No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

July 2, 2025

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The seek for the proper summer season dessert for 4th of July is over. We’re combining two superb desserts to get this No Bake Peanut Butter Pie. It has a fast no-bake peanut butter rice krispies crust as a substitute of a daily pie crust and a no bake peanut butter pudding filling.

Let’s stand up to hurry with one another rapidly: we’re utilizing rice krispies treats as a substitute of pie crust and pouring a no bake peanut butter pie filling on high. Are you prepared?

I made a slight change to my small batch peanut butter rice krispies treats and pressed them into the form of a pie crust in my pie pan. Whereas they’re a little bit agency when tremendous chilly, they make the perfect crust for pie as a result of they maintain the whole lot collectively very effectively.

The peanut butter filling is a basic cream cheese, whipping cream and peanut butter scenario. We’re not utilizing Cool Whip as a result of I’ve by no means favored it. It takes completely zero additional time or effort so as to add heavy cream as a substitute of the chemical oil-based white stuff. Plus, I shouldn’t should say it tastes higher!

Components

Seven bowls of ingredients on a marble kitchen counter.

Rice Krispies Cereal. Two cups of dry rice krispies cereal.
Peanut Butter. We want 1/3 cup of peanut butter for the crust and one other 1 cup for the no bake filling. I exploit a natural-style peanut butter that doesn’t want a lot stirring (I just like the Jif Naturals one). You need to use no matter you want, however when you use an excellent candy one, you would possibly want to scale back the sugar by just a few tablespoons so it’s not too candy.
Honey. I exploit 1/3 cup of honey to carry the rice cereal collectively. Spray your measuring cup with cooking spray earlier than utilizing it to measure honey in order that it slides proper out.
Cream Cheese. One 8-ounce (227 grams) cream cheese that you’ve got softened to room temperature on the counter. The easiest way to do that is to open the bundle and slice it into massive chunks and go away it uncovered to air for at the very least 4 hours. It needs to be very tender, in any other case, there shall be small white chunks within the last slice.
Powdered Sugar. Since that is no-bake, we’re utilizing a lot finer powdered sugar to make sure it totally dissolves. We want 3/4 cup for the filling and one other 2 tablespoons to make the whipped topping.
Heavy Whipping Cream. As an alternative of Cool Whip, we’re utilizing 1 cup of heavy whipping cream within the filling. It whips up with the identical texture however even higher taste than the frozen bizarre oil-based stuff. In order for you a whipped cream topping, you want an additional 1 cup to make it.
Vanilla. One teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to stability the peanut butter taste.

How one can Make No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

First, evenly spray a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray. It will make it simpler to take away the slices of pie.

2. In a big bowl, mix the rice cereal, peanut butter and honey. Stir very effectively till homogenous.

3. Utilizing well-oiled arms or a measuring cup, press the rice cereal combination into an excellent crust within the pie dish.

4. Subsequent, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, and vanilla in a bowl. Beat till very clean and fluffy, about 4 minutes.

5. Unfold the peanut butter combination into the pie crust, and clean the floor flat. Cowl with plastic wrap, and chill within the fridge for at the very least 4 hours (or as much as 48 hours upfront).

Overhead image of no bake peanut butter pie sliced into skinny pieces.

6. Earlier than serving, whip the additional 1 cup of cream with 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and use it to embellish the no bake peanut butter pie. You possibly can garnish with additional crushed peanuts, when you like.

Macro image of creamy tan dessert with bite missing.

Storage/ Make-Forward Ideas:

You can also make the crust and pie filling as much as 48 hours upfront. Merely cowl it in plastic wrap after which garnish it with whipped cream the day you intend to serve it.
You possibly can retailer leftovers within the fridge for as much as 3 days, however recognized that the whipped cream garnish would possibly go a little bit tender over time. Nonetheless scrumptious, although!
You possibly can freeze additional slices for as much as 6 months tightly wrapped in freezer-safe merchandise. The rice krispies deal with crust is a bit arduous when frozen, so thaw on the counter for a couple of minutes earlier than consuming.

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