Cream Cheese Snickers Candy Bar Pie
Ingredients:
1
9" pastry shell, baked, cool
2
Eggs
1
Unflavored gelatin envelope
1/4
c
Water, cold
6
1-1/2oz Snickers Bars,
- cut into pieces
1/4
c
Peanut butter, chunky
8
oz
Cream cheese, softened
1 1/2
c
Powdered sugar, unsifted
1
ts
Cocoa
3
tb
Evaporated milk
1
ts
Vanilla
1/2
ts
Salt
1
c
Heavy cream, whipped
Peanuts, salted, chopped
Sweetened whipped cream
Method:
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.