Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie

• Produce

  • 4 Banana
  • 1 Peanuts, roasted

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Nutella
  • 3/4 cup Peanut butter, creamy

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/4 cup Dark chocolate chips
  • 1 Piped chocolate decoration/garnish
  • 2 3.4 oz packages Vanilla pudding mix, instant
  • 1 cup Whipped cream
  • 1 Whipped cream

• Snacks

  • 12 Graham crackers

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  • 2 cups Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 12 graham crackers (or 24 squares or 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs)
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons Nutella
• ¾ cup dark chocolate chips
• ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup heavy cream (optional)
• 3 - 4 bananas
• 2 (3.4 oz packages) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 cup whipped cream
• Whipped cream
• Sliced bananas
• Crushed roasted peanuts
• Piped chocolate decoration/garnish

Directions

• In a food processor, grind the crackers until you get fairly fine crumbs.
• Add melted butter and Nutella, and pulse until well-blended.
• Press into bottom and sides of 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake in 350°F for 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Mix chocolate chip and peanut butter in bowl (and heavy cream if using). Microwave for about 30 seconds, stir. Microwave for another 15-30 seconds and stir until smooth. Set aside while you cut the bananas.
• Cut bananas in half lengthwise and then in sections so that they fit nicely inside the pie pan.
• Pour chocolate mixture over bananas to cover. Place in refrigerator while you prepare the pudding layer.
• Combine pudding mix and milk and whisk until smooth and thick.
• Add whipped topping and continue whisking until thoroughly incorporated.
• Spread over chocolate layer.
• Decorate the top of pie with piped whipped topping, sliced bananas, crushed roasted peanuts, and chocolate decoration/garnish. Refrigerate until completely chilled (3 hours) prior to serving.