The New Chef's Journal

So back in my first post of the year I made a New Year's Resolution to post more often. That didn't last very long obviously, as it's been about three months since I posted on here. So I'm getting back to work with this post. I made this chocolate peanut butter pie for two parties over the Christmas season and it was a big hit. It's very rich and delicious. I used a pre-made crust, because I was feeling lazy. The filling comes from a recipe from thepioneerwoman.com . The chocolate ganache recipe comes from evilchefmom.com . Ingredients One pre-made pie crust Chopped peanuts and shaved dark chocolate for topping For the filling: 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 package (8 ounce) softened cream cheese 1-1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 package (8 ounce) Cool Whip, thawed For the topping: 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup whipping cream Directions 1. Beat the peanut butter with the cream ch...