This no-bake peanut butter pie is ultra creamy and completely delicious!
I need to tell you something… and it’s pretty shocking.
You might want to sit down for this.
There’s more to life than chocolate.
I didn’t believe it either, until I tried this rich and creamy no-bake peanut butter pie. It’ll only take one bite to convince you: There is life outside Planet Chocolate.
For my birthday every year, I usually have my favorite: The Ultimate Chocolate Pie
However, this no-bake peanut butter pie was so good it forced me to make an exception. Really, I didn’t miss the chocolate one bit.
So you know it must have been good!
Technically, chocolate did still make an appearance at the party—in the crust and topping.
Just because life exists outside of chocolate doesn’t mean we should pack our bags and move away forever.
Please, let’s not go too crazy now.
Is there a special dessert that you always eat on your birthday?
In my family, we have this cake called Maple Chiffon Cake, and pretty much all of my relatives have that cake on their birthdays– uncles, aunts, mom, dad, sister… just not me.
Even as a little kid, I wasn’t interested if it wasn’t chocolate!
And I prefer pie to cake, so I’ve had a lot of chocolate pie birthdays.
It never gets old.
With my Healthy Chocolate Pie Crust
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter or allergy-friendly alternative
- 3 medium bananas (Here is a Banana Free Version)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt, plus pinch more if using unsalted pb
- 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil, melted (Can sub 1/4 cup extra pb; the texture will just change)
- sweetener of choice to taste, or 4 tbsp powdered sugar or pure maple syrup
Instructions
- *The recipe yields a thin pie, so if you want a deeper recipe be sure to try this Peanut Butter Pie Recipe instead.Blend everything together very well in a food processor or high speed blender. Pour into a prepared pie crust or springform pan--this pie can easily be crustless!--and freeze until firm. (If not using the coconut oil, just chill in the fridge instead.) Pie should be kept cold; I keep it in the freezer. Just thaw before eating, and the mousse-like texture will come right back!View Nutrition Facts
Notes
More Healthy Dessert Recipes:
Black Bean Brownies – NO Refined Sugar
Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies
PB AND bananas! Yum!
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but your pie is COVERED in CHOCOLATE… so it really is appropriate for CHOCOLATE COVERED Katie, don’t you think??? 🙂 It’s not like this is a chocolate free recipe! Anyway happy birthday!!!
I am so glad that you started adding the WW points+ to your nutritional info. I am looking forward to trying this recipe. It looks so delish. I sure wish we had a Whole Foods or Trader Joes here in East Texas. Can’t wait to visit Trader Joes I think they open this week in Plano area….can you say road trip???? lol Love your blog and your recipes.
That pie looks delish! Can’t wait to try it.
I typically eat gluten and refined sugar free, but for my birthday, I will indulge with Verden’s Beste Kake (Worlds BEST Cake!) My family is aware of my obsession with this cake and every time I go to Norway someone bakes it for me. 🙂
http://thehedonistickitchen.blogspot.ca/2010/03/kvaefjordverdens-beste-kake-also-known.html
I pinned this recipe right away! I’m pretty sure I pin your recipes the most! Can’t wait to try it.
YUM! Katie, your food always looks delicious and tasty 🙂 I can’t wait to try this recipe!
oh man does that look tasty! excuse me while my mouth waters (*wipes off drool*).
YUM. This looks absolutely scrumptious. Can’t wait to try it. Probably one of my top three posts that you have posted so far!!!!!! 🙂
-Grace Gilbert
I totally respect you for saying that there is life outside of chocolate. That took serious chutzpah. Its a good thing I was already sitting down, or I would have plotzed. 😉
I ADORE peanut butter. I feel terrible for people with peanut allergies and I cannot understand how they function.
Anyway…just wanted to say, I adore you Katie! You rock. 🙂
I just made this sans crust- it was delicious, and a great way to use up bananas that were on their last leg. My roommates were raving that it tasted like peanut butter fudge!
Looks delicious. Happy birthday!
I’m so jealous of your hair!!!!!! And I love this pie recipe! My birthday cake of choice is normally a cookie cake 🙂
Just wondering, do you use natural pb without sugar or regular pb? This pie looks amazing.
Thanks
Elana
I usually use Whole Foods organic, which is just peanuts and a little salt. But regular (with sugar) would be fine in this recipe as well.
First off, Happy Birthday! This is my first time visiting this blog, I am not a vegan or vegetarian and I’ve got to say that, I AM IN LOVE with your recipes! I’ve only read through a few and they seem so intriguing and are they ALL healthy? WhaaaaaaT?! I have subscribed and will be trying out a bunch of these recipes this week (once we get paid) and cannot wait! BTW you are beautiful! I was wondering if you could set up a ‘tips and tricks’ tab for the newbies like me. I’ve tried my hand at baking but don’t want to mess up any of these recipes and lose hope. If all goes well I will be testing these out on my children and husband. 🙂
Thanks so much!
Thank you, Ashley!
I really do need to get my act together and make a “recipe troubleshooting” page. Thanks for the reminder! Hopefully I can have it up in the next few months.
I tried this today, with your ‘healthy chocolate pie crust’, I had the biggest sweet tooth craving. It is divine! Probably one of the best vegan deserts I’ve had. Thanks Katie
Oh my this looks so good! And I guessed right- I knew it would be pb- that’s the good stuff 😉