With sweet custard, meringue, and crumbly peanut butter layers, this old-fashioned peanut butter pie recipe is a totally tasty show-stopper!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peanutbutter, pie
Servings: 4
Calories: 419kcal
Ingredients
1deep dish pie shell9-inch
1cupconfectioner's sugar
1/2cuppeanut butter
2cupsmilk
2/3cupsugar
dash salt
1tspvanilla extract
3eggsseparated
4tablespoonscornstarch
1/4cupsugarfor meringue
Instructions
Bake the empty pie shell according to directions.
1 deep dish pie shell
In a small bowl, place the confectioner's sugar and peanut butter. Cut sugar into peanut butter with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. Place half of the peanut butter mixture in the bottom of the baked pie shell and reserve the remainder.
1 cup confectioner's sugar, 1/2 cup peanut butter
In a large saucepot, place the egg yolks, milk, 2/3 cup sugar, vanilla, salt, and cornstarch. Cook over medium to medium-low heat until thick, stirring constantly. Pour over peanut butter in pie crust.
Beat egg whites until foamy and then add sugar. Continue beating until soft peaks form. Spread over the top of the pie, being careful to seal it at the edges. Sprinkle the remainder of the peanut butter crumble over the top of the pie.
3 eggs, 1/4 cup sugar
Bake peanut butter pie at 325 for 30 minutes. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.