Macadamia Nut Cream Pie Recipe
This recipe is per a board request for this Hawaiian treat. The recipe originates from a recipe from the Residential Services Division Organization: Hawaiian Electric Company
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Servings: 1 Nine inch pie
Calories: 399.9kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 1 dash salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 whole egg
- 5 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 egg whites
- 1 9-inch baked pie crust
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of the milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar, 1/4 cup of the nuts, the salt and the vanilla; scald.
- Mix the remaining 1/3 cup milk with 1 whole egg and cornstarch.
- Thoroughly stir some of hot mixture into egg mixture (adding a small amount first to even out the temperature helps to prevent the egg from scrambling when added to the rest of the hot mixture); return all to saucepan.
- Cook 5 more minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
- Cool 1 hour.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold carefully into cooled mixture.
- Pour into pie shell; chill.
- Before serving, top with sweetened whipped cream and remaining 1/4 cup nuts.
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Nutrition
Serving: 135g | Calories: 399.9kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 5.6g | Fat: 27.2g | Saturated Fat: 10.9g | Cholesterol: 66.9mg | Sodium: 194.8mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 19.3g