Questified Peanut Butter Candy Pie

Ingredients

PEANUT BUTTER CANDY PIE

Crust:

1 ½ cups almond flour 1 tbsp zero calorie sweetener 3 tbsp unsweetened dark cocoa powder 3 tbsp melted butter

Filling:

8oz cream cheese, reduced fat at room temperature 1 cup peanut butter, no stir 1 tbsp vanilla extract Pinch salt 1 package Quest Coated Candies, chopped 1 cup heavy cream, separated 1 tbsp zero calorie sweetener 1 scoop Quest Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder

Topping

½ cup heavy cream ½ scoop Quest Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare a 9-inch pie pan with non-stick spray. Place the almond flour, sweetener and cocoa powder into a food processor and pulse to combine. Add in the melted butter and pulse until crumbles form. Press the crumbles into the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish. Bake for 6 minutes. Let cool. Add the cream cheese and peanut butter to a medium mixing bowl and use a hand held mixer to cream together. Add in 2 tbsp spoon of the heavy cream, vanilla, salt and ¾ of the Coated Candies In a clean bowl, use a hand held mixer to beat the remaining heavy cream just before stiff peaks form, add in the sweetener and protein powder and mix just until combined. Fold the mixture into the peanut butter butter mixture until no streaks remain. Transfer to the pie crust. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. For the topping, use a hand held mixer to beat the heavy cream just before stiff peaks form add in the protein powder and mix until combined. Spread the whipped cream over the peanut butter layer and top with remaining candy pieces. Cut into 15 slices and serve.