Your Personal Guide Through The Life Of Dana

Now that I have a ring on my finger, I decided that the timing is perfect to actually start teaching myself how to cook.  That’s right, besides grilled cheese sandwiches, of Kraft Dinner I’m clueless!  I decided the perfect place to start in the kitchen is with baked goods.  Because let’s face it, even if you mess up a cake or a batch of cookies, they are still pretty good!  Before you go all Top Chef on me, please keep in mind that I DO NOT COOK!  So this is what I made: PEANUT BUTTER CUP PIE.

This is what it SHOULD of looked like:

And this is what I ended up with:

What went right:  99.9% of the recipe turned out right.

What went wrong: As you can see, it’s not exactly pretty.  The peanut butter I put on the top of the pie was still a little too melty, and started to spread after I put it on.  So I lose points for presentation that’s for sure!  Learned something today!

Wanna make it?  Sure ya do.  Here’s the recipe for you to try it out on your own.  No oven?  No problem.  This bad boy is a no-bake pie.  Baby steps for Dana…. baby steps…

Peanut Butter Cup Pie

What you will need:

1-1/4 cups OREO Baking Crumbs 1/4 cup  butter, melted 1 pkg. (250 g) PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened 1/2 cup  plus 1 Tbsp. KRAFT Smooth Peanut Butter, divided 1 cup cold milk 1 pkg.  (4-serving size) JELL-O Vanilla Instant Pudding 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided 3 squares  BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Time to make!

MIX crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup peanut butter until well blended. Add milk and dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Whisk in 1 cup Cool Whip; spoon into crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.

MEANWHILE, microwave remaining Cool Whip and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Cool completely.

SPREAD chocolate mixture over filling in crust. Microwave remaining peanut butter in small microwaveable bowl 30 sec.; stir. Drizzle over pie. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Ok, so I’m not a domestic goddess JUST yet.  But the special man in my life will be here tonight to try it out.  And who knows?  Maybe despite it’s looks, it tastes really good!