Easy Peanut Butter Pie
Making this delicious Peanut Butter Pie is a piece of cake (or, in this case, a piece of pie), even if you don’t know your way around the kitchen. This delightful dessert boasts a smooth, dreamy texture and a luscious peanut butter flavor, and it’s really easy to whip up.
This easy peanut butter pie has a creamy peanut butter filling that practically melts in your mouth, nestled within a sweet graham cracker crust that’s your blank canvas for creating a masterpiece. And the best part? You don’t need any advanced baking skills to achieve this. It’s all about simplicity.
Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned pro looking for a quick and impressive dessert, this Peanut Butter Pie is your answer. The simple ingredients come together beautifully to create a flavor that’s nothing short of divine. So, let’s dive into the easy steps and unlock the secret to this peanutty masterpiece.
Let’s look at how to make this easy peanut butter pie recipe that peanut butter lovers are going to love.
Ingredients
For this easy no-bake pie recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- 1 Graham cracker crust
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 small package instant vanilla pudding
- 3 cups whipped topping
- Reddi-Wip for the topping
How To Make Peanut Butter Pie
- Combine 1/2 cup of peanut butter with 1 cup of milk in a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer and blend well.
- Add 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding and mix for 2-3 minutes. Add a small carton of Cool Whip and mix until well blended.
- Pour into prepared pie crust and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before serving and garnish with more whipped topping, if desired.
Note: If you would like to decorate the top of the pie with Reddi-wip, do so only prior to serving. If left too long, it “melts.”
If easy, crowd-pleasing desserts are your love language, try my Chocolate Lasagna for another creamy favorite, my Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Chip Cookies for a fun twist, or my Ooey Gooey Butter Cake for something extra sweet and indulgent.
Easy Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients
- 1 graham cracker crust
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 small package instant vanilla pudding
- 3 cups whipped topping
- Reddi-wip for the topping
Instructions
- Combine ½ cup of peanut butter with 1 cup of milk in a mixer and blend well.
- Add 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding and mix for 2-3 minutes. Add a small carton of Cool Whip and mix until well blended.
- Pour into prepared pie crust and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before serving and garnish with more whipped topping, if desired.
- Allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before cutting.
Notes
Nutrition
Tasty Tidbits To Jazz Up This Simple Pie
- Use a chocolate graham cracker pie crust
- Use hot fudge, chocolate syrup, or chocolate sauce drizzled on top to garnish
- Use chocolate curls, mini chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped peanuts, or peanut butter cups as a garnish
- Place layer of chocolate sauce on the bottom of the crust before adding pudding mixture
- Place a layer of bananas on the bottom before adding the pudding mixture
- Add bananas and garnish with cooked, chopped bacon for an Elvis Presley Pie.
Homemade Pie Crust Instructions
Prefer to make a homemade crust rather than use a store-bought crust? Making your own graham cracker crust is a straightforward process, and it adds a wonderful homemade touch to your desserts. Here are step-by-step instructions:
Pie Crust Ingredients
- 12 graham cracker sheets
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Break the graham crackers into smaller pieces and place them in a food processor. (You can also place them in a resealable plastic bag and beat or crush them with a rolling pin until they become fine crumbs.) You should have about 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs.
In a mixing bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and granulated sugar. Mix until the sugar is evenly distributed throughout the crumbs.
Stir the melted butter into the crumbs and sugar until the mixture is well combined and resembles wet sand. Ensure that all the crumbs are evenly coated with the butter.
Take a 9-inch pie pan or a similar-sized dish and lightly grease it with cooking spray or a small amount of butter to prevent sticking. Pour the graham cracker mixture into the greased pie pan. Firmly press the mixture evenly along the bottom and up the sides of the pan to form the crust.
Last Bite
Cool, creamy, and bursting with peanut butter flavor—this pie’s a keeper! Leave a comment below and tell me if you topped yours with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, or both.
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I love all things peanut butter. I think I will have to make this one day soon. I am going to pin it now so I don’t forget. Thanks for posting!
so happy you posted this, my kids love to make simple things and I showed them this and they want to make it later this week. Can’t wait to tell you how it turns out for us. 🙂
I would love to hear how it turns out. If you take a picture, I would be happy to post it on the Facebook page for Southern Kissed if you’d like. 🙂
making this today. My daughter is happily mixing everything for me. We’ll have a pic for you in a few hours. 🙂
Mmm this looks good.
This looks so good! I love that it has very few ingredients.
Oh gosh, that looks yummy!
Wow. That looks awesome, my husband loves peanut butter so I will have to try this!!
I want to go home and make this right now. It sounds like the perfect summer time dessert!!!
I bet this taste really good!
So simple! I am definitely going to make this for my boys!
Thanks for the reminder that Peanut Butter pie is SO easy! and I should probably make some soon 🙂
Found you on Rocket City Bloggers – looking forward to your recipes!
Brittney
Oooooo I love this!! Easy as a pie is just a bonus!
Since I love peanut butter I’m sure I would love this!
Oh. My. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!
My husband would love this!