Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie
can you tell I found lots and lots of vanilla soy yogurt for cheap recently? because I sure did.
the first few days, I like to act healthy(ish) and enjoy it on its own. but that gets boring rather quickly.
after that, I try to come up with baked goods recipes to use it up. but then my freezer (and husband) gets full and threatens to spew all its contents in my face: that, my friends, is really something I can live without experiencing.
that’s where this hero of a dessert storms in and saves your day!
(it’d wear a costume if it could, but nothing fits.)
the filling for this deliciously creamy pie will definitely make for leftovers, which you can place in 6 small ramequins, freeze, and nuke for 10 seconds to gobble up as a snack when you feel like the whole world hates you. there, there: it really doesn’t, but everyone gets paranoid sometimes.
the crust is the one from the other day, simply because I enjoyed it that much. I made it a bit bigger because…I could.
feel free to throw in some sort of sweetener in the crust recipe if you’d like: a couple Ts of raw sugar, Sucanat, or even some maple syrup should do the trick. if you go for the syrup, try cutting down on the almond milk a little so that the crust doesn’t get too soaked.
I think it works without adding anything, but I like food that’s not overly sweet, so…
serves at least 8:
the crust
preheat oven to 375F.
2 1/4 cup light spelt flour
3/4 t fine sea salt
1/4 cup + 2 T canola oil
1/4 cup + 2 T unsweetened almond milk
place in food processor; pulse several times until dough forms.
if you don’t have a food processor, simply mix all ingredients with a couple of forks in a large bowl, combine well, and knead a little to assemble.
roll the resulting dough out and place in a round 9-inch cake pan coated with non-stick cooking spray. you can also press it with your hands, if you’re looking for the easy button like I always do. keep in mind that the less you handle your dough, the better/flakier it is.
for decreased shrinkage, place the prepared dough in the freezer for 30 minutes before baking it.
cover with foil and place pie weights on top. bake for 20 minutes, remove foil, bake for another 5 minutes, until golden.
remove from oven and from pan, let cool completely before placing filling inside.
the filling
32oz vanilla soy yogurt
12oz semisweet chocolate chips (melt in microwave or double-boiler)
1 cup chunky all-natural peanut butter
place all ingredients in a food processor: blend until completely smooth, stopping several times to scrape sides with a rubber spatula.
it’s time to assemble the pie!
pour as much of the filling as you can into the crust up to as high as possible without having it overflow. (remember: leftovers can and will be mighty tasty!)
go ahead and have a blast decorating your pie with vegan whipped topping, chocolate shavings, caramelized banana slices or other fruit, candied nuts….personally, I like to keep it simple.
place the whole thing in your freezer, until completely set. it’ll take a few hours for it to happen.
as long as you wrap the pie tightly, or place it in a good Tupperware kind of storing dish, it’ll keep well in your freezer for a few weeks. so that, you know, you don’t have to eat it all in one shot.
just remember to only wrap it up once it has had time to freeze a little, so that the filling doesn’t stick to whatever wrapping device you decide to go for.
it slices up easily even once frozen.
as soon as you’re ready to have a go at it, just take it out of the freezer and leave it at room temperature for about 15 minutes before enjoying, to let the flavors come back to life.
Mihl said,
October 8, 2008 at 11:02 am
Guess who just happens to have litres and litres of homemade vanilla soy yoghurt in her fridge. Yes.
This sounds easy and decadent at the same time!
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Celine said,
October 8, 2008 at 11:04 am
I forgot to say, it’d be a blast to go crazy while decorating it, but I like to keep it simple. I go crazy in other ways, if you know what ah mean.
ps: that was like the quickest comment, ever.
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Rosa said,
October 8, 2008 at 11:11 am
OMG, your Pie looks fabulous! I love PB and chocolate, so the combination of the two just makes me drool uncontrolably… Nice pictures!
Cheers,
Rosa
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VeggieGirl said,
October 8, 2008 at 11:46 am
HELL YES.
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vegancowgirl said,
October 8, 2008 at 11:53 am
Celine – this is just way too tasty looking. Tres tres bien! Whoah. I am totally making this for the Thanksgiving Day dinner on Sunday. Thanks!
And…I love the new layout.
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River (Wing-It Vegan) said,
October 8, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Oh no you didn’t! I want my last wish to be a piece of that pie. Say, Dirty Harry is holding me at gunpoint asking me “do you have a last wish? do you punk?”, I would say yes Mr. Harry give me a piece of Celine’s pie.
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veganview said,
October 8, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I don’t think you can get any better then a combination of peanut butter, chocolate and PIE! omg I want some right now!
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Joanna said,
October 8, 2008 at 1:25 pm
omg if i was up for cooking today, i would totally make this. we have all the ingredients in the house. looks delectable!
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Barbara said,
October 8, 2008 at 2:13 pm
i cannot fathom getting sick of soy yogurt dessert, but then again i have gone so long without i forget these sort of things can get overdone……
i love frozen desserts too….
this sounds perfect….
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Kati said,
October 8, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Oooh so creamy looking!
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Shelby said,
October 8, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Why must you taunt me with your delicious pies? I didn’t do anything to deserve this… =P
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jessy said,
October 8, 2008 at 2:53 pm
i had no idea peanut butter chocolate pie was so easy to make! yay! dan is gonna ♥ this, Celine – ’cause peanut butter chocolate pie = his fav and i’m gonna have to make some ’cause it looks perfect & awesome! mmmmmmmmmmmm!
