Cinco De Mayo Peanut Pie Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Make pie crust using this recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/classic-crisco-pie-crust.html?p=1 or use store bought and bake. Preheat oven to 350^.
• 2. Filling: Combine both sugars, flour, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Stir to blend ingredients.
• 3. Slowly pour in the milk 1 cup at a time. Add the peanut butter chips. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Reduce heat and continue to stir for 2 minutes.
• 4. Beat the yolks in a small bowl and slowly stir some of the hot mixture into the yolks, until you have about 1 cup in the yolks, then return yolk mixture to the saucepan.
• 5. Bring mixture to a gently boil. Stirring on low for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the margarine and vanilla.
• 6. Pour mixture into cooled pie shell. Sprinkle with the chopped chocolate peanuts. Bake in 350^ oven for about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature,then refrigerate , before serving. Keep leftovers in refrigerator...

Steps:

• Melt 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate, and cool to room temperature. Beat the eggs with 3/4 cup butter or margarine, chocolate and confectioners' sugar for a FULL 5 minutes. Mixture will be thick and smooth.
• In a separate bowl, beat the peanut butter, 1/4 cup butter, and cream.
• Spoon chocolate filling into crust. Swirl peanut butter filling into chocolate filling.
• Drizzle remaining 2 oz of melted chocolate on top of pie. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Crush the peanuts with rolling pin or mallet.
• Lightly beat the eggs; whisk in the sugar and flour until well combined.
• Add corn syrup and peanuts, and then add butter.
• Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the pie is a rich golden brown, set around the edges, but still a little loose in the center. (If the crust gets too dark, tent the edges with a pie shield or foil during the last part of baking.).
• Cool to room temperature.
• Serve with whipped cream, if desired.