A crunchy Oreo crust filled with a rich peanut butter fulling and topped with ganache!
Author The Cupcake Chronicles
Ingredients
For the Oreo Crust
24Oreos
4tbspbuttermelted
for the filling
8ouncescream cheesesoftened
3/4 cup & 2 tbsp powdered sugar, divided
1cupcreamy peanut butter
1cupheavy cream
1tspvanilla extract
for the top!
1/4cupheavy cream
1/4cupchocolate chipssemi sweet
peanut butter cups for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F
In a food processor, pulse your Oreos until they resemble a fine crumb. Alternatively you could place your cookies in a a baggie and smash them with a rolling pin.
Mix in melted butter and mix until fully combined
Press the mixture into your pie pan and bring it up the sides.
Press down with a cup or spoon
Bake for 8-10 minutes
Allow to cool completely and then place in the freezer while you make the filling
Filling
Beat together the cream cheese, 3/4 cup of powdered sugar and peanut butter. Mix until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Add in the vanilla and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar.
Fold the heavy cream mixture into the peanut butter mixture.
Pour batter into pie pan and chill in the fridge overnight to harden.
For the ganache
Heat heavy cream until boiling
Add in chocolate chips and mix until smooth
Allow to cool
Assembly
Top with chopped peanut butter cups and drizzle with chocolate ganache
If desired you can make extra whipping cream and garnish with that