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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE
Serves 10-12.

9" graham cracker pie crust
8 oz softened cream cheese, light or regular
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 cup whip cream
1 Tbsp vanilla

4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp salad oil
1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Whip cream cheese until fluffy.  Slowly add sugar, peanut butter
and butter.  In another bowl, whip cream and vanilla until firm.
Blend 1/3 of whipped cream into peanut butter mixture.  Fold peanut
butter mixture into remaining whipped cream until thoroughly
incorporated.  Fill pie crust, smoothing top.  Chill.  Combine
chocolate, butter and oil in top of double boiler until chocolate
melts. Cool slightly.  Spread chocolate on cooled peanut butter
filling.  Start at center and work out.  Sprinkle top with peanuts,
chill pie thoroughly.

Printable version: chocolate-pb04.txt.