amazing no-bake peanut butter pie

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is a dreamy dessert! We’ve got a chocolate oreo crust, a silky peanut butter filling, and a cloud of pillowy whipped cream with a generous sprinkle of peanut butter cups on top. This delicious dessert is any peanut butter lovers dream!

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Why you’ll love Peanut Butter Pie:

• Creamy Peanut Butter Filling – The peanut butter filling is absolutely heavenly, and made with simple ingredients.
• Chocolate Cookie Crust – This decadent dessert uses a press in cookie crust made with crushed oreos and butter – easy peasy!
• No Bake Dessert – This is a no bake recipe, making it completely fuss-free and perfect for non-bakers. It’s a great make-ahead dessert, too!

Ingredient Overview:

As always, the full recipe with measurements & directions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Use the table of contents (back at the top, below the first image, to navigate).

• Peanut Butter – I used creamy jiff peanut butter, but any creamy variety should work. I’m not sure if natural peanut butter would work as well here.
• Cream Cheese – Use full fat, block style cream cheese in this recipe. Let it come to room temperature before using.
• Cool Whip – Cool whip adds creaminess and helps the filling set up. Be sure you thaw it in the fridge overnight before using.
• Oreos – Use oreos or any similar sandwich cookie for the crust.
• Butter – I always use salted buter for the best flavor, but feel free to use unsalted butter if you prefer.

Recipe Substitutions & Variations:

• Homemade Whipped Cream – Feel free to use homemade whipped cream instead of the cool whip in the filling. If you do this, mix about 1/3 of the total amount in with your mixer, then fold the rest in with a rubber spatula – this is very important, as the whipped cream will loose all the air you just whipped into it if you don’t fold it in.
• Dairy-free – Use dairy-free cool whip or dairy-free heavy cream, and dairy-free cream cheese to make this pie dairy-free.
• Gluten-free – Use gluten-free chocolate graham crackers or sandwich cookies to easily make this pie gluten-free.
• Toppings – Add a sprinkle of salted chopped peanuts or even chocolate chips or peanut butter chips on top of the pie.
• Chocolate Sauce – Drizzle chocolate sauce on top of the pie if you want to add even more chocolate!
• Peanut Butter Cups – Use whatever size peanut butter cups you like to top this pie! I used a mix of medium and small ones, and chopped some of them up.

How to Make Peanut Butter Pie:

Step 1: Make the Crust. Start by pulsing oreo cookies in a food processor. Stir in the melted butter, and press this mixture into a 9-inch pie plate. Chill the crust while you mix up the filling.

Step 2: Make the No-Bake Peanut Butter Filling. In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Add the cool whip last.

Step 3: Make the Whipped Cream & Serve. Beat together heavy cream, vanilla, and a bit of powdered sugar to easily make whipped cream! Using a food processor or blender makes the creamiest whipped cream in no time! You can use a mixer, too.

Chill the pie at least 4-6 hours before adding the whipped cream and serving.

Serving + Storing:

Top your delicious peanut butter pie with chopped peanut butter cups. Once the pie has chilled, serve it up! Store leftovers in the fridge for 4-6 days in an airtight container. But once the whole family has seen this, don’t count on leftovers, heh.

For more no-bake pie perfection, try my S’mores Pie or my French Silk Pie.

Expert Success Tips:

• Press-In Crust – Spend a few minutes pressing the crust in really well so that it holds together nicely when the pie is sliced. Use the back of a measuring cup to pack it in.
• Whipped Cream Topping- To make a beautiful pie, pile the whipped cream in the center of the pie, then gently push it out towards the edges using the back of a spoon, creating swoops as you go. 
• Chill the Pie – You absolutely must chill the pie in order for the filling to set up.

Special Tools:

• Pie Plate – Any pie plate will work for this recipe since it’s no-bake!

More No Bake Dessert Recipes to Love:

• No Bake Black Forest Pie
• No Bake Nutella Tart
• No Bake Cookie Dough Bites
• Mini No Bake Apple Cheesecakes

More Peanut Butter Recipes to Love:

• Bakery-Style Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies
• Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
• Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
• Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart
• Peanut Butter Cup & Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
• Bakery-Style Monster Cookies

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