Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon Pie

Well howdy! How's it going for you so far today? Peachy keen? Help yourself to a mugga and a virtual treat while I tell you about a recipe I'm going to have to try. 

Last night while surfing the channels (after a day of painting, I might add) I chanced across the American Baking Competition. There was a 'full-sized' woman on there named Francine who describes herself as a 'simple redneck'. She was baking up a storm.

One of the items she baked was her signature 'Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon Pie'. The judges looked dubious to say the least but she told them "Don't knock it till you've tried it!" She absolutely wowed them with it. I knew you'd want the recipe so here it is:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon Pie

Ingredient List:
- 25 Chips-a-hoy cookies
- 1 cup of peanut Butter
- 5 tbsp of melted butter
- 1 16oz pack of bacon
- 1 12 oz can of evaporated milk
- 1 12oz bag of semi-sweet chips
-  ¾ cups of powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tlbs of vanilla butter nut flavor
- 1 8oz package of cream cheese
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 2 ½ cup of whipping cream

Recipe:
Cook bacon in microwave for 3 ½ minutes till crispy. Drain the bacon on paper towels, then cut it into small pieces.

Melt butter and mix in crushed cookies. Then press it into a pie plate and bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes, then let it cool. In a 2qt saucepan, heat milk and sugar and add chips. Stir over a medium heat until the contents are melted and thick. Then add butter and let it all cool.

Place cream, cream cheese, and sugar in a mixer till it’s smooth. Then add one cup of whipping cream. Whip until the mixture is fluffy, then add peanut butter, and whip it once more. Spread 1½ cup of chocolate sauce over crust and sides and let it set.

Sprinkle half the contents of the chopped bacon over the crust and then pour in the creamy mixture. Spread half of the remaining chocolate sauce over the creamy middle. Then sprinkle the remaining chopped bacon bits over the chocolate sauce.

Whip 1 ½ cup of heavy cream and powdered sugar. Spread over pie and pipe edges sprinkle with nest of bacon and pipe nest of chocolate sauce.

Add a dash of cream of tartar.

Now there may be a calorie or two hidden away in the pie but remember my motto: 

Life is short. Eat dessert first!

See ya, eh!

Bob


PS: When you bake it, don't forget to upload me a piece, eh!