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SIRIOUSLY DELICIOUS
PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA CREAM PIE
By SIRI DALY
This flavor combination is what my
husband dreams about, which makes
it the perfect recipe to share this
month since both his birthday and
Father’s Day fall in June!
Serves: 8
Hands-on time: 20 minutes
Total time: 3 hours
1 16-ounce package peanut butter
sandwich cookies such as Nutter
Butter, plus a few crushed for garnish
1⁄2 cup lightly salted dry-roasted
peanuts
1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 8-ounce package cream cheese,
softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 medium bananas
Vanilla whipped cream topping
1 cup heavy cream
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Chopped lightly salted dry-roasted
peanuts, for garnish
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Process the cookies and peanuts in a
food processor until finely chopped,
about 1 minute. Stir together the cookie
mixture and melted butter. Press
the crumb mixture on the bottom, up
the sides, and onto the lip of a lightly
greased 9-inch pie
plate.
2. Bake until
lightly browned, 10
to 12 minutes. Transfer
to a wire rack, and cool completely,
about 30 minutes.
3. Beat the cream cheese, brown sugar,
peanut butter, and 1 tablespoon
of the heavy cream with an electric
mixer on medium speed until light
and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Place the remaining heavy cream
in a bowl, and add the vanilla. Beat on
medium speed until stiff peaks form,
about 2 minutes. Fold one-third of
the whipped cream into the peanut
butter mixture, then gently fold the
remaining whipped cream into the
peanut butter mixture.
5. Slice the bananas, and place in
an even layer on the crust. Spread
the peanut butter
mixture
evenly over the
bananas.
6. Make the Vanilla
Whipped Cream Topping:
Beat the heavy cream and vanilla
with an electric mixer on medium
speed until foamy, about 1 minute.
Increase the speed to medium high,
and gradually add the powdered
sugar, beating until stiff peaks form,
about 2 minutes. (Do not overbeat.)
7. Dollop the topping over the peanut
butter mixture. Chill for 2 hours.
Garnish with the chopped peanuts
and crushed cookies, if desired.
Excerpted from Siriously Delicious
by Siri Daly. Copyright © 2018 Oxmoor
House. Reprinted with permission
from Time Inc. Books, a division
of Meredith Corporation. New York,
NY. All rights reserved.
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