Pies!

Pies are probably one of my all-time favorite desserts. Done right, what's not to love? The flakey crust, the yummy filling...I'm getting hungry just thinking about pies!

Today's six pie recipes include Silky Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie (which includes two of my favorite things - peanut butter and chocolate!) and Raspberry Lime Pie. Enjoy!

FROZEN PEANUT BUTTER CUP PIE

This comes from Diana Rattry, Southern Cooking guide for The Spruce. Diana wrote, “This awesome frozen peanut butter cup pie is the perfect dessert or weekend treat for a hot summer day. The classic graham cracker pie shell and simple cream cheese and peanut butter filling take no more than 10 to 15 minutes to prepare; just mix, freeze, and enjoy!

“To make this even easier, use a store-bought deep-dish graham cracker pie shell. An oreo or chocolate cookie crust would be an excellent choice as well.

“Freeze the peanut butter cups to make chopping them much easier.”

Prep Time: 14 minutes; Cook Time: 0 minutes; Yield: 8 servings.

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Ingredients

Crust

1 3/4 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup melted butter

1/4 cup brown sugar or granulated sugar

Filling

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup sweetened condensed milk using a liquid measuring cup

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1 tub (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 cup chopped peanut butter cups, frozen for easier chopping, plus more for garnish if desired

Sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping, for garnish

Warm chocolate syrup or chocolate sauce, for garnish

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine the crushed graham crackers with melted butter and 1/4 cup of brown sugar or granulated sugar. Mix well and press firmly over the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Cover and refrigerate the crust to chill for at least 1 hour.

In a large bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, and confectioners' sugar. Beat on medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth and well blended. Fold in the whipped topping until blended, and then fold in the chopped peanut butter cups.

Fill the chilled graham cracker pie shell with the peanut butter mixture.

Cover the pie tightly and freeze for at least 2 hours, or until the filling is firm.

Set the frozen pie out at room temperature for a few minutes before slicing.

Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or whipped topping and drizzle with warm chocolate sauce. Sprinkle with reserved chopped peanut butter cups, if desired.

Tips:

If possible, freeze the pie for several hours or overnight before serving.

Give the pie about 10 minutes at room temperature to soften slightly before slicing.

If desired, bake the crust in a preheated 400 F oven for 10 minutes. Cool completely and chill slightly before filling.

Make this peanut butter sauce to drizzle over the pie along with the chocolate syrup.

SWIRLED FROZEN YOGURT PIE

This was in a Weight Watchers' email several years ago. The program has changed, but I'm using the values from when this was sent.

This recipe begins, “Substitute your favorite frozen yogurts to create a different pie every time. For more options, swap the yogurt with fat-free varieties of ice cream or Tofutti.”

Was POINTS® value of: 8; Now POINTS® value of: 5; Servings: 8; Preparation Time: 20 min; Cooking Time: 0 min; Level of Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup fat-free chocolate frozen yogurt

1 1/2 cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

6 oz pie crust

1 cup fat-free whipped topping

Directions

In a large bowl, combine both yogurts by gently folding flavors together.

Add chocolate chips. Spoon mixture into prepared crust; cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.

Top with whipped topping before serving. Slice into 8 pieces.

Chef Tips We renovated Swirled Frozen Yogurt Pie by:

Using fat-free frozen yogurt instead of ice cream.

Using fat-free whipped topping instead of regular topping.

SILKY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE

This comes from Genius Kitchen, and is worth trying. (Hint: Check out the website!) This is ready in 10 minutes and serves 8.

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Ingredients

1 cup chocolate chips

16 ounces soft silken tofu, drained

2⁄3 cup creamy peanut butter

1⁄2 cup sugar

1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

1 prepared graham cracker crust

Directions

Melt chocolate chips in a small bowl in microwave at high power 90 seconds.

Stir until smooth.

Cool slightly.

Place tofu, peanut butter, sugar & vanilla in blender or food processor and whirl until smooth.

Add chocolate and whirl until combined.

Pour into crust.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate several hours until filling is set.

Can garnish with peanuts, melted chocolate or whipped cream.

PINEAPPLE CREAM PIE

This is another one of those gems from the infamous long-since-forgotten emailing lists.

Ingredients

1 graham cracker crust or pre-baked regular crust

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 large can crushed pineapple, well drained

1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in sweetened condensed milk. Stir in pineapple and pecans. Put into pie crust and top with whipped cream or Cool Whip. Refrigerate for several hours.

RASPBERRY LIME PIE

This also comes from the infamous long-since-forgotten emailing list.

Ingredients

14 ozs. sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup lime juice

8 ozs. frozen whipped topping, thawed

Few drops red food coloring, optional

1 cup fresh raspberries

1 9 inch graham cracker crust, baked and cooled

Additional raspberries for garnish, optional

Fresh mint for garnish, optional

Lime slices for garnish, optional

Directions

In a mixing bowl, stir together milk and lime juice (mixture will begin to thicken). Mix in whipped topping and food coloring, if desired. Gently fold in raspberries. Spoon into crust. Chill. Garnish with raspberries, mint and/or lime if desired.

Note: Whoever submitted this to the list added, “Here is a pretty and refreshing dessert that tastes good after any meal. I especially like to serve it after a picnic or barbecued meal.”

CHOCOLATE LOVER'S CHOCOLATE MOUSSE PIE

This recipe is from FamilyTime, and begins, “Chocolate crust with a milk chocolate coating, fluffy chocolate filling, whipped cream and a chocolate drizzle: this pie is not for the faint of heart!”

Serves: 12; Prep. time: 25 minutes; Cooking time: 11 minutes

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Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup NESTLÉ ® TOLL HOUSE ® Baking Cocoa

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup butter, melted

2 3/4 cups (16 ounces) NESTLÉ ® TOLL HOUSE ® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided

2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided

2 teaspoons Powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine graham cracker crumbs, cocoa and granulated sugar in 9-inch pie plate. Stir in butter until all ingredients are moistened; press onto bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle 1/2 cup morsels over bottom of hot crust; let stand for 10 minutes or until all morsels are shiny. Spread chocolate over bottom and up sides of crust. Cool to room temperature.

Microwave 2 cups morsels and 3/4 cup cream in large, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

Beat remaining cream, sugar and vanilla extract in chilled small mixer bowl until soft peaks form. Fold 2 cups whipped cream into chocolate mixture. Spoon into crust; swirl top. Garnish with remaining whipped cream. Refrigerate until firm.

Microwave remaining 1/4 cup morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag on HIGH (100%) power for about 30 seconds; knead until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to drizzle chocolate over pie; let stand a few minutes before serving.