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Nov13

‘you like pie? i like pie.’ – barack obama

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Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Pie

 Reese’s Cup that weighs more than three pounds? 

With plenty of options for a Thanksgiving dessert spread, why not add another crowd-pleasing, and wildly untraditional, pie to the holiday lineup? This one skips the pastry crust altogether – and fans of chocolate and peanut butter will recognize it immediately. (the holiday is coming soon)

Reese’s is bringing back its viral peanut butter pie for Thanksgiving this year, according to a company announcement shared with Food & Wine. This “supersized” version of the classic chocolate candy measures 9 inches across, weighs more than 3 pounds, and costs $50. It drops on Reese’s website on November 16 at 9 a.m. ET, but quantities are very limited.

The first Reese’s Pie launched in November 2021 and sold out in two hours. Back then, the brand billed the creation as “the largest Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup ever for sale.” The appeal is easy enough to understand: It’s the familiar combination of chocolate and peanut butter, scaled up from a candy you can eat in a couple of bites to something that warrants a spot on the dessert table.

“Thanksgiving is a celebration of tradition, but even the most beloved traditions leave room for reinvention,”

says Samantha Siegal, senior director of marketing for Reese’s at The Hershey Company.
The overwhelming response to our original Reese’s Pie proved that a fresh take
 on a holiday classic can create something truly special.
Its return reflects what Reese’s does best:
bringing chocolate and peanut butter together in unexpected ways and giving fans a new tradition worth celebrating.”

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‘i know that i an essentially a sort of fun-loving person who really just wants to sit around and eat pies.’

-nora ephron,  american writer, playwright, journalist, and filmmaker.

 

Notes: i see this as a mashup of a Halloween and Thanksgiving treat. my favorite pies are: berry, rhubarb, cherry and apple. but i would like a small wedge of this. just for quality control, of course. 

 
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source credits: Nicolette Baker, Food and Wine Magazine, the Hershey Company