Title: Cream Cheese Snickers Candy Bar Pie
Categories: Pie, Cake
Yield: 10 Servings
1 Pastry shell (9"); baked, cool
2 Eggs
1 Env unflavored gelatin
1/4 c Water; cold
6 Snickers Bars (1-1/2 oz ea);
- cut into pieces
1/4 c Chunky peanut butter
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar; unsifted
1 ts Cocoa
3 tb Evaporated milk
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Heavy cream; whipped
Peanuts; salted, chopped
Sweetened whipped cream
Separate the eggs. Sprinkle the gelatin over cold water in a small
saucepan and let stand until softened, about 4 minutes; dissolve
over very low heat, stirring. Melt candy bars in top of double
boiler over simmering water; add peanut butter and blend with a
wooden spoon until smooth; cool. Beat cream cheese with 2 egg yolks
thoroughly; gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. Blend in
cocoa, evaporated milk, vanilla, candy bar mix, and then the
dissolved gelatin; mix all well. Chill until partially thickened,
stirring one or two times. Stiffly beat the room temperature egg
whites with the salt; fold into chilled mix, then fold in the
whipped heavy cream; turn into cooled pastry shell and chill until
firm. Decorate with chopped peanuts and additional whipped cream if
desired.
