Butterfinger Pie

This oh-so-simple Butterfinger Pie is a chocolate peanut butter lovers dream.  It couldn’t be easier to make only a mixer is needed to make the creamy no-bake peanut butter filling that’s chocked full of crushed Butterfinger candy bars.  Using a prepared graham cracker crust makes preparation an absolute cinch.  Don’t worry about cutting it, just put it in he middle of the table and pass out spoons and let everyone dig in.

This pie is my take on a classic Pillsbury recipe.  Pillsbury has been inspiring home cooks for decades and I’m no different. In their recipe, they put the peanut butter filling into a refrigerated crust that had been blind baked and cooled.  That’s not difficult but, for the purpose of simplifying even further, I use a prepared graham cracker crust.  It literally whips-up in minutes and makes for an easy sweet fix any time of year.

Adapted from  Pillsbury Butterfinger Pie recipe

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Butterfinger Pie

Servings 8

Author Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

• 1 9 oz prepared graham cracker crust
• 1 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
• 1 10 oz Butterfingers baking bits or 3 full size Butterfinger candy bars, crushed

Instructions

1. Using an electric mixer, whip together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter and vanilla. Beat on medium-high speed until fully combined.
2. Fold 1 1/2 containers of thawed whipped topping and crushed candy bars into the filling by hand. Reserve 1/3 cup of crushed candy bars for the top.
3. Spread into the crust. Top with the reserved thawed whipped topping and garnish with the remaining crushed candy bars.
4. Chill for 4 hours before slicing.