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    Home > Blog > Pies & Tarts > No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

    No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

    by Jenny Park · Published: Nov 22, 2021

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    This super simple and delicious No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is the perfect no fruit pie! It's so creamy, fluffy and perfect paired with the graham cracker crust! We love that it comes together without having to turn the oven or stove on! We promise you will love this pie!
    No Bake Peanut Butter Pie with whipped cream on top with a slice taken out.

    My favorite kind of pie has always been one with a creamy filling and a cookie or cracker crust, like our No Bake Peanut Butter Pie. This pie is very high on my list of favorite pies and overall desserts! Not to brag, but I’ve been told by many un-bias family members that our recipe is the best of all the peanut butter pie recipes. It couldn’t be easier to make and it is such a dreamy, delicious pie!

    The peanut butter filling is rich and creamy and goes so well with the buttery, graham cracker crust and the super fluffy whipped cream that we pile high on top! I love the simple, rich flavors in this pie. I also love that you don’t need to turn the oven or stove on to make this pie, which also makes it perfect for hot summer days, although it really is great year round.

    How to Make Our No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

    Ingredients to make a No Bake Peanut Butter Pie shot overhead.

    Graham Cracker Crust

    1. Begin by placing all the crust ingredients into a mixing bowl and stirring together until fully combined. It’s important to make sure all of the graham cracker crumbs and sugar are saturated in the melted butter evenly which will ensure the crust holds together well.
    1. Pour crust mixture into a 9 inch pie dish and evenly press mixture into the bottom and sides of the dish. You can use the bottom of a measuring cup to press the crust into the bottom and sides of the pie dish to ensure an even crust. 
    2. Chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator, until crust is firm. 
    Graham cracker crust in a pie dish.
    Graham cracker crust pressed into a pie dish.

    Peanut Butter Filling

    1. For the filling, combine cream cheese, peanut butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, and vanilla into a large bowl and beat together with an electric hand mixer until well blended and fluffy.
    2. Fold in 1 cup chopped peanuts. The chopped peanuts add a nice texture to the pie, but can be omitted if you prefer a smooth filling. 
    Peanut butter pie filling ingredients in a bowl.
    Combine all peanut butter pie filling.
    1. In a separate bowl combine cream and remaining sugar. Beat together with the hand mixer until medium-stiff peaks form. 
    2. Add 2/3 of the whipped cream to the peanut butter mixture, in three additions, and fold together until light, fluffy and fully combined. 
    Whipped cream added into the peanut butter pie filling.
    Adding whipped cream in thirds to the peanut butter pie filling.
    Adding more whipped cream into the creamy peanut butter pie filling.
    Whipped up creamy peanut butter pie filling.

    Assembly

    1. Pour filling into the chilled crust.
    2. Pour remaining whipped cream over the filling in an even mound and top with remaining chopped peanuts. Refrigerate pie for at least 1 hour or until filling has set. 
    A creamy peanut butter pie with no whipped cream on top.
    A creamy peanut butter pie with whipped cream on top and nuts.
    1. Remove from refrigerator and serve.
    A close up on a creamy peanut butter pie with whipped cream, and nuts on top.

    Tools You Will Need

    • knife
    • cutting board
    • mixing bowls
    • measuring spoons
    • dry measuring cups
    • liquid measuring cup
    • baking spatulas
    • electric mixer
    • 9-inch pie plate

    Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions

    Make Ahead

    This pie can be made up to 3 days ahead of time. If not serving soon after chilling/allowing the filling to set, we recommend leaving the whipped cream topping and chopped peanuts off the pie. Then tightly wrapping the chilled pie in plastic wrap or a large airtight container. When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and allow the pie to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before adding the whipped cream and chopped peanuts to the top.

    Freezing

    This pie can be frozen for up to 3 months (for maximum freshness). We recommend freezing the whole pie without the whipped cream topping. Place pie in freezer until fully frozen, about 2 hours. Then tightly wrap in plastic wrap and place back into the freezer until ready to use. Once ready to serve, remove from freezer, unwrap and thaw, about 1 hour. Top with whipped cream and chopped peanuts and serve.

    A creamy peanut butter pie with a slice taken out.

    Tips and Tricks for Peanut Butter Pie Success

    • We like using a more stable peanut butter in this recipe, like JIF brand as it holds up the best in this pie.
    • If you want to use a more natural peanut butter, that’s totally fine! We just recommend that you use a “no stir” peanut butter because it will achieve much better results. We also recommend whipping the peanut butter first, until its slightly aerated and fluffy, before adding the other filling ingredients to help form a little more body to the filling.
    • Although folding the whipped cream into the filling in multiple stages may seem tedious, there’s a reason it’s important! Folding the whipped cream in three separate additions will help keep the whipped cream aerated. This will help the filling gain a light and fluffy texture, especially after it is refrigerated and sets.
    • It’s important to make sure all of the graham cracker crumbs and sugar are saturated in the melted butter evenly which will ensure the crust holds together well.
    • Using something with a flat surface, like a measuring cup, to press the crust into the bottom and sides of the pie pan will help to ensure an even crust and also help to prevent crumbling.
    • We’ve never had an issue with a gritty texture from the sugar in this pie, but if that’s of concern, powdered sugar can replace the granulated sugar in the filling.
    • Homemade whipped cream is a must! It’s so easy to make (using just heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt) and creates a far more superior pie from its commercial made, artificially flavored whipped topping, like cool whip.
    • If you can’t find graham cracker crumbs, just buy some graham crackers, break them up into a food processor and pulse a few times until a fine crumb appears.

