I have to tell you, the pictures don’t do this dessert justice.  Whoever has tips for taking pictures of ice cream please send them my way!

So lately I haven’t been showing enough love to my two favorite food groups: peanut butter and ice cream

What, those aren’t food groups? Could have fooled me!

Does peanut butter combined with chocolate make up a food group?

Protein, healthy fats, antioxidants?  Am I close?

Oh well, because you know what, when it comes to dessert you just have to enjoy what you love.  Personally, I’m good at that…

…just need to work on eating one slice, one scoop or one cookie and being satisfied.  I’ll get there one day.

But in the meantime, send over some self-restraint so that I don’t eat this entire Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie in one sitting

To make the crust, grind up about 8 Nutter Butters in a food processor until fine

Add melted butter and stir to combine

Press crust mixture into a prepared 9-inch springform pan

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust darkens around the edges and allow crust to cool

When ready, layer half of chocolate ice cream over crust

Next cover the entire layer with large peanut butter cups

Then, cover peanut butter cup layer completely with chocolate ice cream (shh I ran out of peanut butter cups); Freeze until ready to serve

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Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Pie

Yield: Serves 12

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups Nutter Butter crumbs (about 8 cookies)
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 quarts your favorite chocolate ice cream or frozen yogurt (I used Edy’s slow churned)
• 24 large peanut butter cups

Cooking Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray, set aside
3. To make the crust, grind up about 8 Nutter Butters in a food processor until fine; add melted butter and stir to combine
4. Press mixture into prepared pan
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust darkens around the edges and allow crust to cool
6. When ready, layer half of chocolate ice cream over crust
7. Layer peanut butter cups over ice cream and then cover them with remaining ice cream

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If you could create a new food group, what would it be?