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I really have no words for this pie. It’s a jaw-dropping pie with layers of Oreo crust, peanut butter, and chocolate cream. I just can’t even express how good it was. Words like decadent, amazing, creamy, and delicious just don’t seem to suffice. Because it was better than all of those words.
This NO BAKE Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie is pure heaven and everyone will love you for making it, I promise.
Can I ask you guys kind of a serious question? Those of you who don’t live where you want to live, how do you deal with that? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to live in Hawaii!” kind of thing but the actual, deep down “I don’t belong here” type of thing.
You see, my town is fine. We’re happy here. But it’s not where my heart is. My longing is to live where I grew up and the older I get (and the older Jordan gets) the more I realize that, as good is this town is, it’s not where I want her to grow. It’s not where I want her to call home.
It’s not where I want her to settle for life because if I have to live here until I die I might just go crazy.
Does anyone else feel like that?
The reason I feel stuck where I am is because, where I want to go, it costs upwards of $5,000/month for a 2Br/1Ba rental. If you want to buy a place you’re looking at a million bucks for a starter home.
When we got back to California, this area was as close as we could get to home. And, like I said…it’s fine. But it’s not where I want to be.
I want to be able to give Jordan my love of the ocean. My love of hiking on the hills. My love of Village Host Pizza. I want to be able to say, “let’s go get dumplings and dim sum in Chinatown” and be there in 20 minutes. I want to be able to have her grow up where there is no “box” that you’re supposed to live in.
The fact that my husband would only travel about once a month or less instead of every single week would be a huge bonus too.
Anyone have a million bucks I can borrow?
So anyway…for those of you that feel like that…how do you reconcile the fact that you can’t be where you want to be? I know I’m being a big whiner…but it’s really been affecting me the last few months. Probably because it feels like I haven’t seen my husband more than I’ve seen him. And because I’ve been feeling that “box” a lot lately.
I have a feeling the advice is going to be “Just deal with it because that’s what you have to do as an adult.” Right?
Being an adult sucks sometimes. Often, my feeling is that Pie > Being an adult, am I right??
Do you like pie? I’m sure you do. How about Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie? Yes? Good answer.
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie is the best cream pie in the entire world!
I have words describing this pie. It’s so freaking amazing that there really is nothing to be said.
The end.
{Not really.}
This pie is a coffee-grounds-in-the-garbage pie. It was so tempting to just pull this sucker out and eat it with a fork. But I restrained myself. I got a plate like a sane and normal person.
And then I ate half a pie.
How to make the peanut butter chocolate cream pie:
- Layer 1: THE CRUST. It’s an Oreo crust, my favorite. Grind up the cookies in a food processor, or crush them finely in a large ziploc bag with a rolling pin. No need to remove the filling. Just crush them and mix them with butter and press them into your pie plate.
- Note: all of the pie plates I use are 9″. Check your pie plate size!
- Layer 2: PEANUT BUTTER. Peanut butter is mixed with sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Then you fold in whipped cream. It’s rich and peanut buttery to the max.
- Note: Yes, I used real whipped cream for this whole pie! Aren’t you proud of me? Feel free to use Cool Whip if you’re so inclined.
- Layer 3: CHOCOLATE. The remaining sweetened condensed milk gets mixed with melted baking chocolate and vanilla and more whipped cream. It’s like french silk pie without the eggs and the risk of death. #win
- Layer 4: MORE WHIPPED CREAM BECAUSE, DUH. It’s whipped cream. Layer it on. I topped my pie with chocolate shavings I made using a square of semi-sweet baking chocolate and a potato peeler. Easy peasy.
This pie. Just… I can’t even. You must try it.
Maybe you’ll like the pie so much it’ll go viral and I can move to my dream city. Hahahaha! 😉
Tools you need for the recipe:
- 9″ Pie Plate – make sure not to get deep dish!
- Food Processor – for grinding the Oreos, if you’re so inclined
- Hand Mixer – to make blending it all easy.
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 25 Oreo Cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk, divided
- 4 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
- 1/2 cup peanut butter I use Skippy Naturals
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream cold
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Crush your Oreo cookies in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or in a food processsor. Mix the crumbs and melted butter with a fork in a medium sized bowl. Press into a 9” pie plate and chill until ready to fill.
- Melt the baking chocolate in a medium sized bowl according to package directions for melting. Typically, chocolate will take about 1-2 minutes on high power, but make sure you stir every 30 seconds.
- Stir 1/2 of the can of sweetened condensed milk (about 5 ounces volume) into the melted chocolate. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Let sit for a few minutes, but be sure to stir it occasionally so it doesn’t turn into fudge.
- Stir the remaining sweetened condensed milk in another medium bowl with the peanut butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir until smooth.
- Whip the heavy whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form, adding in the powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract while it’s mixing.
- Stir 1 cup of the whipped cream carefully into the peanut butter mixture. Fold carefully so you don’t break the cream. Spread in the bottom of the prepared crust.
- Stir up the chocolate mixture until it’s smooth. Fold in 1 cup of whipped cream carefully so you don’t break the cream. Spread on top of peanut butter layer.
