Recipe: Macadamia Nut Pie

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1.5 fluid ounces egg yolks, pasteurized
6 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate
2 fluid ounces egg whites, pasteurized
1 cup whipped cream (no flavouring added)
6 ounces macadamia nuts, chopped
1 recipe Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie Crust,Baked and cooled
4 cups sweetened whipped cream
As needed chocolate shavings
As needed toasted macadamia nuts, chopped

Method:

In the bowl of a mixer, combine cream cheese, half of sugar and vanilla. Beat, using paddle attachment, until mixture is light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and beat until smooth. Stir in melted chocolate.

In a separate mixer bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining half of sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites gently into the chocolate mixture.

Next, fold whipped cream and chopped macadamia nuts into the chocolate mixture. Weigh 2 pounds 2 ounces (1000g) of this mixture into each pie crust. Mixture should completely cover chocolate crust.

Refrigerate at least four hours before serving. Mound whipped cream high over entire pie. