Buckeye Pie
This pie version of buckeye balls candy has a chocolate wafer crust, a sweet and creamy peanut butter filling, and is covered with a chocolate ganache.
This pie version of buckeye balls candy has a chocolate wafer crust, a sweet and creamy peanut butter filling, and is covered with a chocolate ganache.
Very good summer dessert. Not too sweet, creamy and cold. Measure crumbs carefully; 9 or 10 Safeway brand choc grahams were more than a cup, so I had to add a bit more butter to the crust so it would hold together--and then crust was too thick! I used semisweet chocolate chips for the ganache, and the boiling cream & butter didn't melt them all. I worried about nuking the mixture to get the chocolate melted, so ended up with ganache that was a little crunchy here and there. Friends and husband agreed this is the best peanut butter pie they've ever had. Will definitely make again.
I usually make buckeyes and was looking for something similar, but less time consuming. This still took several steps and prepping ahead of time(since you have to freeze overnight). It was a hit, but nothing beats a real buckeye candy:)