Best 3 Peanut Butter Meringue Pie Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights., Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and peanut butter until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter and vanilla., Sprinkle 1 cup peanut butter mixture over crust. Pour hot filling over top., In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust. Sprinkle with remaining peanut butter mixture., Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat confectioners' sugar and peanut butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread peanut butter mixture into prepared pie crust as evenly as possible.
• Whisk water, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon white sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a boil for 15 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove saucepan from heat and cover with a lid.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift the beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.
• Beat cream of tartar and vanilla into egg whites. Gradually add 1/2 cup white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift the beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.
• Beat cornstarch mixture into egg white mixture on lowest speed, 1 tablespoon at a time. Increase speed to medium and beat egg whites for 10 seconds to form meringue. Spread meringue over peanut butter mixture to the edges of the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue peaks are golden, 10 to 15 minutes.

OLD STEAK HOUSE PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare single pie crust, place in pie dish or pan, prick crust with fork and lightly brown in 350 degree oven. Set on wire pie rack to cool.
• 2. Prepare Vanilla Pudding, either boxed or from scratch, as you prefer, according to directions. Set aside to cool. In separate bowl, use a fork to mix 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter with 1 cup of confectioner sugar to make a chunky crumble. Sprinkle crumble over bottom of pie shell, reserving abt. 4 TBSP. Pour completely cooled pudding over this layer and sprinkle top of pudding with 2 TBSP. of the crumble, reserving finer crumble for topping. Top pudding with your favorite meringue or with a whipped cream topping and sprinkle remaining crumble over topping. Lightly toast meringue under oven broiler. Cool in refrigerator for at least two hours before serving.