This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie recipe is everything a dessert should be {and more}. A creamy peanut butter filling sits on top of a fudgy brownie crust and is topped with a luscious chocolate peanut butter ganache. Plus it’s gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free!
This Peanut Butter Pie with a brownie crust is the embodiment of perfection…in dessert form.
I mean seriously, It’s everything a dessert should be {and more}. A creamy peanut butter filling sits on top of a fudgy brownie crust and is topped with a luscious chocolate peanut butter ganache. Plus this bombshell is gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free!
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie was born in my mind long before it came to life in my kitchen. The first time I made it was on Thanksgiving. I know that testing a new recipe on such an important holiday is gutsy. But since I basically combined all of my favorite desserts into this one epically delicious, completely irresistible, utterly perfect treat… I figured it couldn’t possibly go wrong…and I was so right.
What’s not to love? Ultra fudgy, flourless brownie crust….good. Creamy, slightly sweet, silky smooth peanut butter filling…good. Melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate ganache…good.
How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Here are a few quick notes to ensure that your pie turns out perfectly!
- Chilling. Do not chill the brownie before pouring the peanut butter filling on top. Leaving it at room temperature ensures that the two layers blend together nicely. DO chill the peanut butter filling before adding the ganache. The peanut butter layer needs to be hardened in order to support the ganache! Then the entire pie needs to chill for at least 2 hours, or overnight, before serving!
- Ganache. Be extra careful and do not let the coconut cream come to a boil. It should just barely start bubbling before the chocolate chips and peanut butter are added to it! Then let it cool a touch before pouring it on top of the pie.
- Serving. This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie recipe is best served cold! I do enjoy letting it sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes before serving, because I think it makes the peanut butter flavor a bit more intense!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie: Substitutions
As always, I recommend following the recipe as written for the best results. Here are a few potential substitutions.
- Dark Chocolate Chips. I have recently fallen in love with these Sunspire 65% Cocoa Chocolate Chips! They are SO good! To be sure that this recipe is dairy-free, be sure to choose a variety that contains no milk…like these or these. If you prefer a sweeter chocolate, you can use milk chocolate chips, but they will not be dairy-free!
- Tapioca Starch. Arrowroot powder and cornstarch can be seamlessly substituted for tapioca starch/flour!
- Coconut sugar. Any granulated sugar works well in this recipe. I have also used organic cane sugar with great results!
- Coconut oil. In the brownie layer, coconut oil can be substituted with ghee or butter (not dairy-free). I do not recommend substituting the coconut oil in the filling, because I haven’t tried it!
- Powdered sugar. This is not a health food recipe (LOL)! I use regular powdered sugar, but if you’d like to try a refined sugar free version you can make your own using this recipe.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients
Brownie Crust:
- 6 TBS Coconut Oil (or butter)
- ¾ cup (6 oz) dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 TBS tapioca starch/flour
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 (14 oz) can coconut cream (1 ½ cups)
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ¾ cup powdered sugar*
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ to ½ tsp sea salt
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 2 TBS peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a deep-dish 10” pie plate, set aside.
Brownie Crust:
- In a small bowl, stir together cocoa powder tapioca starch and sea salt. Set aside.
- In a large microwave-safe mixing bowl or in a medium saucepan on the stovetop over medium-low heat, melt coconut oil (or butter) and chocolate chips together and stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and add sugar, vanilla, eggs and salt and stir until combined.
- Add dry mixture and stir/whisk until batter is smooth and there are no lumps.
- Add ½ cup mini chocolate chips and stir by hand until they’re evenly distributed.
- Pour batter into your prepared pie dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with wet crumbs.
- Set aside to cool.
Peanut Butter Filling:
- While the brownie crust is baking, make the peanut butter filling.
- Combine peanut butter, coconut cream and coconut oil in a small saucepan.
- Whisk over medium-low heat until ingredients are melted and mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat and add salt, vanilla extract and powdered sugar and whisk until smooth.
