USA Peanuts: Easy as Pie!
(NAPSA) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, love and marriage, a wink and a smile… do you see where this is going? Classic combinations are timeless for a reason… they go together because they’re fabulous on their own but somehow, together, they create something doubly delightful. Chocolate and peanut butter are one of America’s most beloved combinations. In addition to being enjoyed by themselves, nothing enhances chocolate’s velvety, sweet complexion quite like the robust, savory flavor of peanuts and peanut butter.
In celebration of this delicious duo, the National Peanut Board offers some tried-and-true (and some new!) chocolate-peanut butter combinations:
- Top chocolate ice cream with chopped peanuts or drizzle with warmed peanut butter
- Decorate a chocolate cake with peanut butter instead of icing
- Smear peanut butter between two chocolate-chip cookies
- Dunk a dollop of peanut butter into a mug of hot chocolate
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons peanuts chopped, unsalted, divided
- 1 prepared 9-inch crumb crust chocolate, 6 ounces
- 2 tablespoons caramel topping divided
- 12/3 cups Nestle Toll House Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels 11-ounce package
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 package cream cheese softened, 8 ounces
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whipped topping frozen, nondairy, thawed
Instructions
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup peanuts onto bottom of pie crust. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon caramel topping.
- Combine morsels and milk in medium, uncovered microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power 45 seconds; stir. Morsels may retain some of their shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until melted.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in chocolate mixture. Add whipped topping and stir vigorously until smooth. Spoon into prepared pie crust and swirl top. Sprinkle with remaining peanuts and drizzle with remaining caramel topping. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Notes
Nutritional Information
Per Serving: 509 calories; 33 g fat (14 g sat., 8 g mono.); 37 mg cholesterol; 47 g carbohydrate; 10 g protein; 270 mg sodium
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