Peanut Butter Pie

I'm trying to eat a little healthier but we all know I have a sweet tooth.  There is this peanut butter pie that my Aunt Lisa makes every year for Christmas. It's my favorite pie and I believe I've asked her about three times for the recipe and I fail to write it down every time.  I know I shouldn't of looked for a pie recipe but this one caught my eye and I had to make it.  Anyway, here are the ingredients:

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup whipped topping
• 10 peanut butter cups, divided
• 1 chocolate crumb crust (9 inches)
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• Of course you can adjust this to your liking.  I added more peanut butter and more Reeses. My husband being the peanut butter and chocolate fiend would kill me if I just added what the recipe called for!  Now for the instructions:

Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, and peanut butter until smooth.  It should look something like this:

Now you'll fold in your whipped cream and your Reeses.  Make sure to get it mixed thoroughly because my whipped cream sort of took over my bowl.  Just keep mixing I promise it will calm down.  

Now for the fun part.  Put the mixture into a pie crust.  This one calls for chocolate but being here on this crappy island doesn't allow that.  I just used a regular graham cracker crust.  Just use whatever you like! I added some extra Reeses on top.  You could also add some chocolate chips or even peanut butter chips!  I know it will be hard but you have to put this in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before you dig in!

 Here is the finished project.

My Family

Before I give this blogging thing a shot, I guess I better tell you about my family.  As I said before I'm a 25 year old mother of two.  Noah my two year old has a Thomas the Train addiction.  I never figured a child could have this serious of an addiction but he has proven me wrong.  My one year old daughter is a real character.  She believes she truly is a princess and should be toted around all day. Daddy, doesn't seem to think anything is wrong with that.  My husband Mark, what can I say about him.  He has been a trooper.  For the most part of our relationship I have been pregnant and I am willing to bet that wasn't the most pleasant of times.  We have spent much of our time moving, driving, and flying.  We have moved 6 times in the past few years. Oh and I guess I should mention the dog.  We have a dog named Max.  He's a german shepard mix.  We weren't sure how big this dog was going to be and over night he grew to be 50 pounds.  Lets just say that this dog is probably going to be a monster.  Anyway, this completes my first post and I hope to show you some of my cooking skills soon!


Here are a few pictures of my kiddos!