CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE

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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE
The first day, this pie is softer and creamier, but the next day it is quite solid and I think I prefer it the next day. It is rich!  It is also so ridiculously good that it was gone in less than 24 hours and only Ian and I were eating it. Chocolate and Peanut Butter - the perfect pairing!  I totally overate this weekend and even today. It was Jon's birthday week (May 1st is his birthday) and I used it as an excuse to bake - Made Chunky Chocolate Chip cookies (on my blog), Chocolate Layer Cake (new recipe) and an Apple Cake - and then this decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. The boys visited us on the mountain. I made a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, such as Mock Sweet Potato Pie, Hot German Bacon Potato Salad (for my eldest son - his favorite), veggies including deep fried plantain (totally over the top decadent, using ripe plantain - tastes like donuts almost - but chewy and crispy). Phew! Sheer decadence!. Yep, and we won't count that before the turkey dinner, we had a big brunch with my low-carb English Muffins, fried eggs, bacon and fruit salad. Ugh, I said to Ian that today I didn't want to eat much and could I just make him a quick couple of English Muffins and he could add breakfast fixings. However, I saw his longing for pizza and melted, so we had Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Pizza, page 64, Splendid Low-Carbing for Life, Volume-1 with my German Bacon Salad on page 22. LOL NOW I really need to steer clear of the scale for a few days, while I have some slightly more spartan days. Yikes!! Jennifer

Crust:
2/3  cup Gluten-Free Bake Mix (150 mL)
2/3  cup ground almonds (150 mL)
1/3  cup butter, softened (75 mL)
Liquid sweetener (sucralose or stevia) to equal 1/3  cup sugar (75 mL)
1/8 tsp salt (1 mL)
Filling:
8 oz cream cheese (250 g)
3/4  cup peanut butter (175 mL)
Liquid sweetener (sucralose or stevia) to equal 1/2 cup sugar (125 mL)
1/3  cup Steviva Blend®, powdered or powdered erythritol (75 mL)
1/4  cup heavy cream (60 mL)
Chocolate Topping:
1/2 cup whole milk powder, OR skim milk powder (125 mL)
  (finely ground – available in Mexican section or in Costco)
Liquid sweetener (sucralose or stevia) to equal 1/2 cup sugar (125 mL)
1/3  cup Steviva Blend®, powdered, OR powdered erythritol (5 mL)
  OR use Natural Mate erythritol combination sweetener (very popular new sweetener/stevia version too)
1/4  cup heavy cream (60 mL)
1/4  cup butter, melted (60 mL)
2 tbsp water (30 mL)
2 tsp olive oil (10 mL)
1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL)
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted (60 g)

Crust:  Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). In medium bowl, combine Gluten-Free Bake Mix, ground almonds, butter, liquid sweetener and salt.  Place in 9-inch (23 cm) glass baking dish.  Cover with plastic wrap; press crust to cover bottom of pie dish.  Bake 10 minutes.  Allow to cool.

Filling:  In food processor, process cream cheese.  Add peanut butter, liquid sweetener, Steviva Blend®; process.  Add heavy cream; process. Pour over crust and smooth out.  Pour Chocolate Topping over top and spread out, but leave some of the peanut butter filling showing.

Chocolate Topping:  In food processor with sharp S-blade, process milk powder, liquid sweetener, powdered Steviva Blend®, OR powdered erythritol, heavy cream, butter, water, olive oil and vanilla extract until smooth.  Add melted chocolate; process.

Yield:  12 servings
1 serving
379.8 calories
9.7 g protein
34.9 g fat
8.7 g carbs


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