Dolly Parton’s recipes are always super simple. And that simplicity reflects the country star’s humble roots, which have influenced her connection to food. Her love for cooking was born out of necessity, having grown up with twelve siblings. So easy, delicious, crowd-pleasing recipes have always been her thing, whether that be her ground beef casserole, chicken and dumplings, skillet cornbread or her viral and beloved peanut butter pie.
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What Makes Dolly Parton’s Peanut Butter Pie So Special?
While there’s no shortage of peanut butter pie recipes online, Dolly’s stands out for a few reasons. The no-bake pie comes together lightning fast and uses just five ingredients—creamy peanut butter, cream cheese, Cool Whip, powdered sugar and store-bought graham cracker crust.
The recipe first appeared on Food.com thanks to a user who scored some handwritten recipe cards at an auction. Since then, the internet has been raving about the star’s beloved pie recipe, with many cooks doing riffs of their own.
After giving the recipe a try, content creator @its_not_tay admitted that the country star “can sing and she can cook!” Content creator Lorafied gave the recipe a mini treatment, filling several personal-sized graham cracker crusts instead of one big one. While she topped it with peanuts, one follower commented she should try mini Reese’s cups and another recommended she cover the base of the crusts with melted chocolate, which is an idea I can get behind!
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How to Make Dolly Parton’s Peanut Butter Pie
The first step to making Dolly’s peanut butter pie is to make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature. This requires a bit of planning, but it will make your peanut butter pie-making so much easier. Cold cream cheese is difficult to whip and can leave lumps in your pie filling, which is something you definitely don’t want.
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Once softened, add the cream cheese to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer with powdered sugar and peanut butter and mix until smooth. One piece of advice regarding the peanut butter: all-natural peanut butter will make the filling grainy, so this is a moment to use a big brand peanut butter (think Jif or Skippy) that’s smooth and creamy right out of the jar.
Next, gently fold in Cool Whip into the peanut butter mixture and divide it between two store-bought graham cracker crusts, spreading the filling evenly in the crusts. (If you’re making the pie for a smaller group, you can easily halve the recipe and make just one pie.) Cover and chill until the filling is set.
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Ways to Make Dolly Parton’s Peanut Butter Pie Your Own
If you have a little more time to spare, it’s fun to make the crust from scratch. You can go with a homemade graham cracker crust, or swap out the graham crackers for Oreos, Nilla wafers, Biscoff cookies, or even gingersnaps. Personally, I’d blitz up some pretzels with some butter, and a little sugar to create a sweet and salty summer treat that’s perfect for a summertime grilled feast.
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