Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Candied Bacon

Name: Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Candied Bacon
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 7 slices bacon; ¾ cup sugar; ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 35 pieces chocolate wafers; ¾ stick unsalted butter; 1 cup milk; 1 cup creamy peanut butter; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1¼ cups heavy cream; ⅓ cup salted roasted peanuts; 1 piece pie plate

A decadent frozen dessert featuring a chocolate wafer crust filled with creamy peanut butter mousse, studded with candied bacon pieces and chopped peanuts. The pie is topped with a decorative arrangement of caramelized bacon for an impressive sweet-and-salty finish.

8 servings

6 hr 42 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•7 slices bacon
•¾ cup sugar
•⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
•35 pieces chocolate wafers
•¾ stick unsalted butter
•1 cup milk
•1 cup creamy peanut butter
•½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
•1¼ cups heavy cream
•⅓ cup salted roasted peanuts
•1 piece pie plate

Cooking Instructions

1.
Cook bacon (in 2 batches if necessary) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, turning once, until lightly browned on edges but still flexible, 5 to 6 minutes total per batch. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
12 min
2.
Pour off fat from skillet and arrange bacon in skillet in 1 layer. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon over bacon and cook over low heat, turning occasionally with tongs, until sugar has dissolved and then caramelized (sugar melts very slowly and burns easily; reduce heat if necessary after sugar begins to caramelize) and coats bacon, 8 to 10 minutes. (Bacon will be dark and look lacquered.) Transfer bacon with tongs to a cutting board to cool. When bacon is cool, finely chop 5 slices, leaving remaining 2 slices whole.
10 min
3.
Stir together wafer crumbs and butter, then press onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Chill pie shell.
15 min
4.
Heat remaining 1/2 cup sugar and milk in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in peanut butter and vanilla until combined well, then transfer to a bowl and cool completely in an ice bath, stirring occasionally.
20 min
5.
Beat cream with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then fold into peanut butter mixture with peanuts and chopped bacon gently but thoroughly. Transfer filling to pie shell, smoothing top.
15 min
6.
Cut remaining 2 bacon slices into 2-inch-long pieces and arrange in a decorative starburst shape in center of pie. Freeze pie, uncovered, until frozen hard, about 5 hours. Let pie soften slightly in refrigerator before serving, about 30 minutes.
330 min

Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Candied Bacon

8 servings

6 hr 42 min

Published October 4, 2025

Be the first to rate this recipe

Cooking Instructions

Cook bacon (in 2 batches if necessary) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, turning once, until lightly browned on edges but still flexible, 5 to 6 minutes total per batch. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

12 min

Pour off fat from skillet and arrange bacon in skillet in 1 layer. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon over bacon and cook over low heat, turning occasionally with tongs, until sugar has dissolved and then caramelized (sugar melts very slowly and burns easily; reduce heat if necessary after sugar begins to caramelize) and coats bacon, 8 to 10 minutes. (Bacon will be dark and look lacquered.) Transfer bacon with tongs to a cutting board to cool. When bacon is cool, finely chop 5 slices, leaving remaining 2 slices whole.

10 min

Stir together wafer crumbs and butter, then press onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Chill pie shell.

15 min

Heat remaining 1/2 cup sugar and milk in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in peanut butter and vanilla until combined well, then transfer to a bowl and cool completely in an ice bath, stirring occasionally.

20 min

Beat cream with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then fold into peanut butter mixture with peanuts and chopped bacon gently but thoroughly. Transfer filling to pie shell, smoothing top.

15 min

Cut remaining 2 bacon slices into 2-inch-long pieces and arrange in a decorative starburst shape in center of pie. Freeze pie, uncovered, until frozen hard, about 5 hours. Let pie soften slightly in refrigerator before serving, about 30 minutes.

330 min