#RECIPES: Vanilla Pudding Peanut Butter Candy Bar Pie 😋 ✓ ONLY ONE AFI BLOG✨

 

Here's a decadent, crowd-pleasing recipe called Vanilla Pudding Peanut Butter Candy Bar Pie — a dessert that is actually as wild and wonderful as it sounds.

🥧 Vanilla Pudding Peanut Butter Candy Bar Pie 😋 ✓ ONLY ONE AFI BLOG✨ 

✨ Ingredients

For the crust:

- 1 pre-made pie crust (or homemade if you prefer)

- Optional: egg wash for golden finish

For the filling:

- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix  

- 2 cups cold milk  

- 1 cup creamy peanut butter  

- 4 oz cream cheese, softened  

- 1/2 cup powdered sugar  

- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract  

For the topping:

- 1 to 2 cups chopped candy bars (Snickers, Reese’s, Milky Way, Twix — go wild!)  

- Optional: crushed peanuts or pretzels for crunch  

- Optional: drizzle of melted chocolate or caramel sauce  

Here’s a big, fun list of popular candy bars you can use for baking, topping pies, or just snacking. I grouped them so you can see options based on flavor and texture: 

🔥 Instructions

Types of candy bars that can be used with this pie recipe:

Chocolate + Caramel Candy Bars

- Snickers  

- Twix  

- Milky Way  

- 3 Musketeers  

- Baby Ruth  

- Rolo (technically not a bar, but perfect for pies)  

- Caramello  

- 100 Grand  

🥜 Peanut Butter Candy Bars

- Reese’s Fast Break  

- Reese’s Sticks  

- Reese’s Nutrageous  

- Butterfinger  

- Clark Bar  

- Fifth Avenue

🍫 Chocolate + Caramel Candy Bars

- Snickers  

- Twix  

- Milky Way  

- 3 Musketeers  

- Baby Ruth  

- Rolo (technically not a bar, but perfect for pies)  

- Caramello  

- 100 Grand  

🥜 Peanut Butter Candy Bars

- Reese’s Fast Break  

- Reese’s Sticks  

- Reese’s Nutrageous  

- Butterfinger  

- Clark Bar  

- Fifth Avenue  

🍫 Crunchy / Crispy Candy Bars

- Kit Kat  

- Crunch Bar  

- Twix (fits here too)  

- Whatchamacallit  

- Take 5  

- Hershey’s Cookies ’n’ Creme  

🍫 Nutty Candy Bars

- Almond Joy  

- Mounds  

- Payday  

- Snickers Almond  

- Mr. Goodbar  

🍪 Cookie + Chocolate Bars

- Twix  

- Kit Kat  

- Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch  

1. Bake the crust  

   - Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).  

   - Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish. Crimp edges if desired.  

   - Prick bottom with a fork and bake for 10–12 minutes until golden. Let cool completely.

2. Make the vanilla pudding layer  

   - In a bowl, whisk pudding mix with cold milk until thickened (about 2 minutes).  

   - Pour into cooled crust and spread evenly. Chill while making the next layer.

3. Make the peanut butter layer  

   - Beat peanut butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.  

   - Gently spread over the pudding layer.

4. Add the candy bar topping  

   - Chop candy bars into bite-sized pieces.  

   - Sprinkle generously over the pie.  

   - Add crushed peanuts or pretzels if using.  

   - Drizzle with melted chocolate or caramel for extra drama.

5. Chill and serve  

   - Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.  

   - Slice and serve cold — each bite is creamy, crunchy, and candy-coated bliss.

💡 Tips

- Want it extra gooey? Add a layer of whipped cream between the pudding and peanut butter.

- Make it gluten-free by using a GF crust and candy bars without wheat.

- For a frozen version, freeze the pie and serve semi-thawed like an ice cream cake. Enjoy!