- Pour over prepared brownie crust and smooth it out to remove any air bubbles.
- Place pie in the refrigerator to cool for at least 1 hour, or until the peanut butter filling has hardened.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache:
- Warm coconut cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it just barely starts to bubble. Do not let it boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips and peanut butter until the chips are melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Let it cool slightly and then pour it over the cooled/hardened pie.
- Return the pie to the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight, until the ganache is set!
- Cut and serve!
Notes
Nutrition
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Maddie
So decadent. Would never guess it is dairy and gluten free! I followed the recipe and instructions to a T (which rarely happens) and was very happy with the results! Just a small slice cures my sweet craving – for it is very rich. But very tasty!
Molly
LOVED THIS!!!!
Followed the recipe exactly. Opted for the half cup sugar in the peanut butter layer. Used 88% chocolate bars in the brownie layer, 72% in the ganache layer. Our 5 child, homeschooling family all loved it! 😉
Perfect for Dad’s birthday!
Maryanne Sutphe
If you are not dairy free can you substitute milk for the coconut cream?
Laura
I’d recommend half and half or heavy whipping cream. Something with a high fat content.
Barbara
I made this for Christmas and it was very good! Just a couple of things. Let warm up a little after taking out of the refrigerator. It will cut much easier. Second I have a question. Do I use whole can of coconut cream or just the hard cream and not the liquid? Also, I never made it to the chocolate topping, and just used Hershy syrup over top. Loved it. Thanks for sharing
Pam
I made this for Thanksgiving as I have one son who can’t eat dairy and another that’s gluten sensitive. This pie is absolutely delicious! We had a regular peanut butter chocolate pie from a bakery for others to eat and this one was better!! I will definitely make this again.
Rebekah
I made this yesterday! Its soooo good. My boyfriend cannot eat gluten or dairy products and he absolutely melted. Most gluten free and dairy free chocolate desserts are tasteless and dense. I’m sure I’ll be making this one often.
Karen Ready
I made this for my husband’s birthday. So yummy!!! I can’t eat dairy, so I appreciate it being dairy free! 😊
Laura
Thank you Karen! For the comment and for reminding me how much I love this pie and that I need to make it again! 🙂
Jackie
How did you make the chocolate flowers and leaves? Did you do anything special besides cut out plain chocolate? Thanks!
Rebecca
The brownie crust came out perfectly, but the peanut butter filling was just an oily mess. Used smooth peanut butter, coconut cream and coconut oil, but as soon as we would take it off the heat, it would get lumpy and really oily, no matter how much we whisked. We read and re-read the recipe… is there an obvious trick we missed?
Laura
Hey Rebecca! I am unsure why that would happen, I have made this many times and haven’t run into that issue.
Brittany
I can’t wait to make this 😍
Ashlee
How would I go about making the peanut butter drizzle you have on top of yours? I want to make this for Thanksgiving!
Laura
I just melted peanut butter and drizzled it on! 😉
Ashlee
Awesome! Thanks!
Jessica
My son has an egg allergy-what could we sub for the egg in the brownies??
Laura
Hey Jessica! I have never tried making these brownies with an egg substitute! If you do, please let me know how it goes!
Talia
Can you taste the coconut???
Laura
Hey Talia! I don’t think you can, but I LOVE coconut so I might not be the best judge! If you’re worried you can always substitute butter or ghee for the coconut oil! And heavy whipping cream for the coconut cream!
Kathy
This looks amazing.. Do you know how many calories this has?
Thank you….
Laura
I can calculate the nutritional information for you! You just might be happier not knowing with this one! 😉
Kristen
I am just wondering if you know if Natural Peanut Butter will work? It says creamy peanut butter so was wondering what kind you used? Thanks!!
Laura
Hey Kristen! I use a natural (one ingredient only: peanuts) peanut butter and it works great!
Liz
Holy cow this looks UNBELIEVABLE!! I am totally going to make this for Nate for Valentine’s Day! Such a genius recipe Laura 🙂