Peanut Butter Pie - Old Fashioned

By Becky Jo

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 9 inch deep dish pie shell
• 1 Cup confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup sugar
• dash salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs, separated
• 4 tablespoons corn starch
• 1/4 cup sugar (for meringue)

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from southernplate.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Bake empty pie shell according to directions. In a small bowl, place confectioner's sugar and peanut butter. Cut sugar into peanut butter with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Place half of mixture in bottom of baked pie shell, reserve remainder.
In large saucepot, place egg yolks, milk, 2/3 cup sugar, vanilla, salt, and cornstarch. Cover over medium to medium low heat until thick, stirring constantly. Pour over peanut butter in pie crust.
Beat egg whites until foamy, add sugar. Continue beating until soft peaks form. Spread over top of pie, being careful to seal at edges. Sprinkle remainder of peanut butter crumbles over top of pie.
Bake at 325 for thirty minutes. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.