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Peanut Lover's Pie

6 tablespoons honey roasted peanuts, divided
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
7 tablespoons butter, melted
3 pints chocolate ice cream, softened
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon peanut butter, divided
3/4 cup coarsely chopped peanut butter cups, divided
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping

Chop 1 tablespoon of peanuts; set aside. Place the remaining peanuts
in a food processor; cover and process until ground. In a small bowl,
combine the ground nuts, cracker crumbs and butter. Press onto the
bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Freeze until
firm, about 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the ice cream and

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Peanut Lover's Pie cont.

1 cup peanut butter until blended. Spoon half into crust. Return
remaining ice cream mixture to the freezer. Cover and freeze pie
until almost firm, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with about two-thirds of
the chopped peanut butter cups. Freeze for 30 minutes. Meanwhile,
resoften remaining ice cream mixture. Spread over peanut butter cups
(pie will be very full). Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours or
until almost firm. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and remaining
chopped peanut butter cups. Cover and freeze until firm, about 1 hour
longer. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Combine
caramel topping and remaining peanut butter; drizzle some over
dessert plates. Top with a piece of pie; drizzle with remaining
caramel mixture.

Yield: 8 servings.