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Peanut Butter Cream Pie (With Pretzel Crust)

September 5, 2019 By Dawn 11 Comments

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This Peanut Butter Cream Pie (With Pretzel Crust) is a delicious peanut butter treat for any peanut butter lover. Peanut butter, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped cream are blended together and poured into a pretzel crust.

Peanut butter pie with chocolate and peanut butter drizzled over top.

We have our share of peanut butter fans in our family. These fans are always delighted to see when this pie is served for dessert. The pie with its creamy peanut butter filling surrounded by a salty pretzel crust. The perfect combination of sweet and salty. The filling for this peanut butter pie is a no-bake and comes together quickly. The pretzel crust is baked, but don’t worry if you are pressed for time it can be baked the day before.

How to make pretzel crumbs?

I find that the easiest way to make the pretzel crumbs is to put them in a food processor. If you don’t have a food processor you can place the pretzels in a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin to make the crumbs. Roll back and forth until the pretzels are crushed.

Which type of peanut butter should be used for this pie?

I always make this pie with creamy peanut butter, but crunchy peanut butter I feel would work just as well for this recipe.

Pretzel pie crust.

Does the cream cheese need to be at room temperature for this recipe?

Yes, you will want to make sure that the cream cheese is at room temperature. You will find that the room temperature cream cheese will blend with the other ingredients better.

Tips to bring cream cheese to room temperature fast.

Did you ever start to bake and realize that you forgot to get the cream cheese out of the refrigerator to bring it to room temperature? No, problem! Here are some tips to bring it up to room temperature in no time at all.

  • Remove the cream cheese package and cut it into small cubes. Let sit for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove the cream cheese from the paper but leave it in the foil, set it in some warm water
  • Remove it from the foil wrapper and place the cream cheese on a microwave-safe dish, heat for 10-second spurts, turning after each spurt, until it is warmed to room temperature.

Steps for making the peanut butter cream pie (with pretzel crust):

Step one – is to make the crust. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the pretzel crumbs, sugar, and butter until well mixed. Bake in the preheated oven for 6 to 9 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on a cooling rack.

Pretzels in a food processor.
Pretzel crust in pie dish.

Step two – In a large mixing bowl beat the room temperature cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Step three –ย Beat in the cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla until well combined.

Sweetened condense milk, cream, cream cheese, vanilla, and peanut butter.
Peanut butter mixture with whipped cream on top.

Step four –ย In another bowl beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer using clean beaters until soft peaks form. Add the whipped cream to the cream mixture and fold in until combined.

Step five –ย Pour the mixture into the cooled pretzel.

Peanut butter pie with a pretzel crust.
Peanut butter pie with peanut butter and chocolate drizzled over top.

Step six –ย Place two tablespoons of peanut butter into a microwave-safe bowl and heat until the peanut butter is runny. The milk chocolate chips and shortening can also be melted in the microwave using a microwave-safe bowl. For both the peanut butter and chocolate chips heat in short spurts stirring after each spurt.

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Peanut butter pie with chocolate and peanut butter drizzled over top.

Peanut Butter Cream Pie (With Pretzel Crust

This Peanut Butter Cream Pie (With Pretzel Crust) is a delicious peanut butter treat for any peanut butter lover. Peanut butter, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped cream are blended together and poured into a pretzel crust.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peanut butter cream pie, peanut butter cream cheese pie, pretzel crust
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 538kcal
Author: Dawn

Ingredients

Pretzel crust

  • 1 1/4 cups pretzels finely crushed
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted

Filling

  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup whipping cream

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon shortening

Instructions

Pretzel crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl mix together the pretzel crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until the mixture is combined.
  • Press into a 9-inch pie pan. Place the crust in the preheated oven. Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until the edge is lightly browned.
  • Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack, cool completely.

Filling

  • In a large bowl beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in the sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, and vanilla
  • In another bowl, beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer using clean beaters until soft peaks form.
  • Add the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold in until combined.
  • Pour the filling into the cooled pretzel crust.

Topping

  • Take the 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave 10 seconds at a time stirring in between each heating until the peanut butter is runny.
  • Take the milk chocolate chips and shortening and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave 20 seconds at a time stirring in between each heating until the chocolate is melted.
  • Drizzle the runny peanut butter and melted over the top of the filling.
  • Refrigerate until firm for about 2 hours.

Notes

  1. Use a food processor for making the pretzel crumbs. If you don't have a food processor place the pretzels in a ziplock bag and roll over the pretzels with a rolling pin until the pretzels are crushed into crumbs.ย 
  2. Make sure that the cream cheese is at room temperature for easy mixing.
  3. Cool the pretzel crust thoroughly before adding the filling.ย 
  4. Refrigerate until firm before serving for about 2 hours.
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 44.6g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 17.3g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 414mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 36g | Iron: 3mg

This recipe was originally published on August 28, 2011. It has been updated with new content and pictures on September 5, 2019.

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: cream cheese, peanut butter, pie crust, pretzels, preztel crust

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  1. Barefeet In The Kitchen

    August 28, 2011 at 2:58 am

    I like a pretzel pie crust too. Your pie looks like it turned out great.

    Reply
  2. Reeni

    August 30, 2011 at 1:16 am

    How delectable! I wouldn’t be able to resist – my absolute favorite combination especially with the salty pretzel crust!

    Reply
  3. Pam

    August 30, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    This looks amazing – love the crust.

    Reply
  4. Michele Marriott

    September 5, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    Hi Dawn! I bet the crust makes this whole pie (which sounds amazing!) Sweet and Salty? Yes, please!

    Reply
    • Dawn

      September 5, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Hi Michele, I love the sweet and salty taste of the pie. Thank you for stopping by!

      Reply
  5. angiesrecipes

    September 5, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    This looks incredible, Dawn. Love the idea of using pretzel to make the crust. Perfect!

    Reply
    • Dawn

      September 6, 2019 at 7:28 am

      Thanks Angie, the pretzel crust was a nice change from the normal graham cracker crust.

      Reply
  6. Sherri

    September 8, 2019 at 8:54 am

    5 stars
    Love the idea of using a pretzel crust with this peanut butter pie. The combination of sweet and salty is always a winner! Looks super rich and decadent!

    Reply
    • Dawn

      September 9, 2019 at 9:16 pm

      Thanks Sherri, I love the sweet and salty also. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  7. David @ Spiced

    September 9, 2019 at 7:07 am

    5 stars
    You are totally calling my name with this sweet + salty dessert, Dawn! I love the idea of a pretzel crust for this peanut butter pie. Looks delicious!!

    Reply
    • Dawn

      September 9, 2019 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks David, I love sweet and salty desserts too.

      Reply

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