What you'll need to make this delicious dessert
3 Cups Chocolate or Rice Chex cereal, finely crushed
5 tbsp. butter, melted
12oz. semisweet baking chocolate, chopped, plus more for chocolate shavings
1 1/2 tbsp. unsweetened baking cocoa, sifted
2 cups half and half
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg plus 2 egg yolks
6 tbsp. whipping cream, plus 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
How to throw it all together
1) In small bowl, stir together cereal and melted butter. Press in bottom and up side of un-greased 9-inch pie pan. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes. Heat oven to 350. Bake crust 15 minutes. Sprinkle with one-third of the chopped chocolate.
2) Meanwhile, in a large heatproof bowl, mix cocoa and remaining chopped chocolate; reserve. In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat half and half over medium high heat until almost boiling. In medium heatproof bowl, beat sugar, egg and egg yolks with whisk until pale yellow. Slowly beat in half of the hot half and half, then pour egg mixture into saucepan. Reduce heat to medium. Heat mixture just to boiling. Cook, beating with whisk, about 1 minute or until thickened. Pour through sieve into reserved cocoa mixture; beat with whisk until smooth. Pour into crust; refrigerate 30 minutes.
3) Wipe out saucepan. Add 6 tablespoons cream. Heat to boiling over medium high heat. Place vanilla baking chips and peanut butter in medium heatproof bowl. Pour hot cream on top and let stand until chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes; beat with whisk until smooth. Spread evenly over chilled pie. Refrigerate until firm, 1 1/2 hours.
4) To serve, top servings of pie with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
