Cream cheese snickers candy bar pie

10 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
19\" pastry shell, baked, cool
2Eggs
1Unflavored gelatin envelope
¼cupWater, cold
61-1/2oz Snickers Bars, cut into pieces
¼cupPeanut butter, chunky
8ouncesCream cheese, softened
cupPowdered sugar, unsifted
1teaspoonCocoa
3tablespoonsEvaporated milk
1teaspoonVanilla
½teaspoonSalt
1cupHeavy cream, whipped
Peanuts, salted, chopped
Sweetened whipped cream

Directions

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. Stifly beat the room temp 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.