Peanut Butter-Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients:

• 35  vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1 cup)
• 1/4 cup  butter, melted
• 2 oz.  semi-sweet chocolate, divided
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2  bananas, cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise into quarters
• 2 pkgs. (3.4 oz. each) vanilla flavor instant pudding
• 2 cups  cold milk
• 2 cups  thawed whipped topping, divided
• 2 Tbsp.  salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix wafer crumbs and butter until well blended
3. Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.
4. Bake 5 to 8 min. or until golden brown.
5. Cool completely.
6. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls from 1/2 oz. chocolate.
7. Refrigerate.
8. Microwave remaining 1-1/2 oz. chocolate and peanut butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.
9. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
10. Place bananas in crust
11. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
12. Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min.
13. Stir in 1 cup whipped topping.
14. Spread over bananas
15. Top with remaining whipped topping.
16. Refrigerate 3 hours.
17. Top with chocolate curls and nuts just before serving.