Ta-da,
the last post in Hubby’s 3-Part Birthday Series….his birthday cake! Better yet,
his birthday pie….
As you well know, the guy doesn’t
like birthdays. Well, that is just too darn bad, because I adore them and
simply love any excuse to celebrate and eat dessert!
This pie is one of his favorites and
has been enjoyed by the family for quite some time. Long enough that I actually
couldn’t find the recipe online that I used to make it from. I know it was from
Cooking Light but when I went to search it, there was nothing there that
resembled what I was looking for. The original recipe used crushed vanilla
wafers as a crust and light cream cheese and reduced fat peanut butter, if I
remember correctly. So I did what I thought best resembled it while also
forgoing any of the “light” and “reduced fat” suggestions…..because in my book,
birthday cakes/pies/sundaes are all calorie-free…..the minute someone sings the
birthday song, the calories simply float away. You all know this, yes?
So anyway, being pressed for time
and getting a gazillion other things ready for the birthday BBQ, I opted to go
with a prepared crust. I chose chocolate because besides jelly, it is peanut
butter’s best friend. The outcome was delicious and enjoyed by all. We sang,
snapped some photos, watched Hubby blow out his candles, and of course,
envisioned those calories drifting away! Enjoy…
Peanut Butter
Banana Pie
Serves: 6-8
Adapted from: Cooking Light (by
memory)
OBJ: TCW
be able to make her Husband a delicious and crowd-pleasing summer dessert to
celebrate his birthday
Ingredients:
1
chocolate pie crust
1 8 oz block cream cheese, softened
1 C creamy
peanut butter
1 tub
whipped topping (Cool Whip®), thawed
2 bananas,
peeled and sliced
Chocolate
syrup and chocolate shavings, for garnish (optional)
Procedures:
1. Place
the bananas on the bottom of pie crust, spreading them out evenly
2. Using a
mixer, blend the cream cheese and peanut butter well
3. Gently
fold in the whipped topping, keep folding until it is all combined
4. Place
mixture over bananas and spread, cover and freeze for at least 6 hours
5. Remove
from freezer, drizzle with chocolate syrup and add chocolate shavings
6. Slice and
serve
I have had that pie!!!!!!!To die for.
ReplyDeleteYum! The perfect birthday treat. Of course you have to celebrate whether he likes it or not.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was the perfect B-Day treat....even if he didn't want to sing or celebrate! :)
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