Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cream Pie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie is a combination of a classic pie crust, peanut butter pastry cream with chocolate chips, and a real whipped cream topping.

Overview
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Components Used: Pie Crust, Pastry Cream, Whipped Cream
I grew up in Kansas near an Amish community. The staple restaurant in the town makes the absolutely best cream pies, and any day of the week they have at least a dozen different kinds.
This pie is my take on their peanut butter chocolate chip cream pie. I was aiming to make one that was at least as good as theirs, but I have to say, I think this one is maybe even better!
The base is a classic pie crust, and it is filled with a peanut butter pastry cream. I used mini chocolate chips in the filling so that you get little pieces of chocolate all throughout. The texture of the chocolate chips really contrasts with the creamy custard which makes it just perfect.
To top the pie, I used real whipped cream. There’s nothing easier or more delicious to top a cream pie! Let’s dive into making it!
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cream Pie
Make the Pie Dough
You are more than welcome to use store bought pie crust for this pie! But if you would like to make your own, I have a detailed video tutorial for how to make the perfect pie crust from scratch.
I love using a traditional pie crust pastry for cream pies, which is what I used here. But you could also opt to use a graham cracker crust if you prefer!
If you’re going to make a traditional pastry, I suggest doing this first in your pie making process because it needs to chill for an hour before rolling it out.
Make the Pastry Cream
The filling for this pie is a homemade pastry cream with peanut butter added to it. It is creamy, salty, and sweet, and absolutely decadent.
My traditional pastry cream can be flavored with any number of things. The only change you need to make to make this filling is to stir in peanut butter while it is still hot. I also leave out the butter from the traditional recipe since the nut butter has so much fat in it.
Once you have the filling made, place a piece of plastic right on top of the custard and place it in the refrigerator until needed.
Roll Out the Crust
Once the crust has chilled for an hour, you can roll it out to be baked before filling. You can crimp the edges however you prefer, but I show a very classic crimping technique in the pie crust video.
Bake the Crust
This crust is going to be “blind baked” which means that it will be baked without the filling in it. To do this, you want to put some pie weights into the crust.
I keep a container of dried beans and rice to use as my pie weights. But you can use traditional ones if you like. Anything to hold the pie crust down so it doesn’t puff up while you’re baking!
Once it is baked through fully, allow it to cool completely before filling. You don’t want the crust to melt the filling and topping.
Make the Whipped Cream
I like to make a barely sweet whipped cream for the topping. Just a touch of powdered sugar and a splash of vanilla. The filling is already really sweet and the richness of the whipped cream really balances everything.
If you’d like to make the whipped cream in advance, make a stabilized version that contains gelatin. My recipe for stabilized whipped cream can be made up to 4 days in advance.
Assemble the Pie
To assemble the pie, stir the mini chocolate chips into the cooled filling and pour it into the crust. Top the pastry cream with the whipped cream and a few more mini chocolate chips.
I like to put it in the refrigerator for at least another two hours to make sure the filling is really set up before slicing!
Storage
Peanut Butter chocolate chip cream pie should be stored covered in the refrigerator and will keep for up to 4 days.
MAKE-AHEAD Pie
Surprisingly, peanut butter chocolate chip pie is a great make-ahead recipe – most of the components can be made a couple days before you plan to assemble and serve the pie.
Pie Crust: Store premade pie dough in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Store a baked, un-filled pie crust in the refrigerator for up to 3 days (wrap tightly in plastic wrap before refrigerating).
Pastry Cream: Store peanut butter pastry cream in an airtight container (with a piece of plastic wrap touching the pastry cream surface) in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Whipped Cream: I don’t recommend making fresh whipped cream ahead of time. It’s best to wait until you’re ready to assemble and serve to whip the cream. However, you can stabilize fresh whipped cream by adding gelatin. Stabilized whipped cream can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cream Pie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie is a combination of a classic pie crust, peanut butter pastry cream with chocolate chips, and a real whipped cream topping.
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 180 grams (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 grams (1 tablespoon) granulated sugar
- 85 grams (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold
- 30 grams (2 ½ tablespoons) shortening
- 57-85 grams (4-6 tablespoons, 60-90 milliliters) ice water
For the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Filling
- 192 grams (6 large) egg yolks
- 100 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar
- 30 grams (¼ cup) cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 568 grams (2 ½ cups, 600 milliliters) whole milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- 127 grams (½ cup) creamy peanut butter
- 130 grams (¾ cup) mini chocolate chips
For the Whipped Cream
- 352 grams (1 ½ cups, 360 milliliters) heavy cream, cold
- 60 grams (½ cup) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
- 42 grams (¼ cup) mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Prep:
- Read through this recipe in its entirety to get a feel for the workflow.
- Measure out all of the ingredients.
- Cut the cold butter (85 grams/ 6 tablespoons) for the pie crust into small pieces, about ½-inch (1 cm) size. Make sure it is very cold. If it has started to warm up, you can place it in the freezer for a few minutes before starting.
