No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Jars
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These easy, no-bake peanut butter pie jars come together in mere moments! Serve cold, for a refreshing and satisfying dessert.
*This post originally published on June 20, 2014. I thought it was about time the pics were updated. So, many of the photos you see here now are new and improved. There's also a new how-to video! Everything else is pretty much the same as it ever was! Hopefully you'll enjoy this recipe as much as my family and I do.*
So, last week I showed you a couple of fun recipe ideas (remember those coconut lime glazed muffins, and the citrusy-y beer pretzel bites with Nutella dip?) to honor the men in your life. It was Father's Day week, after all.
But I was holding out on ya. I didn't show you my favorite of all. This is the ultimate. This is what Mr. Allie would have really wanted. And it's what my own dad would have absolutely loved too, on Father's Day or any other day of the year!
If you follow me on Instagram, then you probably already know that we were at the shore over the weekend. Mr. Allie's family gets together down there every year, for our Father's Day celebration. So, with that being the case, as well as last week just being so jam-packed with recipe posts that my sponsors helped make possible (thank you, KitchenAid, Nutella, and Driscoll's!), I was, sadly, in no position to whip up this dessert that I know Mr. Allie would so adore.
Do you like to order dessert when you eat out at a restaurant? I'm a little ashamed to admit what you've probably already guessed about me, and that is that I never pass up an opportunity to taste something sweet, even when it's not homemade by yours truly. When we dine out, it's a foregone conclusion that if there's a peanut butter chocolate dessert on the menu, it WILL be ordered. Bonus points if it's a peanut butter pie.
I think Mr. Allie's been waiting far too long for me to make this for him at home, and it's time his patience is rewarded. It doesn't have to be Father's Day for us to enjoy this yummy treat!
You are going to love how quick and simple this dessert is to whip up. It all starts with a little Dark Chocolate Graham Cracker action, in the bottom of a 6-ounce jar. If you don't have chocolate graham crackers laying around, crushed Oreos would work equally well! I like to use this kind of mini-chopper to crush up the crumbs. Follow it up with a rich and fluffy, cream cheese-y no-bake peanut butter pie filling that comes together in mere moments. It's so good it'll make you slap your mama! Or your dad, as it were ;P
A dollop of softly whipped cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, and a bit of crumbly peanut butter cup and he'll feel like the luckiest dad in all the land!
These are so great because, man, it is hot out there (today was 96 degrees F here in the Philadelphia area)! I do NOT feel like turning my oven on in this kind of weather. So, no baking required for this fabulous treat! AND- it's so good cold! Make it a couple of hours ahead and let it chill in the fridge. It's such a treat to eat on the patio, after the sun starts to go down!
More great pie recipes on my "Pies & Tarts" Pinterest board!
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Easy, No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Jars
Ingredients
- 6 ounces (170.1 g) cream cheese, (the kind in a brick)
- ½ cup (129 g) peanut butter, (creamy)
- ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 1 cup (238 g) heavy cream, cold
- ¾ cup (67.5 g) crushed chocolate graham crackers, (or about 15 crushed Oreo cookies)
- ½ cup (119 g) heavy cream,, cold
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon chocolate sauce
- 4 mini peanut butter cups, chopped
Instructions
To Make the Filling:
- Place the cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, and salt in a medium mixing bowl and whip on medium speed until smooth.
- Slowly drizzle the cold cream into the bowl, in a thin stream, while continuing to whip on medium speed. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, then turn the speed up to high and whip for about a minute more, until stiff peaks form.
To Assemble:
- Place 3 tablespoons of cookie crumbs in the bottom of each jar. (I like to use a mini-chopper to crush the cookies.)
- Pipe or spoon the filling on top.
- Whip the cream with the powdered sugar until it holds soft peaks.
- Layer about two tablespoons of whipped cream in each jar. Top with chocolate sauce and chopped peanut butter cups.
- Serve cold.
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I'd like to try the chocolate sesame butter cookie recipe.
That's a good one, Kate! Thanks for stopping by and good luck to you!
No bake? That's my kind of recipe!
How 'bout it, Bee! Especially at this time of year. So glad you liked, thanks for reading and for the sweet comment 😉
These PB jars look amazing! Brilliant recipe idea, Allie! 🙂
Thank you so much, Jess! Hope you're having a great weekend, sweetie!
This one! My family LOVES peanut butter!
Same here, Jan! How could anyone not??? So glad you liked, thanks for reading and commenting!
You know me, I’d order dessert first if I could in a restaurant!!! 🙂 It’s always the first thing I look at, but I guess you knew that already.
I’m loving how these are no bake since summer’s here, and it’s probably hot over your side of the pond. Love PB, it’s just that PB doesn’t love me anymore… le sigh.
Oh dear, I'm sorry! Yes it is so hot here today- I'm staying indoors with the air conditioner blowing right on me, lol! Thanks for the sweet comment, Lisa!
I wouldn't be able to wait to get to the bottom of this, love it!
Ha ha thanks Matt! I dug right down in there, lol! Hope you're having a fun weekend 😉
oh my goodness, never mind. it just worked! Sorry!!!
No worries, thanks anyway for the heads up and I'm glad you got it figured out!
hey Allie, I can't enter the giveaway b/c the "pin it" hover button covers the widget and when I try to click, "I commented" it thinks I am trying to pin something. . just wanted to let you know. .
Allie, love these no-bake peanut butter pie jars!!! I need to do more no-bake recipes this summer. . to keep the kitchen cooler. . will def give these a try!!!
Thank you so much, Alice! I know, I wish I could do NOTHING but no bake, all summer long, but I think my readers might get a little bored, lol... So glad you liked, thank you for the sweet comment!
oooooh love these gorgeous pies in jars!!! So luscious!
Love that word! So descriptive and so true. Thanks for the sweet comment, Kayle!
There's something about getting your own dessert in a pretty, little jar where you can see all the layers --what's not to love? I'm crazy about peanut butter pie and I think this would be my favorite way to eat it. 🙂
I know, what is it about the jars, anyway??? I think I'm getting a little obsessed, lol! So happy you liked this one, Marcie! Thanks so much for the sweet comment 😉
Two words from Justin: THANK YOU!
Ha ha- I had a feeling he would like this one! Tell him hi from me 😉
Ok, I need these in my life, like. right. now. I am a huge fan of the chocolate-peanut butter combo, and these looks so creamy and perfect. I love that they are no-bake, so I don't have to turn on my oven!
Oh totally, Kristine! Same here, ain't nobody got time for that in the heat of summer, lol! So glad you liked the recipe- thanks so much for letting me know. 😀
i am pretty obsessed with pb, so these look delicious
You are not alone, lol! Thanks so much Dana! Hope you're enjoying your weekend 😉
Took the words right out of my mouth!
Too funny, Maria! Thanks so much for reading and for the comment. Hope you're enjoying the last of the weekend 😀
I definitely want to make the caramel apple milkshakes. I love caramel apple anything.
Cool! Thanks Heather I hope you enjoy!
Ohmigosh! Are these peanut-buttery jars not just the cutest thing ever?! I LOVE peanut butter cheesecake and this looks like the perfect no-bake treat to enjoy it when it's so hot outside. Love these, Allie! Pinned.
Thanks, Sarah! You are such a sweetie, thank you so much for the pin and the comment 😉