Recipe courtesy of Raine Gottess
Recipe courtesy of Raine Gottess
Show:
Food Network Challenge
Episode:
The Great American Pie Cook-Off
Celebration Cheesepie
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 1 hr 5 min
- Yield: 8 servings
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 1 hr 5 min
- Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Crust:
15 to 18 shortbread cookies, finely crushed
2/3 cup melted butter
Layer 1:
2 ounces softened cream cheese
2 cups whipped topping
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
Layer 2:
4 ounces softened cream cheese
4 cups whipped topping
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 ounces melted German sweet chocolate
Whipped Cream, for garnish
Directions
- Crust:
- In a bowl, stir together cookies and butter with a fork until moistened then press into an 8 or 10-inch pie crust. Freeze.
- Layer 1:
- Beat together all ingredients, spread onto the frozen crust, and freeze for 5 minutes.
- Layer 2:
- Beat together all ingredients except for the chocolate. Stir in the chocolate. Place this mixture on top of the peanut butter layer.
- Top with whipped cream and refrigerate until firm.
