WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT PIE
By
JANET JORDAN
@MRSJANET
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This is the pie that my Grandmother made quite often. You could bet she made it for Christmas
Ingredients
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GANACHE;
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3/4 csemisweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cheavy cream
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FILLING;
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6 1/2 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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1/3 csugar
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1/3 cheavy cream + 3/4 cup whipped soft
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6 1/2 ozsquares white baking chocolate melted
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1/2 tsporange zest
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2/3 cchopped macadamia nut's roasted
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1pre-baked pie shell
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GARNISH;
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1 1/2 cheavy cream whipped
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1/4 cconfectioners' sugar
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1-2 ozmacadamia nuts chopped
How to Make WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT PIE
- GANACHE: Place chocolate chips in a bowl. Bring cream to a simmer over medium heat. Pour simmering cream over chips and stir until melted. Set aside.
- FILLING: Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Scrape bowl with spatula and mix in 1/3 cup heavy cream.
- Add melted white chocolate, zest, nut's stir until incorporated. Fold in whipped cream. Spread in pie crust. Put in freezer till frozen
- TO FINISH: Microwave ganache on LOW until it pours easily, but is NOWHERE near boiling!! Spread over top of pie.
- Garnish with whipped cream around edges and sprinkle with chopped nuts over top. Chill and serve
