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A partially sliced Payday Pie in a glass pie plate.
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Payday Pie

Wish every day could be payday? With this Payday Pie it will feel like it! Gooey peanut butter nougat and roasted peanuts fill this delicious dessert. It’s a candy bar favorite made into pie form with a flaky buttery crust and plenty of peanuts and chewy nougat in every bite.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 servings
Author: Amy Nash

Ingredients

Filling

  • 10 ouncess peanut butter chips
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 Tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 cups miniature marshmallows

Caramel Topping

  • 1 1/2 cups dry roasted unsalted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons salted butter cubed
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out pie crust on a floured surface. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges and prick bottom and sides with a fork.
    unbaked pie crust
  • Line pie crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove weights and parchment paper and bake for another 15 minutes until golden brown. Set aside.
  • Combine peanut butter chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until melted.
    10 ouncess peanut butter chips, 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk, 3 Tablespoons salted butter
  • Add marshmallows, stirring until melted and combined.
    2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • Pour filling into baked pie crust. Sprinkle peanuts evenly over top of filling.
    1 1/2 cups dry roasted unsalted peanuts
  • Cook sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and an amber color. Add butter. Stir until melted.
    1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar, 3 Tablespoons salted butter
  • Add cream and stir until combined. Boil for 1 minute.
    1/4 cup heavy cream
  • Remove caramel from heat and stir in vanilla and salt. Cool for 5 minutes.
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Drizzle caramel evenly over peanuts on top of pie.
  • Refrigerate for 4 hours until set before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 325mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 403IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 1mg

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