MY FAVORITE GLUTEN-FREE PIE

With Halloween winding down, I realize Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which usually turns my mind to baking. I love trying out new recipes, as well as making my classic favorite dishes. Bette Hagman wrote several great books on gluten-free baking. Her talents continue to benefit the gluten-free community. My all time favorite pie recipe is one from her. It is a PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE PIE with a delicious CHOCOLATE CRUST. The complete recipe can be found at

http://books.google.com/books?id=ipb2MuTt0IsC&pg=PA152&dq=peanut+butter+cream+cheese+pie%2Bbette+hagman

Not only is this pie absolutely fabulous, it is fast and easy to make, and does not require tons of baking time, or specialty ingredients from the health food store, which makes it less expensive than a lot of other options as well. I usually even just use a chocolate gluten-free cereal, such as Cocoa Pebbles (bought on sale with manufacturer coupons) and then eliminate the additional cocoa powder in the recipe. Also, you can remove the coconut from the crust if you are not a fan, and the consistency will still turn out great. I also enjoy topping this pie with chopped peanut butter cups or drizzled chocolate syrup. I actually won a dessert baking contest, with this easy, no-fuss recipe. I highly recommend all of Bette Hagman's wonderful Gluten-Free Gourmet Cookbooks. My family and I checked out her original book from the library when we first started really baking and experimenting with gluten-free flours. She was quite the pioneer in this endeavor, and a great guide in the whole avoiding gluten process. So try her delicious recipe and check out more about her cookbook via the above link. There is some great and useful information posted.