- Top with remaining whipped cream and chocolate shavings. (Chocolate shavings can be made by using a potato peeler on an ounce of chocolate.)
- Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight before cutting. Store loosely covered in the refrigerator and eat within 3 days.
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Well, you and I have talked about this, sooooo…… I come from a different mindset. Having grown up in the Bay Area, aside from the expense, I felt is was SO crowded. I know Sacramento is basically the largest truck stop in northern CA (bwah!), but what can I say? I sort of love it here. BUT, I also think that has a lot to do with the fact that we lived in Minnesota for many many winters and just the fact that we were able to get back here…and buy a house again, is something I will never take for granted. Yes, the Bay Area has way more culture and things to do, but we can easily visit on the weekends. And we are close to Tahoe. Blah, blah. Having said that, Paul quit his job and we took a major loss on our Minneapolis home to get back here. Because I was so depressed. So, it’s all about sacrifice. How much are you willing to give up? Honestly, I think you guys just need to move next to me and Trish!! Location can never take the place of friends <3
Right? Totally. And I know that being here is so much better than in Arizona. I just know that whenever we visit SF my heart smiles. Like…it feels like I’ve been pent up and stressed and clenched and the second we hit the bay bridge everything relaxes and I’m just … me. I think a huge issue for me is people. I have friends here…but I can’t be myself with them. That’s what is hitting me hardest.
You’re right. My advice is suck it up and have another piece of pie. 🙂
I don’t live where I want to live. I live in my hometown where I grew up. It a small town that doesn’t have anything that I could do when I lived in Memphis, Nashville or Minneapolis. I’m here because my parents are getting older and I have responsibilities. See the aforementioned “Being an adult sucks”. I also know that this is where I will probably live for the rest of my life. 🙁 So how do deal with it? I think about what’s good about here- because there’s always SOMETHING good about everyplace. Like – because I’m here I get to see my niece grow up, it makes my parents happy to get to see their daughter, it makes me happy to make them a casserole and take it to them so that I know they’re eating good food, we have some good friends that I wouldn’t have if I lived somewhere else. Most importantly, I’m here with my husband whom I love more than anything else in the world. And no matter where I am, as long as my best friend is with me, everything else is better. Life’s not where we eat or shop or what plays we can see or concerts we can go to. Life is the people that influence us and that we affect every single day. IOW, suck it up. But definitely have another piece of pie!
All so true!! And I know it all deep down. But gosh, that sucking it up is hard!!
Don’t give up on what you want. Sometimes you just know where you need to be. I found my spot, but was deferred by others and settled on a different location. I tried to make it work, but my heart wasn’t there. Luck was with me and I was able to sell my house and returned to where I should be. It wasn’t easy (is moving ever easy?) but the peace I now feel is great!
Thank you Maria!! 🙂
I get what you’re saying. My highest priority is living near family, and we’re doing that now, but at a high price. It won’t last long. I have no real longing for where I grew up because it’s so different than it used to be. Darn those dollar billz. At least we have PIE!!! OMG!
Right? Pie > money. Wait…?
Hi Dorothy – if you substitute Cool whip, one 8 oz container?
thank you!! Looks awesome!!
I would buy two just in case. I think there are about 3 cups of Cool Whip in a container but I can never remember. It’s probably one + a little (depending on how much you want on top).
I know what u mean. Long Beach is great but I’m getting tired of the busy feel. I’d love to settle somewhere quiet and with a village feel to it. Central California is a favorite of mine. Good luck!
Thanks Gerry!! 🙂
This pie does look beyond words. I want some. Now!! Whenever I am in a rut there are two things that help me. Think it is not forever. And make a plan. Just knowing that it isn’t the end all be all, which it might be for the time being but not FOREVER helps. And then I make a plan to change. What can I do today to move in the direction I want. Even if it takes 10 years it helps and who knows what will happen and what other options will come up in the next 10 years.
That’s a good reminder Emily! I often think in the NOW and can’t see beyond it. Thank you for the reminder!
No, you dont have to just “deal with it”. That’s what unhappy people do. You can do whatever you want if you want it bad enough. Keep your dream alive, constantly visualize where you want to be, and it will happen for you. There will always be plenty of people to tell you why you can’t do something but I’m telling that you can live where you want to live and do what you want to do. Im exactly where I want to be and doing what I want to do because I had faith and went for it. You deserve to be do and have exactly what you want. You’ll get there.
Oh and the pie; Im getting ready to make that so no review yet because I wanted to respond to your query. It looks wonderful.
Thank you for your words of wisdom Dawn! I hope that I can get there some day! 🙂
This looks so delish, Dorothy. I’ve been looking for a wonderful peanut butter and chocolate pie for years and it looks like I’ve found one! 🙂
Thanks Teresa!
I struggle with that ALL THE TIME! I am not from California and when we choose to settle down and start a family, I am terrified of raising a child here. But I also don’t want to go back east, I just don’t want to be here. On another note, this pie, OH MY GAWD!
That’s a hard choice for sure Julianne! Especially since his family is here. Feeling torn down the middle…ugh!!
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