It’s unbeatable: The Buckeye’s combination of salty-sweet peanut butter and rich chocolate is so good, we couldn’t stop ourselves from making it into a pie. With a crust made of Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookies and a creamy peanut butter filling, it delivers on all the classic flavor, and it even has the looks to match. The chocolate ganache topping is a perfectly appropriate nod to the chocolate-dipped look of the candy. Surprise the chocolate-peanut butter lovers in your life with this new take on an old favorite!
Buckeye Pie
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 4 hr 5 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cookie Crust
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
- Butter, water and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling
- 4 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Topping
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Make and bake 36 cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes. Store 20 cookies in airtight container for another use.
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Step2Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
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Step3In food processor, process half of the remaining 16 cookies to fine crumbs. Remove to medium bowl. Process second half of remaining cookies to fine crumbs; add to bowl. Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter until well blended. Press very firmly in bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until crust is set in center. Cool 15 minutes.
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Step4In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter and the peanut butter with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons whipping cream until well blended, scraping down side of bowl frequently. Spoon and spread over baked crust.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, microwave Topping ingredients uncovered on High 15 seconds; stir. Continue to microwave in 10-second increments until chocolate chips can be stirred smooth; cool 5 minutes. Pour and spread over center of filling, leaving 1-inch border. Refrigerate uncovered about 2 hours or until chocolate mixture is set.
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Step6Using sharp knife, cut into wedges, cleaning knife blade after each cut. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
560
Calories
34g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
58g
Total Carbohydrate
45g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 300
- Total Fat
- 34g
- 52%
- Saturated Fat
- 17g
- 86%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 400mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 130mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 58g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 45g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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