Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Pie

Such a good light dessert. 

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUP PIE

(serves 8)

Pie Crust Ingredients:

*10 inch Graham Cracker Pie Crust or Oreo Crust Pie Crust (store bought)

or

*2 cup graham cracker crumbs or 2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs

*1/2 cup butter, melted

Pie Ingredients:

*1/2 cup butter, melted

*2 (3.4 ounce) instant chocolate pudding mix

*2 1/2 cups milk

*1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

*1/3 cup peanut butter

*1 cup powdered sugar

*2 (8 ounce) containers cool whip, thawed

*10 peanut butter cups, finely chopped (or 5 packages with two in each)

Crust Directions:

~Open or make a 10 inch graham cracker crust.

or 

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Press into the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch pie plate.

~Bake for 8-10 minutes.

~Cool completely before filling.

Pie Directions:

~In a medium mixing bowl, mix 1/2 cup melted butter and 2 cups graham cracker or Oreo Cookie crumbs together until well combined.

~Press into 

~In a large mixing bowl, stir together 2 (3.4) ounce instant chocolate pudding mixes, 2 1/2 cups milk (I prefer whole milk) until smooth.

~Pour mixture into crust (if using homemade crust make sure its cooled before doing this step).

~Sprinkle half of the chopped peanut butter cups over pudding mixture.

~In the same large mixing bowl, cream 1 (8 ounce) softened cream cheese, 1/3 cup peanut butter, and 1 cup powdered sugar together until creamy.

~Pour mixture over pudding mixture.

~Spread 1 (8 ounce) container of cool whip over top of cream cheese mixture.

~Sprinkle remaining finely chopped peanut butter cups over top of whipped topping.

~Cover and freeze for at least 1 hour.