Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Candied Bacon

Name: Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Candied Bacon
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 6 1/2 hr (includes freezing)
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 7 bacon slices (about 6 ounces); 3/4 cup sugar, divided; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; About 35 chocolate wafers, finely ground in a blender or food processor (about 2 cups crumbs); 3/4 stick unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup milk; 1 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural); 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups chilled heavy cream; 1/3 cup salted roasted peanuts, finely chopped; a 10-inch pie plate (6-cup capacity)

By Andrea Albin

March 10, 2010

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Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Candied BaconStephanie Foley

Candied bacon might seem like the ultimate example of gilding the lily, but it adds a sweet, smoky edge to this already luscious pie. Elvis would be proud.

Cooks note:

Pie can be frozen, covered after 5 hours with plastic wrap and foil, up to 2 days.

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