Banana and Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Name: Banana and Peanut Butter Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 1/4 cups finely crushed graham crackers (about 18 crackers); 1 cup whipping cream; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 8 - ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened; 1 cup creamy peanut butter*; 1/3 cup honey; 2 bananas, thinly sliced; Banana slices, chopped honey-roasted peanuts and/or honey (optional)

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups finely crushed graham crackers (about 18 crackers)
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 8 - ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter*
1/3 cup honey
2 bananas, thinly sliced
Banana slices, chopped honey-roasted peanuts and/or honey (optional)

	PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 5m	TOTAL TIME 35m
YIELD 12 servings

Instructions

In a medium bowl, stir together the melted butter and 1/4 cup sugar. Add crushed crackers; toss to mix well.
Press mixture evenly onto the bottom and sides of a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate.
Bake at 375 degrees about 5 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool crust completely on a wire rack.
In a chilled large mixing bowl, beat whipping cream, 1 tablespoon sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. Transfer 3/4 cup of the whipped cream to a small bowl and chill; set large bowl aside.
In another large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Add peanut butter and 1/3 cup honey; beat until smooth.
Fold in about one-fourth of the whipped cream from the large bowl to lighten, then fold in the rest of the whipped cream from the large bowl.
Arrange the sliced bananas in the bottom of the cooled crust. Spread peanut butter mixture evenly over the bananas. (If you like, chill the pie for up to 8 hours before serving.)
Just before serving, top the pie with the reserved whipped cream from the small bowl and, if you like, additional banana slices, peanuts and/or a drizzle of honey.