate with Cool Whip over entire pie, add a sprinkle of crushed peanuts and 4
chopped Reese´s Peanut Butter Cups. Refrigerate 8 hours.