Buckeye Pie
Ingredients:
- 20 chocolate sandwich cookies (crushed)
- 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
- ½ cup butter (softened to room temperature)
- 1 2/3 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1¼ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
- ¾ cup heavy cream
Directions
In a large bowl, combine cookies with melted butter. Stir until crumbs are uniformly moistened and press into pie dish.
In a large bowl combine butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla. Using a hand mixer, whip ingredients until smooth. Spoon mixture into crust and smooth. Place in freezer while you make your ganache.
Place chocolate chips in a medium heat-proof bowl. In a small sauce pan over medium heat, heat cream until cream starts to simmer. Pour over chocolate and let sit 5 minutes before whisking until smooth.
Pour ganache over peanut butter and smooth. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Serve.