Peanut Butter Chiffon Pie
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
4.5 oz. Chocolate cookie crumbs
2 Tbl. sugar
pinch salt
½ c butter, melted
Pie:
1 Tbl.unflavored gelatin (1 pkg.)
¼ c water
4 eggs, separated
1 c sugar
1 c smooth peanut butter
1 c milk
½ c heavy cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 325
Combine crumbs, sugar and salt in a bowl and toss together.
Add the butter and stir until blended.
Press into pie tin and bake for 8 minutes; cool completely.
In a small bowl sprinkle the gelatin over the water and let stand to soften.
Put the egg yolks in a med. saucepan and whisk for a moment.
Stir in ¾ c sugar, peanut butter and milk.
Place over med. heat and cook stirring constantly until the mixture just reaches a simmer and thickens slightly but does not boil.
Remove from heat and add the softened gelatin, stirring until it is completely dissolved.
Pour into a bowl and chill, stirring now and then, until it mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon and no longer feels warm, about 1 hour or more.
Whip the egg whites until soft peaks form and slowly add the remaining ¼ cups sugar until stiff peaks form.
Beat cream until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold eggs and cream into chilled peanut butter mixture until completely blended.
Mound into crust, and chill several hours before serving.