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Thursday, July 23, 2009

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie

This is extremely rich, so slice small

Ganache:
¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup heavy cream
Filling:
8 oz. Cream cheese, softened
1 ¾ cups sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream, plus ¾ cup, whipped soft
8 (1-oz.) squares premium white baking chocolate, melted
½ tsp. Orange zest
1 cup roasted, coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
1 pre-baked deep-dish (9-inch) pie shell
Garnish:
1 ½ cups heavy cream, whipped
¼ cup powdered sugar
chopped macadamia nuts (I like lots)

Ganache: Place chocolate chips in a metal mixing bowl. Bring cream to a simmer over medium heat. Pour simmering cream over chips and stir until melted. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature.
Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar with a handheld electric mixer until smooth. Scrape bowl with a spatula and mix in 1/3 cup heavy cream. Add the melted white chocolate, zest, and nuts and stir just until incorporated. Fold in the whipped cream. Spread into pre-baked pie shell and level off using a rubber spatula. Put in freezer until frozen.
To finish pie: Place the ganache in the microwave on low for no more than 10 seconds at a time. Stir after each warming, until ganache pours loosely but is not even close to boiling. Be very careful when warming chocolate, as it will burn very quickly when heated in the microwave. Once chocolate is scorched it is unusable. Spread warm ganache over top of frozen pie, smoothing to the edges with a spatula.
Garnish: Beat cream and powdered sugar with a handheld electric mixer to stiff peaks. Transfer to a piping bag if you wish and garnish pie. Sprinkle with lots of the nuts and put back in freezer. After pie is set, cover the pie and put back in freezer.

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