Cooking Light Frozen Peanut Butter Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 2/3 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs (about 8 1/2 cookie sheets)
    7 tablespoons sugar, divided
    2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
    cooking spray
    1 1/4 cups nonfat milk
    2/3 cup reduced-fat crunchy peanut butter
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    1/2 cup fat free cream cheese, softened
    1 (8 ounce) container frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
    3 tablespoons finely chopped finely chopped dry roasted salted peanuts
    1/4 cup shaved milk chocolate (about 1 ounce)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
    Combine crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and egg whites; toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray. Prick crust with a fork before baking. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack.
    Combine milk and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly; transfer mixture to a bowl. Add peanut butter and vanilla, stirring with a whisk until combined. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
    Place cream cheese in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add milk mixture, beating on low speed until combined. Fold in whipped topping; pour mixture into prepared piecrust. Freeze, uncovered, 8 hours or overnight or until hard. Sprinkle with peanuts and shaved chocolate. Transfer pie to refrigerator 30 minutes before slicing.

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