Recipe: Truck Stop Reece Pie

Truck Stop Reece Pie
From: LA Times
Source: P&H Truck Stop, Wells River, Vermont
"Reece" refers to the pie's flavor resemblance to Reese's, the peanut butter-chocolate candy.

3/4 cup plus 3 tbsp powdered sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 9-inch baked or graham cracker pie shell
1 (5 1/8 oz) pkg chocolate pudding mix
3 cups milk
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped (add sugar to taste)
2 tbsp cocoa
chocolate sprinkles (optional)

In bowl combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar and peanut butter, mixing
well. If mixture is too stiff to spread, add small amount of warm water. Spread over bottom of pie shell, reserving 2 tbsp for topping.

Prepare chocolate pudding according to package directions using the 3 cups milk. Pour into pie crust over peanut butter layer. Chill in refrigerator.

Sift cocoa onto whipped cream and swirl. Spread over cooled pie.

Add remaining 3 tbsp powdered sugar to reserved peanut butter topping and sprinkle over pie. Garnish with chocolate sprinkles.