Sara's Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie

I have a friend who has been waiting for her birthday to come so I could make her a special sweet treat.  Her request...anything with peanut butter and chocolate...so I just really wanted to make her happy, and invent a pie!  woohoo!!  I used a chocolate cookie crust and poured in peanut butter pudding.  I was at my friend Janae's the other night, when she made her own hot fudge using marshmallow creme, and hardens a little, so I added that to the top and then made a lovely peanut butter topping, and Viola!!!!  So wicked awesome pie fun!! :)  (I hope it tastes good, since I have never made it before...but it is peanut butter and chocolate for goodness sakes!!)

(by the way, all the pictures I took of the process disappeared :(  so you will have to use your imagination.)

Sara’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie

Peanut Butter Pudding

Update

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 2 3/4 cups milk
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tbsp butter

Directions:

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add milk and cook over medium heat until thick and bubbling. Stirring constantly.   When it is at a full boil, remove from heat and  pour ½ into a bowl with beaten egg yolks, whisking quickly.  When fully blended add back into the rest of the pudding with 1 cup peanut butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla.  Return to a boil, and stir until smooth, then remove from heat, add 1 Tbsp of butter, stir and let sit.

 +When cool, pour into chocolate cookie pie crust.

Janae’s dad’s Marshmallow Hot Fudge Sauce

 ¼ cup Butter 
½ cup Marshmallow Creme 
8 ounces Chocolate Chips - semi sweet
¼ cup Milk - just enough to kind of dilute it a bit
 1/8 cup powdered sugar
 
Heat these enough to melt.  If you want the hot fudge to get stiff on the ice cream then let it almost come to a boil.  It's like marshmallow crispy treats - you want to melt the marshmallow but not cook it or it gets too stiff.  Add the milk - and then add powdered sugar until you have the desired consistency.  Runny is good - because it stiffens as it cools.         

Put on top of the peanut butter pudding pie. 

Peanut Butter Crumb Topping
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1 c. powdered sugar
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter

Mix peanut butter and sugar with mixer until crumbs form.

Pour crumbled mixture on top of the chocolate, cook in 350 degree oven for just 2 minutes, enough to melt a little bit. 

Cool in fridge for 4 hours and serve.