This decadent peanut butter pie recipe with meringue is delicious. If your family loves peanut butter the custard in this pie is out of this world.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
4 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs32 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pie
Servings: 4
Calories: 170kcal
Ingredients
9inchdeep dish pie shell
1Cupconfectioner's sugar
1/2cuppeanut butter
2cupsmilk
2/3cupsugar
dash salt
1tspvanilla
3eggsseparated
4tablespoonscorn starch
1/4cupsugarfor meringue
Instructions
Bake empty pie shell according to directions. In a small bowl, place confectioner's sugar and peanut butter. Cut sugar into peanut butter with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Place half of mixture in bottom of baked pie shell, reserve remainder.
In large saucepot, place 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, add sugar. Continue beating until soft peaks form. Spread over top of pie, being careful to seal at edges. Sprinkle remainder of peanut butter crumbles over top of pie.
Bake at 325 for thirty minutes. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.