No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie (Dairy Free, Gluten Free)

This no bake chocolate peanut butter pie is dairy free, gluten free and can be made in less than 20 minutes. Perfect for your next family gathering or your next date night in!

You know when your birthday rolls around, and all you want to make is your own recipe for gluten free, dairy free, chocolate peanut butter pie, you've got a winner.

This chocolate peanut butter pie:

So, it's basically the best thing to happen to dessert in my house. I hope it is in yours too.

This recipe was inspired by the chocolate peanut butter pie recipe over on Crazy for Crust. The pie looks delicious, but I knew all the dairy and gluten in that would leave me feeling terrible.

It's also no secret that I'm a big fan of shortcuts, and I wanted to make this recipe easy as pie. (See what I did there?)

I've made sure there's no time consuming steps and you can for real put this thing together in a New York minute.

How to make no bake chocolate peanut butter pie

Gluten free crust

We're going to start with the crust. I am all for eliminating extra steps from recipes, finding shortcuts, and keeping things as simple as possible, and this is pie is no exception.

First, put an entire package of gluten free "Oreos" in your food processor with the ghee and pulse until you have a crumbly mixture that holds together.

I use gluten free Jo-Jos from Trader Joes, but there are a number of other gluten free options out there. I haven't tried them, so I can't guarantee results with another brand.

If you over-mix your crust, it will come out too wet. (See Exhibit C.) Don't do this!

If this happens, stick the pie pan in the fridge to let the ghee firm up a bit, and then you will be able to press it a bit more up the sides and have it hold its shape:

Don't worry if it's not beautiful. We're gonna cover it up.

Filling layers

Next up, we need to make our two filling layers: peanut butter and chocolate. Keep in mind here if you're not used to working with dairy alternatives, the sweetened condensed coconut milk and CocoWhip aren't going to act the exact same as their cows-milk alternatives. Here's a guide to alternative dairy products and how to use them. Now, back to the pie:

Grab a mixing bowl for the peanut butter layer and a small sauce pot for the chocolate layer.

In the bowl, add the peanut butter with half the sweetened condensed coconut milk and stir until combined. It'll be kind of sticky; that's ok.

Set that aside and melt the chocolate over VERY low heat in the sauce pot.

As soon as it's melted, remove from heat, add the remaining half of the can of sweetened condensed coconut milk and stir until combined.

I like to get both of these mixtures ready to go before involving the whipped cream.

Handling dairy free whipped cream

Next, we're going to fold in the CocoWhip into both mixtures. You're going to use ⅔ of a container for each layer, and fold it gently.

If you're not sure what folding means, you're basically going to scoop from the bottom of the pot and bring the contents over the top, working in a circular motion.

Homemade whipped cream, when manhandled, will do something called "fall." it will turn back to liquid and you'll be left with a soupy mess. No bueno.

The idea is to not "break" the whipped cream. I will tell you that you can be a bit rougher with the CocoWhip than you would with homemade whipped cream.

The CocoWhip has stabilizers in it, so this doesn't happen unless you let it melt too much. Keep it in the fridge until you're ready to use it, fold it in, then put the pie back in the fridge, and you'll be fine.

So, we're folding. Here's what that looks like:

Once you've got the whipped cream folded into both layers, they should each look a bit fluffier and less dense than they were before.

Here's my peanut butter layer and my chocolate layer with the coconut whipped cream folded in:

Showtime!

Now it's time to add them to the crust!

First spread your peanut butter layer into the crust. Then, add your chocolate layer.

When I add my chocolate layer, I try to pour it all over instead of just one spot. If there are thin areas when you spread it, it can get mixed in with or pull on the peanut butter layer. Pour it all over and spread carefully with a rubber spatula.

Last but not least, take the remaining CocoWhip (you should have about ⅓ of each container left), plop it on top, and give it a (gentle) spread around.

Put the pie in the fridge for at least 4 hours to allow it to firm up a bit before cutting and serving.

Keep refrigerated until ready to serve - it will start to melt and get soupy if it is left out on the counter!

I like to garnish it with dark chocolate shavings on top, which you can do before you put it in the fridge, or right before serving.

When you cut in, you should see something like this:

Oh my. This gluten free dairy free chocolate peanut butter pie makes my mouth water just looking at it.

Dairy free pie ingredients

This chocolate peanut butter pie uses three dairy free ingredients: sweetened condensed coconut milk, coconut whipped cream, and dairy free chocolate chips.

Sweetened condensed coconut milk

Sweetened condensed coconut milk can be tough to find depending on the store and where you are looking.

WalMart carries this one, and it's in the baking aisle, right next to the regular sweetened condensed milk:

Other grocery stores (I have Publix and Harris Teeter) both had this one, but it was in the International foods aisle in the Asian section, and I had to hunt a bit harder for it:

Pay attention to the amounts - the first is 11 oz, the second is only 7. You'll need 5-6 oz per layer, so make sure to purchase accordingly!

Those are my top two recommendations on where to look for it. I've never found it alongside regular coconut milk.

You can get it on Amazon too, but it seems to be exorbitantly expensive in comparison to the other options. Or you have to buy a pack of 12. That's a lot of pie.

If you're channeling your inner Martha Stuart and want to make your own, Detoxinsta has a recipe for homemade sweetened condensed coconut milk here. I've made my own in the past but never gotten it as thick as what you get in the store.

Disclaimer: I have NOT used homemade in this recipe, so I don't know how that will turn out.

Coconut whipped cream

Every time I have made this pie, I have used CocoWhip whipped cream. That's the brand I've found at WalMart, Publix, and Harris Teeter. I'm honestly not even sure if other brands of coconut whipped cream exist?

I do NOT recommend making your own coconut whipped cream for this recipe. Yes, you could do it. I don't know if it would stay firm or fall when you fold it in, as it is very delicate.

If you know me, you know I get behind making your own everything. But when we're making this chocolate peanut butter pie, we're leaning hard into the Scaleo territory, so just roll with it.

Go store bought, enjoy your pie, and move on. You can have a salad tomorrow.

Enjoy Life chocolate chips

Enjoy Life is a brand of chocolate chips that are allergy friendly: they are dairy free and soy free, which are the two most common allergens found in chocolate chips.

For this pie, I have used both their dark morsels:

As well as their semisweet chips:

I've not been disappointed with the results from either one.

I order mine from Thrive Market because they have the best possible price anywhere when you buy three bags at once.

If you're not familiar with Thrive Market, you can learn all about it in my post here.

How to freeze chocolate peanut butter pie

Unless you're sharing this pie at an event, or want to eat this pie four days in a row with your hubby (guilty), I recommend freezing some for another time.

Here's how to freeze chocolate peanut butter pie:

You can't put a cover on it when its defrosted. If you try to cover it with foil or plastic, it will just all get stuck to the covering.

If you make it in a disposable pie pan that comes with a lid, then you can for sure use that lid.

If not, you'll want to stick it in the freezer for an hour or two to allow it to firm up a bit on top. Then remove it, add a cover, and put it back in the freezer to avoid it getting freezer burn.

To defrost, remove from freezer, remove the cover, and place in the fridge to defrost for 2-3 hours before serving.

Looking for other pie recipes? Check out my Gluten Free Apple Pie and my Gluten Free Fruit Tart!

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