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Ganache:
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream
Filling:
6 1/2 counces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream, plus 3/4 cup, whipped soft
6 1/2 (1 ounce) squares premium white baking chocolate, melted
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
2/3 cup roasted, chopped macadamia nuts
1 pre-baked deep - dish (9 inch) pie shell
Garnish:
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 to 2 ounces chopped macadamia nuts
Ganache:
place chocolate chips in a metal mixing bowll. 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 temperatur.
Filling:
Beat cream cheese and sugar with a handheld eletric mixer until smooth. Scrape bowl with a spatula and mix in 1/3 cup heavy cream. Add the melted withe chocolate, zest, and nuts and stir just until incorporated. Fold in the whipped cream. spread in to pie shell and level off use a rubber spatula. Put in freezer until frozen..
To finish pie, place the ganache in the microwave on low for no more than 10 sconds at a time. Stir after each warming, until ganache pours loosely but is not even close to bowling. be very careful when warming chocolate, as it weill 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 confectioner sugar with a exletric mixer to stiff peaks. Tranfser to a piping bag and pipe edges of pie with whipped cream. sprinkle macadamia nuts over top. Refrigerate until ready to serve..
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream
Filling:
6 1/2 counces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream, plus 3/4 cup, whipped soft
6 1/2 (1 ounce) squares premium white baking chocolate, melted
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
2/3 cup roasted, chopped macadamia nuts
1 pre-baked deep - dish (9 inch) pie shell
Garnish:
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 to 2 ounces chopped macadamia nuts
Ganache:
place chocolate chips in a metal mixing bowll. 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 temperatur.
Filling:
Beat cream cheese and sugar with a handheld eletric mixer until smooth. Scrape bowl with a spatula and mix in 1/3 cup heavy cream. Add the melted withe chocolate, zest, and nuts and stir just until incorporated. Fold in the whipped cream. spread in to pie shell and level off use a rubber spatula. Put in freezer until frozen..
To finish pie, place the ganache in the microwave on low for no more than 10 sconds at a time. Stir after each warming, until ganache pours loosely but is not even close to bowling. be very careful when warming chocolate, as it weill 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 confectioner sugar with a exletric mixer to stiff peaks. Tranfser to a piping bag and pipe edges of pie with whipped cream. sprinkle macadamia nuts over top. Refrigerate until ready to serve..