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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 40 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Servings: 10

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups divided, plus 1/3 cup and 3/4 cup whipped soft for filling heavy cream
  • 6 1/2 oz softened cream cheese
  • 1/3 cups sugar
  • 6 1/2 (1 oz) squares melted white chocolate
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2/3 cup roasted chopped, plus 1-2 oz chopped for garnish macadamia nuts
  • 1 (9 inch) pre-baked deep-dish pie shell
  • 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar

Directions

For ganache, put chocolate chips in a metal mixing bowl. Bring 1/2 cup cream to a light boil and pour over chips until they completely dissolve. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature.

For filling, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with a handheld electric mixer until smooth. Scrape bowl with a spatula and mix in the 1/3 cup heavy cream. Add the white chocolate, zest and 2/3 cup nuts and stir just until incorporated. Fold in the 3/4 cup heavy cream. Spread into pre-baked pie shell and level off using a rubber spatula. Put in freezer until frozen. To finish pie, you will need to place the ganache in a microwave on the low setting for no more than 10 seconds at a time. Stir after each warming until ganache pours loosely but is not even close to boiling (see note). Spread warm ganache over top of frozen pie, smoothing to the edges with a spatula.

For garnish, beat 1 1/2 cups cream and confectioner’s sugar with a handheld electric mixer to a stiff peak. Pipe edges of pie with whipped cream. Sprinkle 1-2 oz macadamia nuts over pie. Store pie in refrigerator.

Tip – Be very careful when warming chocolate, as it will burn very quickly when heated in the microwave. Once chocolate is scorched it is unusable.

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Sonja Ford

November 20, 2012
This is my very favorite pie. Love it.

November 05, 2012
This is the best pie I have ever eaten, and I really am not a pie lover!

October 09, 2011
This pie is awesome! Everyone loved it. I doubled the recipe and made it in a 9x13 pan and it turned out great! Definitely making this again!

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November 25, 2024
how far in advance can i make your white chocolate macadamia nut pie?

December 03, 2024

I would suggest no more thean 2-3 days!