Holiday Tasting Party Recipes

RECIPE NAME: Decadent Peanut Butter Pie

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup cream peanut butter, plus 2 Tbs., divided
1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 (12 oz) container frozen whipped topping thawed and divided
1 prepared chocolate pie crust
1 (11.75 oz) jar Smucker's Hot Fudge spoonable Ice Cream Topping, divided

HOW TO MAKE THIS:
Beat together 1 cup peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with an electric mixer on medium until well combined. Gently mix in 3 cups whipped topping until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into pie crust. Using a spatula, smooth mixture to edges of pie.

Reserve 2 tablespoons of hot fudge topping in the corner of a resealable food storage bag; set aside. Microwave remaining topping on High for 1 minute. Stir. Spread topping over pie, covering entire peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until set. Spread remaining whipped topping over hot fudge layer, being careful not to mix the two layers.

Cut a small corner from bag containing topping. Squeeze bag to drizzle topping over pie. Place remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter in a resealable food storage bag; cut bag corner and squeeze to drizzle in opposite direction from topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

MY NAME: Sherry Hickerson