Reese's Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie
This Reese's Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie is a tantalizing sweet and salty dessert temptation too hard to resist! Delicious pie layers of peanut butter filling, chocolate ganache, loads of peanut butter cups, salted peanuts, pretzels and whipped cream in a super yummy homemade pretzel crust.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
Pretzel Crust
- 2 cups crushed pretzels try to measure out 3 ½ to 4 cups of small pretzels lightly broken in pieces to fit in the measuring cup
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons salted butter melted
Optional: Chocolate Ganache for Chocolate Covered Pretzel Crust
- ½ heaping cup or 3 ounces of semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips or bar chocolate
- ¼ cup heavy cream or peanut butter could be used
Peanut Butter Filling Layer
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 8 oz Cool Whip
Chocolate Ganache Top Layer
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream or ½ cup peanut butter
Toppings
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- Mini peanut butter cups
- Salted peanuts
- Home-made or store-bought Chocolate covered pretzels
Instructions
Pretzel Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the crust, crush the pretzels in a blender or food processor until finely chopped. Stir in the brown sugar and butter. Press the pretzel mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool for 15-20 minutes.
Optional: Chocolate Ganache for Chocolate Covered Pretzel Crust
- For the ganache, chop the chocolate if using bar chocolate. Place the chocolate in a small bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between until fully melted. Add cream and stir until glossy and smooth. Spread evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the pie crust (it will be a pretty thin layer, don’t worry if there are a few bare spots here and there). Refrigerate until set.
Peanut Butter Filling Layer
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until well blended. Add the cool whip and blend on low until combined. Spread this mixture over the crust. Return pie to the fridge while making the ganache.
Chocolate Ganache Top Layer
- For the ganache, chop the chocolate if using bar chocolate. Place the chocolate in a small bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between until fully melted. Add cream or peanut butter and stir until glossy and smooth.
- Allow the ganache to come to room temperature before adding it to the pie. Pour the ganache on top of the pie, using a spatula to evenly spread it.
Toppings
- Pipe a border of whipped cream around the top of the pie, then add some peanut butter cups to the center with some salted peanuts and chocolate covered pretzels.
- Cover the pie with tinfoil and return to the fridge or freezer for 1-2 hours. Before serving, remove the pie from the freezer and let it sit for 15 minutes to make cutting it easier. Cover and refrigerate or freeze any leftovers.