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!














