Dessert for 8

Peanut Butter Icebox Cake

Name: Peanut Butter Icebox Cake
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz cream cheese; 1 cup smooth peanut butter; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 2 cups cold heavy cream; cocoa powder (optional); 1/4 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts

$4.58for 430 minServes 8

This icebox cake layers chocolate wafers with peanut butter cream, then chills until the wafers soften.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical	4 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical	9 oz	$1.26Typical price
	Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	17 oz	$3.65Typical price
	Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.17

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts Summer

Typical price

$1.15 per serving$4.58 for 4

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Ingredients

4 oz cream cheese
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 cups cold heavy cream
cocoa powder (optional)
1/4 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts

Steps

Beat cream cheese, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl for 5 minutes.
Whip cold heavy cream in a separate bowl for 5 minutes, until stiff peaks form.
Fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture for 3 minutes.
Layer wafers and peanut butter cream in an 8-inch pan, finishing with cream and peanuts, over 10 minutes.
Chill the cake for 7 minutes.