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[gfron1]

Tonight I made this recipe again - cut the powdered sugar in half - and liked it even more. Also, I went with a plain crust instead of chocolate and worked in some biodynamic grape must for a play on PBJ. And again, I squirted about 2 cups of the filling from the bag into my mouth. I really like this recipe...a lot.

[gfron1]

I had the rare opportunity to go out for a meal today and guess what they had as their dessert special!? - Peanut Butter Pie!

I wasn't all that impressed, but it was an interesting variation because it was a baked custard - sort of the texture of a sweet potato or pumpkin pie.

[Darienne]

My confectionery partner, birthday Barbara, has this thing about Peanut Butter Pie. Two years ago I downloaded a bunch of recipes and made her the one with the most peanut butter: from Canadian Living. . My note to myself was that I found the filling 'boring' using plan peanut butter (no salt, no sugar, unspecified natural brand). Apparently everyone else liked it or was being polite.

DH in town this week picked me up one after another SMOOTH peanut natural butters. 3. THEY WERE ALL GRITTY. They will be eaten, but not in this pie.

So...broke down today and bought a jar of Kraft Smooth. Oh, it's smooth alright. I was afraid that it might be overly sweet, but I had no idea that it would taste mostly like a weird Crisco. Can't believe that we EVER ate this stuff.

End of rant. Now on to make the pie.

[Tri2Cook]

Thanks Darienne! I wasn't even hungry and now I'm eating a peanut butter sandwich and wishing Rob still hung out here.

I gave Rob's recipe a try once he got it where he was happy with it. Good stuff. I like it best without chocolate components, just a powerful shot o' peanut butter.

[Darienne]

Ditto on missing posts from Rob. Very talented and funny guy.

Glad I could be of service in your afternoon snack search.

[heidih]

If you google "Peanut Butter Pie for Mikey" you will get a number of sites with variations made by well known food bloggers that sound pretty good. Might give you a basis for recipe comparison.

[Darienne]

Thanks Heidi.

I did find some pies through that thread but the pie is not for me, but for Barbara and this is how she would want it.

Peanut butter pie does not really interest me at all, but I made Ed and me a small pie-let with the leftovers. Added a tad of Panama Jack to our ganache.