The classic holiday candy is now a perfectly sized mini pie layered with a creamy peanut butter filling, a decadent chocolate layer and a finishing touch of sprinkled chopped peanuts.
Mini Buckeye Pie Bites
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped cocktail peanuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll on work surface. Using rolling pin, roll out pie crust into 12-inch round. Using 2 1/2-inch round cutter, cut out 24 rounds from pie crust, rerolling scraps if needed. Press 1 pastry round into each of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups. Prick dough inside each cup on bottom with fork 3 to 4 times.
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Step2Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool in pan 2 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3In small bowl, beat peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of the whipping cream with spoon until well blended. Spoon into 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/4-inch opening from 1 corner of bag. Pipe 1 teaspoon into each cup.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and remaining 3 tablespoons whipping cream uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth. Spoon 1 teaspoon chocolate mixture over peanut butter layer of each cup. Sprinkle tops with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set.
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Step5Store covered in refrigerator. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
100
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Pie Bite
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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