Peanut Butter Meringue Pie Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights., Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and peanut butter until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter and vanilla., Sprinkle 1 cup peanut butter mixture over crust. Pour hot filling over top., In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust. Sprinkle with remaining peanut butter mixture., Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat confectioners' sugar and peanut butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread peanut butter mixture into prepared pie crust as evenly as possible.
• Whisk water, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon white sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a boil for 15 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove saucepan from heat and cover with a lid.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift the beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.
• Beat cream of tartar and vanilla into egg whites. Gradually add 1/2 cup white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift the beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.
• Beat cornstarch mixture into egg white mixture on lowest speed, 1 tablespoon at a time. Increase speed to medium and beat egg whites for 10 seconds to form meringue. Spread meringue over peanut butter mixture to the edges of the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue peaks are golden, 10 to 15 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge., In a large bowl, beat corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter and salt until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 60-70 minutes or until top is puffed and center is almost set; cover top loosely with foil during the last 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning., Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack. (Top may sink and crack slightly upon cooling.) Serve or refrigerate within 2 hours. Top as desired.

PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• Combine powdered sugar and peanut butter.
• Blend with fork or pastry blender until coarse crumbs form.
• Spread half of crumbs onto cooled pie shell.
• Set aside.
• Combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt.
• Add scalded milk and mix well.
• Pour small amount slowly over beaten egg yolk and mix.
• Cook on top of double boiler until mixture thickens.
• Add butter and vanilla; pour into prepared pie shell.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form a meringue.
• Spread on filling, sealing sides by crust.
• Sprinkle with remainder of peanut butter crumbs.
• Brown slightly under broiler-- WATCH!
• to avoid crumbs burning.
• Allow to cool and chill until ready to serve.
• NOTE: If you're in a rush and need a shortcut, you could substitute vanilla or French Vanilla pudding mix for the filling made from scratch-- either the kind you cook or instant should be okay-- Prepare according to package directions.

PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Combine powdered sugar and peanut butter;
• Mix until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Spread most of the mixture (3/4 of it) in the baked pastry shell along the bottom and sides of shell.
• Set remainder aside.
• Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in large saucepan
• Combine with cold milk and margarine.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture is hot.
• Lightly beat egg yolks.
• Mix some of the hot mixture in to the egg yolks to temper them, then add egg yolk mixture to mixture on the stove.
• Continue to cook over medium heat until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• Stir vanilla into hot mixture and pour pudding over peanut butter mixture in baked pie crust.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tarter with mixer until soft peaks form; sweeten with 1 teaspoon sugar and beat until stiff. Spread over filling. Sprinkle your reserved peanut butter mixture over meringue.
• Bake at 325 F for 20 minutes.
• Cool before serving. (Best if cooled at least 4 hours in fridge).

PEANUT BUTTER PIE VI

Steps:

• Mix together 2/3 cup white sugar and peanut butter. Sprinkle 2/3 of the mixture into baked pie shell.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, corn starch, salt, milk, and egg yolks in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir over medium low heat until thick. Pour filling over peanut butter mixture in pie shell.
• In a clean glass bowl, beat egg whites until very stiff. Spread meringue on top of pie. Sprinkle remaining peanut butter crumbs on top of the egg whites.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown.