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February 23rd, 2008

Peanut butter cream cheese pie – super-low fat, and freakin’ delicious

This is an adaptation of a recipe from the fine folks at Bell Plantation, who sell the always great powdered peanut butter. I changed the amounts quite a bit, so it tastes completely different – but what goes in is the same. I also had to try it twice to get the preparation right (there were no directions on how to prepare it, so I really screwed up the first time).

Anyway, here goes.  This is my favorite dessert, and is very low fat (around 3.5 grams for 1/8 of the pie).

Ingredients:

  • 1 keebler ready crust, reduced fat
  • 1 cup of PB2 (powdered peanut butter (review) , order it here))
  • 16 oz of fat free cream cheese (2 blocks)
  • 8 oz of fat free cool whip (1 small tub) — or substitute with something healthier (fat free sweetened condensed milk?)
  • 1/8 cup splenda (omit if substitution has sugar)

To prepare:

  • Warm the cream cheese up in the microwave until it’s soft. I think I put it in for a minute or two at medium heat. (check it after a minute, and continue if needed)
  • Once soft, use a hand mixer to start whipping up the cream cheese.
  • Slowly integrate the PB2 while whipping the cream cheese.
  • Once fully integrated, add the cool whip.
  • Blend until fully mixed.
  • Dump into the crust.
  • Chill in the fridge.