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Jes said,
October 8, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Wait, the filling has only 3 ingredients?! Is that possible?? Darn it looks good.
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JohnP said,
October 8, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I am buying soy yogurt in the next day or two, and I have to get extra so I can make this!
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Vegannifer said,
October 8, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I love pies that don’t need baking! This reminds me of a chocolate pie I made in my pregan days that was melted hershey kisses with whipped cream folded in. The only thing that would have made that pie better was peanut butter. Now you’ve given me that vegan alternative! Awesome!
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Amy said,
October 8, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Ah! I love the second photo of the pie slice. It’s almost as if the slice is smiling and looking right at me saying, “I have vanilla soy yogurt in me”.
I completely understand the near-spewing freezer, mine too, is on the verge of erupting. But, super full freezers are super energy efficient! Keep it full!
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allularpunk said,
October 8, 2008 at 5:12 pm
oh yeah. i’m having one of those days and definitely need something like this to soothe me. in fact, i put chunky peanut butter and chocolate chips in my OATMEAL this morning before i nuked it, so that should tell you just how my day started. it’s definitely graduated to peanut butter chocolate pie by this point. by the end of the day i may just dump some peanut butter in a bowl and cover it with chocolate chips and then eat that with a spoon. if not, i will make the pie.
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lisa (show me vegan) said,
October 8, 2008 at 5:15 pm
this sounds delicious! And the freezing tips are very helpful.
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sheree said,
October 8, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Now your talking! You have DH drooling on this one. His 2 favorite, peanut butter and chocolate. Delish!
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Ricki said,
October 8, 2008 at 7:19 pm
And I just made peanut butter-chocolate tarts today! Your filling looks much creamier than mine, though. . . and I love how cleanly you sliced the edges of that piece!
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Haley said,
October 8, 2008 at 8:48 pm
This pie looks to die for! So simple, yet so delicious! I love that this dessert is easy to freeze too.
We would be delighted to feature your yummmy pie on our blog and possibly on our digital recipe reader! If interested email haleyglasco@gmail.com
Thanks!
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bex said,
October 8, 2008 at 8:54 pm
peanut butter and chocolate, I can’t say no.
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culinarycory said,
October 8, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Looks yummy and so easy to make.
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Vegetation said,
October 8, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Mmmmmmm….you make me dream that one day Australia will have non dairy yoghurt (other than soy that is) that I can use. Starring it in my google reader in future hopefulness!
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Bianca- Vegan Crunk said,
October 8, 2008 at 9:57 pm
OMG! My mom used to make something like this, only not vegan. And it was one of my faves! I’m glad to know that it’s easily veganized! You rock! And so does all your soy yogurt!
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Josh Neumann said,
October 8, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Looks delicious. I will definitely have to try this.
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Diann said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:28 am
OMG you’re killing me!
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Sophie said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:34 am
Very cool idea to use the yogurt :)! It makes so much sense but still it’s quite a creative idea!
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alaina said,
October 9, 2008 at 2:13 am
oh my goddddd YUM.
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melisser said,
October 9, 2008 at 7:52 am
Oooh, looks good to me!
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Celine said,
October 9, 2008 at 8:22 am
thank yous!
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Joanna said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I didn’t offer my mom any hummus because I was coughing by the food processor the whole time I was making it! haha And I think I got her sick and my stepdad, too.
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shellyfish said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I just love your writing celine – you’ve got the best style around. And your recipes are so simple yet perfect – if you weren’t courting River like the hussy you are I’d tell you I love you – but since you seem to have broken our engagement since you’re asking her to marry you, well…I get the hint (snif). :)
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Celine said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:51 pm
aw, poop, Joanna! that hurts.
Shelly: you know you’re the only one for me. our love fits like a Ritz!
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The Little Mama said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Oh gosh, that looks so good. Thanks for being awesome!
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destinyskitchen said,
October 9, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Celine, your new blog layout is so cute! I think I will have to make that pie. It’s healthy because of the yogurt, right?! That’s how my reality works!
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Tina said,
October 9, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Looks divine!!!!!!!!!
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Kylie said,
October 9, 2008 at 9:58 pm
That looks awesome. I’ll have to use yogurt next time!
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veggie wedgie said,
October 10, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I am so making this! Its so simple yet amazing!
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Bethany said,
October 11, 2008 at 7:15 am
Yummy! I love pie. I don’t know how you come up with so many great recipes.
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Rachael said,
October 15, 2008 at 11:30 pm
wow. i need this.
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Alice said,
November 3, 2008 at 5:57 am
Looks amazing. Peanut butter makes it so special!
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Liz² said,
November 3, 2008 at 7:47 pm
trade freezers with me now?? :DD
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Georgia said,
March 19, 2009 at 9:46 am
I tried this with plain yogurt instead of vanilla and it ended up having a mild bite to it which resembled cheesecake! SO GOOD!
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Amanda said,
August 9, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Ok … ok. ok. I made this, and it was amazing. My husband and I have almost finished the WHOLE thing, by ourselves, in two days.
AND… I made your peanut butter cups. That was a huge hit with the roommates – I am their hero now. They were ooing and awing, they thought I was a genius – I owe it all to you.
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Celine Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 3:08 am
we were meant to get along well: you love pb & chocolate just like I do!
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