Peanut Butter Pie

Get ready to  go nutty over  this  delicious dessert ... as  in peanutty . This  peanut  butter  pie is  the  stuff sweet dreams  are  made  of .  No matter  how  you slice  it , expect  your  family  and  friends  to come  back  for  seconds .

1-1/2              cups crushed  shredded wheat crackers
1/2                 cup chopped  pecans
1-1/2              teaspoons heat stable artificial sweetener
3/4                 cup  butter , softened
1/2                 (8 ounce) package  light  cream cheese , softened
3/4                  cup peanut  butter
1                    package sugar  free  chocolate pudding
1                    cup skim milk
1                  (8 ounce)  container  frozen whipped  topping  , thawed

Preheat oven  to  350 degrees . Prepare  chocolate  pudding  using  skim milk .  Set aside . In a medium-size  bowl , mix together  crushed  crackers , pecans  and  artificial  sweetener . Cut in butter  or  margarine  until  mixture  is  crumbly . Press  into a  9-inch pie  pan .
Bake in preheated  oven  for   7 minutes . Remove  and  cool . In a medium size  bowl , combine  cream cheese  and  peanut  butter . Beat until fluffy  and  then fold  in the  whipped  topping . Pour in chocolate pudding  as  bottom layer . Poor mixture  into  cooled  crust .