Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. cold milk
1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1/2 c. peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
1 (8 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided (about 3 1/2 c.)
1 prepared chocolate crumb crust (9-inch)
2 small, ripe bananas

Preparation

In a medium bowl with mixer at low speed, beat milk, instant pudding and peanut butter until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Reserve 1 cup whipped topping.
Gently fold remaining topping into peanut butter mixture until blended.
Spoon half of the mixture into pie crust.
Slice 1 banana and arrange over filling.
Top with remaining peanut butter mixture.
Freeze 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
Before serving, swirl reserved whipped topping on pie.
Slice second banana and arrange decoratively on top.
If desired, drizzle with chocolate syrup.
Serves 8.