Peanut Butter Caramel Pie






Ingredients
Crust
- 274g / 9.5 oz Oreo cookies (2 standard packs/rows – Note 1)
- 60g / 4 tbsp butter, melted
- Pinch of salt
Peanut Butter Caramel
- 100g (7 tbsp) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (110g) (packed) brown sugar
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (395g/14oz)
- 1/4 cup (65ml) cream, any type, full fat (not low fat)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup (280g) peanut butter, smooth (Note 2)
Topping
- 1/3 cup (85ml) heavy/thickened cream (Note 3a)
- 150g / 5 oz milk chocolate chips (or other of choice, Note 3b)
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped peanuts
Instructions
- 1
Preparation - Grease and line the base only of a 23cm / 9" tart tin with a loose base, or pie dish. (Or a springform pan of a similar size).
- 2
Preparation - Preheat oven to 160C / 325F (all oven types).
- 3
Crust - Blitz biscuits in food processor until they are fine crumbs.
- 4
Crust - Add butter and blitz until it looks like wet sand (scrape sides/base if needed).
- 5
Crust - Pour into tin, spread out then then press firmly into base and sides – use something flat like a cup to assist. Transfer to a baking tray for ease of handling.
- 6
Filling - Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar, and stir until sugar is melted. Butter may not incorporate fully. Don't let it bubble away for ages, just until sugar is melted.
- 7
Filling - Turn stove off.
- 8
Filling - Working quickly, pour in the condensed milk & cream, whisking as you go. Once incorporated, add peanut butter and salt, and stir until smooth.
- 9
Filling - Pour into crust and bake for 12 minutes or until the surface has a wrinkly "skin" on it.
- 10
Filling - Cool for 20 minutes.
- 11
Topping - Place cream and chocolate in a heat proof bowl. Microwave in 2 x 30 second bursts, stirring in between, until smooth.
- 12
Topping - Pour over cooled caramel filling. Leave for 10 minutes to firm up slightly then sprinkle with peanuts.
- 13
Topping - Refrigerate for 2 hours to allow chocolate to set.
- 14
Topping - Remove from fridge and bring to room temperature before slicing to serve.





