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Peanut Butter Pie 20 graham crackers 8 Tbsps butter, melted 10 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup sugar 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 Tbsp vanilla 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted 1 cup heavy whipping cream 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 6 oz semisweet chocolate Preheat oven to 350ºF. BRITT STAGER is the designer and writer behind My Daily Randomness, a personal lifestyle blog. It is there where she writes about everything from home renovation and decor, to travel and food. When she is not blogging, she is filling her days with Twitter & Facebook at her social media company, GroupTalk. Crush graham crackers in food processor. Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press the mixture into the sides and bottom of deep dish pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. Meanwhile, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Add peanut butter and vanilla and mix. Slowly pour in melted butter and mix until fully combined. In a stand mixer, whip the cream until soft peaks start to form.Fold whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture using a spatula. Do this gently and do not over-mix. Scoop filling into cooled crust and spread evenly. In a small pot over medium heat, bring the 3/4 cup of cream to a boil. Be very careful not to burn. Pour hot cream over broken pieces of chocolate in a bowl. Stir chocolate & cream mixture until chocolate is fully melted. Cool slightly and spread evenly over peanut butter filling. Refrigerate until set, approximately 3-4 hours. 70 WWW.EATINEATOUT.CA