Actually the best healthy Peanut Butter Protein Pie with 5 ingredients only. Healthier Reese’s PB Pie is high protein, low fat and low sugar made with Greek Yogurt, cottage cheese and peanut butter powder.

I had a chocolate peanut butter pie on my recipe list for quite a few months now and even had that pie crust lying in my pantry. Finally decided to give it a try and I don’t know why I didn’t go for it sooner because it really was very very easy recipe.

I was a little skeptical about it at first because it seemed too minimalistic, but really those extra ingredients are just not needed.

Why is this Reese’s Peanut Butter Protein Pie Healthy?

I made this an extra high protein peanut butter pie recipe with Greek yogurt and cottage cheese (instead of cream cheese) and the recipe totally worked out!
It’s a low fat pie recipe because I got that peanut butter flavor using peanut butter powder and it was perfect.
And also low sugar because it’s sweetened with protein powder instead of sugar.

Ingredients for Protein Peanut Butter Pie Recipe:

This healthy protein peanut butter pie is made with 5 simple ingredients and is really perfect for a quick holiday dessert recipe!

Chocolate Pie Crust: I used the pre-made one from Keebler, but you can very well make your own or use a different brand.
Low Fat Cottage Cheese to replace the cream cheese that’s in a regular pie recipe.
Non-fat Greek Yogurt to make this an extra healthy peanut butter pie with more creaminess
Vanilla Protein Powder; I recommend Quest Vanilla protein powder. This is what gives us a low sugar pb pie.
If your protein powder is not sweet enough, I would recommend adding a bit of stevia.
Peanut Butter Powder also called powdered peanut butter. This is basically dehydrated and de-fatted peanut butter so you get the peanut butter flavor without all the calories and added fat.
Using peanut butter powder in this recipe is what makes it a low fat peanut butter pie.
I recommend PbFit.
Stevia Sweetener in case your protein powder is not sweet enough and you would like a sweeter pie

The Toppings for a Reese’s Pie Vibe:

Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – I use the regular Reese’s brand but you can always use a sugar-free version or a dairy free version if you would like
Peanut Butter for drizzling
Chocolate Syrup also for drizzling

Finish me to use sugar-free or dairy free chocolate sauce if you needed.

How to make Low Sugar Peanut Butter Pie with Protein Powder

To make this a low sugar (actually added sugar free outside of the crust I guess) peanut butter pie recipe, I used protein powder as the sweetener.
There’s no baking needed and all you need to do is combine all the ingredients and pour it in a pie crust.

Blend Cottage Cheese & Yogurt in a high speed blender until completely smooth. There should be no chunks of the cottage cheese curds.

Prep the Filling:
In a large mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese and yogurt mix with vanilla protein powder and peanut butter powder.
Mix until dry ingredients are well incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
TASTE THE FILLING to make sure its good, and add some stevia sweetener or bit of vanilla extract if needed.
Pour Filling into the Pie crust and spreading it evenly. Smoothen the top with a spatula.

Decorate with Chopped Peanut Butter Cups on top. Feel free to add some Reese’s pieces if you would like as well.

Freeze the Pie – place the healthy peanut butter pie in the Freezer for about 2 hours until well hardened.

Thaw, Slice and Serve: Allow the pie to though for about 10 minutes or it will be too hard to cut into.
Slice into 8 pieces and drizzle on some chocolate syrup and peanut butter before serving.

Tips for Healthy PB Pie Recipe

This healthy pb pie recipe is really easy to make, but here’s some tips to get it right.

If you use homemade pie crust, I recommend pressing it down hard so that it is for a manhold shape after you put the filling in.
Also for the homemade crust: make sure your crust is not too thin or the filling mixture will make the crust too soggy.

Blend the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt completely until it is very smooth. Otherwise you will have chunks in your pie filling.

Let the pie freeze for at least an hour and a half before cutting or it will be too soft to cut into.

Thaw the frozen pb pie before cutting or it will be too hard to cut into.

To store Homemade Diet Peanut Butter Pie

This homemade diet peanut butter pie is prepared in the freezer so it also needs to be stored frozen. Here are some tips you can follow to make it easier to handle.

(After frozen once to make) Slice the healthier pb pie into individual servings before freezing.
Use airtight containers so that the pie does not pick up any odors from other foods.
Place pie slices a little apart so they are easy to remove from the container.
Consume within 3 months.
Thaw frozen diet peanut butter pie for about 10 minutes before eating or the pie will be too hard.

Alternatives for Healthier Peanut Butter Pie:

You can easily customize this recipe to make a healthier peanut butter pie that fits your dietary preferences. I recommend the ingredients and brands I used, but there are other alternatives that you can try.

Nonfat Greek Yogurt: use reduced fat, Greek yogurt or even coconut yogurt for a dairy-free option.
Low Fat Cottage Cheese: full fat cottage cheese would also work just as well.
Another option is reduced fat cream cheese.
I don’t recommend the fat-free cottage cheese unless you are replacing the yogurt with a slightly higher fat version. If you don’t have any fat from either, the pie will be too icy.
Whey-Casein Protein Powder – use plant-based protein powder or casein protein powder (or make your own blend of 50/50 whey + casein). I don’t recommend using all whey protein because it does not absorb as much moisture. The filling will be too runny and might not set well.
Vanilla Protein – feel free to use a peanut butter or even a caramel flavored protein powder here for extra flavor boost
Store-bought Pie Crust – use a homemade chocolate pie crust or even an audio pie crust. There are plenty of recipes available online that are quite simple to execute.
This is also a good option if you are trying to avoid the sugars from the pre-made crust because you can make your old crust with sugar-free cookies.

To make PB Protein Pie Vegan:

Here’s the subs you need to make this PB protein pie Vegan – Use plant-based protein powder (like this one from KOS), coconut yogurt and a dairy free pie crust too.

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