st. patrick's day - pistachio cream cheese pie

How To Make st. patrick's day - pistachio cream cheese pie

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  Step 1
  PISTACHIO: Shell your pistachios and get about 1 cup of shelled pistachios.
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  Step 2
  Take shelled pistachios and put in a food processor and pulse until you get a coarse ground. Pour 1/8 cup of ground pistachios from the ground pistachios and reserve it. Take remaining ground pistachios (should be about 1/2 cup), and reserve them.
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  Step 3
  Place your oven rack in the center of your oven, and set your oven to 325 degrees. Get all ingredients together.
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  Step 4
  Beat cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 cup of ground pistachios until smooth
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  Step 5
  Pour into one extra large graham cracker crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Set oven to 400 degrees.
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  Step 6
  While pie is setting, mix sour cream, sugar, vanilla, 6 drops of green food coloring and 1/8 cup of ground pistachios. Mix until smooth.
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  Step 7
  Pour over baked cream cheese mixture. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove from oven.
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  Step 8
  Let set for 10 minutes on wire rack. Place whole shelled pistachios on top if desired. Place in refrigerator until cool. Refrigerate after cutting.
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