Turtle pie (emeril)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Baked Graham Cracker Crust
8ouncesCream cheese,; at room temperature
¾cupPowdered sugar
½cupChunky peanut butter
2tablespoonsMilk
3tablespoonsChopped roasted peanuts
4cupsHeavy cream, whipped with a little sugar
¼cupChopped roasted peanuts
Chocolate shavings
1cupChocolate sauce in squeeze bottle
Powdered sugar in shaker
Fresh mint sprigs

Directions

Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add the peanut butter, milk, and peanuts. Beat the mixture until smooth. Fold in half of the whipped cream into the peanut butter/cheese mixture. Set aside the remaining whipped cream in the refrigerator. Spoon the filling into the prepared pie shell. Refrigerate the pie for 1 hour or until the pie is set. Place a piece of pie in the center of a plate.

Garnish the pie with the remaining whipped cream, chopped peanuts, chocolate shavings, chocolate sauce, powdered sugar, and mint sprigs.

Yield: 8 servings

Recipe By :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2408 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #281 Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 08:18:22 -0500 From: Meg Antczak <meginny@...>