Place this peanut butter “base” for the pie into the graham cracker pie crust and then freeze it for about 20 minutes, until the filling is more or less firm.

Find out how to make Valerie Bertinelli's Cherry Cheesecake Pizza Pie, a favorite recipe of the Food Network star, straight from her mother's recipe box.

Bertinelli's lemon bars start with a standard shortbread crust: Flour, powdered sugar, and -- parmesan cheese. Yes, you read that right, parmesan cheese.

Prepare the crust in a large bowl with an electric mixer, then press it into an 8-inch square pan. You’ll bake this first, just until the edges get that irresistible golden glow.