    Variations

    • The graham cracker crumb crust can be replaced with chocolate cookie crumbs (like oreos…hello oreo crust!) or Nilla wafer crumbs.
    • Instead of chopped peanuts to top the pie, we like to drizzle a few tablespoons of melted chocolate or even grate some chocolate onto the top.
    • If you like an extra smooth and creamy pie, just omit the chopped nuts from the filling and/or the top which we use for garnish.
    No Bake Peanut Butter Pie with a slice taken out.

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    This super simple and delicious No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is the perfect no fruit pie! It's so creamy, fluffy and perfect paired with the graham cracker crust! We love that it comes together without having to turn the oven or stove on! We promise you will love this pie!
    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Prep Time: 15 mins
    Inactive Time: 2 hrs
    Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
    Servings: 12

      INGREDIENTS  

    graham cracker crust

    • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
    • 6 tablespoons salted butter melted
    • 1/4 cup sugar

    filling

    • 8 ounces cream cheese
    • 2 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
    • 1 1/2 cups sugar divided
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 1/4 cups chopped dry roasted peanuts
    • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    crust

    • Place ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir together until fully combined.
    • Pour crust mixture into a 9 inch pie dish and evenly press mixture into the bottom and sides of the dish.
    • Refrigerate for 1 hour, until crust is firm.

    filling

    • In a large mixing bowl combine cream cheese, peanut butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, and vanilla and beat together with an electric hand mixer until fully blended.
    • Stir in 1 cup chopped peanuts until evenly combined.
    • In another mixing bowl combine cream and remaining sugar. Beat together with the hand mixer until medium stiff peaks form.
    • Add 2/3 of the whipped cream to the peanut butter mixture, in three separate additions, and fold together until light, fluffy and fully combined
    • Pour filling into the chilled crust and smooth to evenly fill.
    • Spread remaining whipped cream over the filling in an even mound and top with remaining chopped peanuts. Refrigerate pie for at least 1 hour or until filling has set.
    • Remove from refrigerator and serve.

      NOTES  

    Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions

    Make Ahead

    This pie can be made up to 3 days ahead of time. If not serving soon after chilling/allowing the filling to set, we recommend leaving the whipped cream topping and chopped peanuts off the pie. Then tightly wrapping the chilled pie in plastic wrap or a large airtight container. When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and allow the pie to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before adding the whipped cream and chopped peanuts to the top.

    Freezing

    This pie can be frozen for up to 3 months (for maximum freshness). We recommend freezing the whole pie without the whipped cream topping. Place pie in freezer until fully frozen, about 2 hours. Then tightly wrap in plastic wrap and place back into the freezer until ready to use. Once ready to serve, remove from freezer, unwrap and thaw, about 1 hour. Top with whipped cream and chopped peanuts and serve.

    Tips and Tricks for Peanut Butter Pie Success

    • We like using a more stable peanut butter in this recipe, like JIF brand as it holds up the best in this pie.
    • If you want to use a more natural peanut butter, that’s totally fine! We just recommend that you use a “no stir” peanut butter because it will achieve much better results. We also recommend whipping the peanut butter first, until its slightly aerated and fluffy, before adding the other filling ingredients to help form a little more body to the filling.
    • Although folding the whipped cream into the filling in multiple stages may seem tedious, there’s a reason it’s important! Folding the whipped cream in three separate additions will help keep the whipped cream aerated. This will help the filling gain a light and fluffy texture, especially after it is refrigerated and sets.
    • It’s important to make sure all of the graham cracker crumbs and sugar are saturated in the melted butter evenly which will ensure the crust holds together well.
    • Using something with a flat surface, like a measuring cup, to press the crust into the bottom and sides of the pie dish will help to ensure an even crust and also help to prevent crumbling.

    Variations

    • The graham cracker crumb crust can be replaced with chocolate cookie crumbs or Nilla wafer crumbs.
    • Instead of chopped peanuts to top the pie, we like to drizzle some melted chocolate or even grate some chocolate onto the top.
    • If you like an extra smooth and creamy pie, just omit the chopped nuts from the filling and/or the top which we use for garnish.
    Serving: 1serving Calories: 852kcal Carbohydrates: 53g Protein: 20g Fat: 66g Saturated Fat: 26g Cholesterol: 104mg Sodium: 552mg Potassium: 534mg Fiber: 5g Sugar: 38g Vitamin A: 1158IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 92mg Iron: 2mg
    CUISINE: Amercian
    KEYWORD: no bake, peanut butter pie, pie
    COURSE: Dessert

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    November 22, 2021 / 29 Comments

    About Jenny Park

    Jenny Park is half of Spoon Fork Bacon. She is also a food stylist and recipe developer. One of her favorite foods is donuts. #sfbJENNY

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    1. Patty

      December 24, 2021 at 12:16 am

      I made this pie and like the other comment mine also made 2 pies it seemed pretty thick your recipe says pour filling into pie well I had to scoop it in with a spoon it tasted pretty good so I’m not going to worry thanks for this recipe I am a peanut butter lover thank you. Patty

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    2. Krystal

      November 25, 2020 at 11:46 am

      Hello, I made this today and my peanut butter filling does not look as creamy as yours… it also made enough filling for 2 9inch pies. I’m wondering if there was a misprint in the recipe? 2 1/2 cups seemed like a lot of peanut butter! Thank you.

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      • Jenny Park

        November 26, 2020 at 10:50 am

        Hi! The peanut butter amount is correct! We used a 2 in deep pie dish (and piled the filling pretty high), so if your pie dish is more shallow, your filing will definitely overflow. For the smoothness, you really want to make sure the whipped cream is fully incorporated (without white streaks). I like to incorporate a cup of whipped cream first and fully stir it into the peanut butter to lighten the mixture up, then fold in the rest of the whipped cream. This makes it a little easier to blend together!

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