Make the Pie dough:
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour (180 grams/ 1 ½ cups), salt (½ teaspoon), and sugar (12 grams/ 1 tablespoon).
- Add the shortening (30 grams/ 2 ½ tablespoons) and cold butter to the bowl and toss with your hands so all of the fat is coated with flour. Use the tips of your fingers and thumbs to press down on all of the pieces of fat, creating little sheets of fat throughout your mixture. If it feels like the fat is starting to melt, pop the bowl in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes before continuing. Continue working the fat through the flour until all of the fat has been worked through and ranges in size from peas to walnuts throughout.
- Add the ice water (57-85 grams/ 4-6 tablespoons) little by little into the mixture. Fold the mixture gently with a silicone spatula to incorporate. Use a light hand to slowly hydrate the flour as you add more water. You may not need all of the water. Once large clumps of dough start forming, gather the dough up and press it together. If it crumbles then you need to add a little more water. If it holds together then you are ready to chill the dough.
- Bring the dough together on your counter and press into one mass and knead very gently for one or two turns to bring it into a cohesive dough.
- Press flat into a round disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax and the flour to fully hydrate. While the dough is chilling, make the peanut butter pastry cream.
Make the peanut butter pastry cream filling:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks (192 grams/ 6 large) with the sugar (100 grams/ ½ cup), cornstarch (30 grams/ ¼ cup), and salt (¼ teaspoon) with a whisk until foamy and about double in size. This will ensure a smooth pastry cream.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the milk (568 grams/ 2 ½ cups) on medium heat until it starts to boil.
- Temper the egg yolks by slowly pouring about half of the milk into the egg/cornstarch mixture while whisking continuously. It can be helpful to nestle the mixing bowl in a damp kitchen towel to stabilize the bowl while you whisk and pour.
- Pour the milk/egg mixture back into the pot with the remainder of the milk and cook over low heat, whisking continuously, until the mixture thickens and starts rapidly bubbling. Do not rush this process.
- Pour the hot pastry cream through a fine mesh sieve.
- Add the vanilla extract or paste (1 ½ teaspoons) and creamy peanut butter (127 grams/ ½ cup) and whisk in.
- Place a piece of plastic wrap right on top of the pastry cream and refrigerate until ready to use.
Bake the pie crust:
- Preheat the oven at 400°F/205°C.
- Lightly flour a clean work surface and place your chilled dough on top. Lightly flour the top of the dough and your rolling pin. As you roll the dough, lift it up, turn it, and redistribute flour underneath it every few rolls to prevent sticking. Roll the dough out to about 1 ½ - 2-inches (4 -5 cm) wider than your pie dish all the way around. This is important so that your dough doesn’t need to stretch to fit down into the plate, which can cause it to shrink.
- Set the rolling pin in the middle and fold the dough in half over the rolling pin. Gently transfer it into the pie plate, unrolling it off the rolling pin.
- Lift up on the sides of the crust to allow it to fall naturally into the pie plate without having to stretch it.
- If there are places that don’t have quite enough dough to hang over the edge, you can patch it with pieces from the other side.
- Trim the excess dough leaving about ½-inch overhang all the way around the pie plate. Fold the extra dough under, creating a lip all the way around and crimp the edges. Using a fork, dock the crust a few times on the bottom and up the sides.
- Place a piece of parchment paper over top of the pie crust and fill it with dry beans, rice, or pie weights; they should fill the pan all the way to the top. This will help the crust hold its shape and not shrink while baking. I typically use dried beans for this and save them to reuse.
- Optional: I suggest placing your crust in the freezer for at least 10 minutes or in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to firm up before baking to prevent shrinkage.
- Bake in the bottom third of the oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove the parchment paper and pie weights from the crust. Return the crust to the oven and bake for another 12-15 minutes, until the bottom is golden brown and fully set. Let the crust cool on a wire rack.
Assemble:
- When the pastry cream has mostly cooled down, take it out of the refrigerator. Add the mini chocolate chips (130 grams/ ¾ cup) and stir together until evenly distributed.
- Pour the pie filling into the cooled pie crust. Place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the filling and refrigerate until completely cool- at least 2 hours.
Make the whipped cream:
- Wait to make the whipped cream until right before serving. Place the heavy cream (352 grams/ 1 ½ cups) in the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a whisk attachment or in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer.
- Begin whipping on medium speed until soft peaks begin to form.
- With the mixer still running, slowly add the powdered sugar (60 grams/ ½ cups) and mix until medium peaks form. Be careful not to over whip the cream. It will start looking curdled if you go too far, as it begins turning into butter.
- Top the whipped cream over the filling and spread out using the back of a spoon or offset spatula. Sprinkle with the remaining mini chocolate chips (42 grams/ ¼ cup).
- STORE: Cream pies should be stored covered in the refrigerator and will keep for up to 4 days.
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One Comment on “Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cream Pie”
There is no way that whipped cream topping is going to last in the fridge for up to four days unless you stabilize it with gelatin. I assume you either top it with the whipped cream before you serve or that you have added gelatin to stablize?