Do teenagers still plaster their walls with magazine pages and pullouts of their favorite boy band heart throbs? While I was never one to obsess over famous strangers when I was younger, now that I’m older I feel like I’m making up for it. Except my perforated pages aren’t photos of shirtless boys, but rather of decadent desserts.
Despite my penchant for losing things I managed to hold on to this one for a while. The worn out page kept reappearing every time I reorganized the stack of magazines, or the pile of linens and photo props. I kept putting it back somewhere safe, forgetting about it, only to rediscover it months later when the resurgent mess demanded another purge. Despite all the books and papers and piles of stuff to throw or give away, it managed to stick around.
I think it was meant to be.
Now that I’ve brought the glossy daydream to life…
Let me tell you about this pie.
This pie deserves its own centerfold.
It’s chocolate peanut butter chess pie, yes. But you know what you could also call it?
Brownie batter pie, that’s what.
Brownie batter pie with a ribbon of peanut butter, delicate crispy edges and a chocolate cookie crust. Gooey and fudgy and rich enough to reach a higher tax bracket. Have some ice cream or milk handy because oh boy is it intense.
For the love of all things pie you might want to drop what you’re doing and make this, like, immediately.
You have to admit you’d choose this pie over that little Bieber kid any day (Justin who?)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chess Pie
Ingredients:
For Crust:
1 1/2 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 8 ounces or 35 cookies)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For Filling:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
8 ounces good quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
1 2/3 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs
1/2 cup creamy salted peanut butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Lightly butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan or spray with nonstick spray. Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture into prepared pan. Place pan on a cookie sheet (to prevent any butter from leaking onto your oven floor) and bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler or a heatproof bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water (the bowl should sit over, but not touch the water). Remove from heat and whisk in sugar, followed by vanilla and salt. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.
Spread peanut butter in an even layer in the bottom of the cooled crust. Pour in filling and bake (again setting the pan on a cookie sheet) for 40 to 50 minutes or until the pie is set and shiny on top, but still slightly jiggly in the center. Let cool to room temperature then refrigerate for at least 2 hours until fully set. Slice and serve with freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Adapted from Capitol Grille via Sugar Pies
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This pie looks dangerously good… like the sort of pie that I would embarrassing eat half of in one sitting. Chocolate peanut butter anything is my undoing. I’m totally making this!
Ii don’t care what you call it. I just want a HUGE slice!
This looks amazing! It has definitely made it onto my to-bake list :)
This pie definitely just made its way to the top of my “to-make” list. Looks amazing!
phantastic.it’s energetic and amazing.good photo!
Too gud! Looks divine
Oeh la la, that looks too good! Yum!
Oh my goodness — this looks AMAZING! And I may have had an N*Sync album and poster or two back in the day… :)
Justing Beaver, or whoever he is – couldn’t hold a candle to this pie. Oh my GAWWSHH!!!
What makes something a Chess Pie? I have seen Lemon Chess Pie too but never known why it is called Chess.
*not ashamed to say I had a Backstreet Boy poster that I cut out all the members but Brian and taped to my wall.
A centerfold, indeed! Wow, so glad you held on to this recipe!!
Oh My… pregnancy graving… in a serious way!
This looks amazing, chocolate and peanut butter, oh yes!!
It is just unfair that I don’t have a slice of this right now. This looks amazing!
I’m.dying.over.this. RIGHT NOW. OMG… that plus me plus sweat pants and some lifetime movies and I’ll be ok for 90 minutes.
wow, this looks great! Love the idea of “brownie batter” cake :) Divine!
I was just about to point out that this pie was from THE Capitol Grille in Nashville, but I see someone beat me to the punch. Anyways, this looks divine!
This just looks too good to be true…I’m drooling on my brand new iPad…
almost fell out of my chair when i saw this… i think i’m in love.
Oh my GOSH. I think I just gained weight looking at this amazing pie! I’m definitely making it this weekend for our tailgate (drunk people don’t care about calories, right?). :)
What a stunner!
This looks amazing!! Wow. I love peanut butter and chocolate, and this might even work for my husband because it’s a high ratio of chocolate to the peanut butter.
HOLY SMOKES! I have to make this!
Lindsey….This pie looks awesome!! Chocolate and peanut butter….one of my favorite combos…and in the form of a brownie pie…say no more. It’s goin’ in the recipe box for sure!
I have SUCH a stash of torn out recipes, online in my own inbox, on pinterest boards, in Recipe Box, electronically bookmarked, cookbooks dog-eared that I just blogged about this issue last week. I can’t keep it all straight…glad you found this hidden gem b/c omg you outdid yourself!
The creamy, rich, chocolate layer looks like heaven in pie shell!
oh my gosh, i want to smash my face in the middle of that pie-eating-contest-style!
Would this be possible to make in a glass pie pan? I dont have a springform but this looks amazing!
I would totally plaster a photo of this on my bedroom wall. Although I wish the peanut butter layer was a bit thicker.
Oh em gee. This looks beyond incredible! Seriously contemplating dropping everything I had planned on doing today to make this.
This pie is pretty much jaw-dropping. And it’s my favorite combination! You can’t beat chocolate and peanut butter. :)
Chocolate and peanut butter? I’m sold.
That looks sooo decadent. I think my friends will love me forever if I make this for them.
My heart skipped when I saw that top photo because it looked like the exact pan I have! Too bad it wasn’t…I’ve never had a chess pie, but this looks like a good place to start.
This looks just like the pie created by Pastry Chef Megan Williams, who used to work for Capitol Grille!
Indeed, that is the pie that inspired it!
I have never had chocolate chess pie… and it looks amazing!
Amazing. Definitely poster worthy!!
And my teens do put posters on their wall–call of duty, celebrities,rappers–dessert is prettier. :)
I’ve been so fixated on pumpkin this month and need a chocolate burst of goodness; I think this is gonna do it:-D
Oh my gosh. I need this. In my belly. Right now.
You’ve made me drool on my keyboard again.
My bad? :)
This looks amazing…..only to be topped by throwing a layer of nutella in there as well. Why not go for the gusto????
what type of springform pan do you use? do you ever have any issues getting the slices out of the pan? mine always seem to be plastered to the bottom of the springform even when i butter it…
It’s just a set I bought at the grocery, no specific brand. But as you can see the bottom is lightly textured so it doesn’t stick. I might suggest lining the bottom with a round of parchment paper if you continue to have issues, that’ll surely solve it. :)
I’m so glad you’ve made this one.. now we get to see it in your beautiful photos!! What a special dessert!
I cannot even handle the thought of this pie. It looks and sounds incredible!
I instantly started to salivate just by looking at this picture! Huge fan of chocolate chess pie but never had it with peanut butter.
Stop it, just… stop it! My mouth is watering just looking at the photos of this pie- love how gooey it is!
looks fabulous Lindsay! My mouth is officially watering
I’m pretty sure I’m not going to be able to think about anything other than this pie for quite a long time…
It’s beautiful and dare I say even better than that magazine photo? You done good! :D
Whoa! That is one gorgeous pie, Lindsay! Would it be weird to make this for breakfast? :)
Not weird at all. :)
This is devilishly decadant – DEF worth saving! Would love to make these for my bookclub, but put the recipe into cupcake form – mini cakes of these would be divine! If I try it out I will let you know :) Great share xx