PEANUT BUTTER PIE – The Southern Lady Cooks

This old-fashioned peanut butter pie is one your family will love. It’s absolutely delicious.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

If you love peanut butter, this pie is for you, and I assure you… It’s fantastic! The creamy peanut butter layer, combined with the crunch of the crumbs, gives this pie the best texture and flavor. The meringue on this pie is unique since it’s not fluffy. This pie is essentially made with a layer of meringue, as you add the crumb topping and then bake it. We all agree that the merignue really is an excellent addition to this pie.

⭐TIP

The mixture should start to thicken while it is cooking. I don’t let it get as thick as pudding before removing from the heat, as it will continue to thicken as it cools until it is about the consistency of pudding when cool. The mixture doesn’t need to cool before you pour it over the crumb mixture.

OTHER DELICIOUS PIE RECIPES

Peanut Butter Pie

Anne Walkup

This peanut butter pie is an old fashioned classic your family will absolutely love!

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

• 1 9 inch pie shell, baked according to package directions or if you make your own, it should be baked
• 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter could use creamy
• 1 1/4 cups confectionery sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 12 fl. ounce can evaporated milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 eggs separated
• 1/2 cup regular sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

• In a bowl, mix the sugar and peanut butter together using a fork until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Remove 1/2 cup crumbs and set aside. Spread the rest of the crumbs in the baked pie shell. Mix together 2 tablespoons margarine, evaporated milk, salt, the 3 egg yolks (keep the whites for the meringue), 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a pan. Cook on medium heat on top of the stove stirring constantly until thickens. (about 5 to 7 minutes). I remove as soon as it starts to thicken. (This will burn easily so watch it closely).

• Pour this over the crumb mixture in the pie shell. Beat the 3 egg whites until stiff and spread over the pie. Spread remaining crumbs on top of the meringue.

• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven about 20 minutes. (I usually turn the broiler on for a few seconds before removing the pie but watch it constantly or it will burn on top).

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