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June 2009

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Snickers Icebox Pie Recipe

A Favorite Candy In A No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie

A Snickers Pie is a cream pie made of cream cheese, peanut butter and chopped Snickers bars on a chocolate crumb crust. The top is typically decorated with chopped Snickers Bars and sometimes, caramel and /or chocolate drizzles. There are many variations of the recipe; a Snickers ice cream pie can be made with vanilla or peanut butter ice cream, along with the chopped Snickers bars. While this recipe from New York City’s famed Magnolia Bakery doesn’t include them, some bakers like to mix chopped roasted peanuts into the recipe as well. Try your own variations, and see our Pie & Pastry Glossary for a bakery full of pie and pastry types.

Ingredients

Crust ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs Filling One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened ¾ cup confectioner’s sugar 1 cup heavy cream 2/3 cup smooth peanut butter, at room temperature (do not use natural or old-fashioned style peanut butter) 1¼ cups chopped Snickers candy bars (about four 2.07-ounce bars)

Roasted peanuts, caramel, nougat and milk chocolate (a dark chocolate version is available, too).

Preparation

Makes one 9-inch pie.

Crust

1. In a medium-size bowl, combine the butter and chocolate wafer crumbs. Press firmly into a buttered 9-inch pie dish.
2. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1 hour.

Filling

1. In a large bowl, on the low speed of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar, and beat well.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. With a wooden spoon, stir the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, until no lumps of cream cheese remain. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Assemble

1. Remove the crust from the freezer. Carefully spread the peanut butter in a thin layer over the bottom and half way up the sides of the crust. Sprinkle ¾ cup of the Snickers candy on top.
2. Remove the cream cheese filling from the refrigerator and spread over the peanut butter layer.
3. Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of Snickers candy around the edge of the pie.
4. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill overnight in the refrigerator to set.

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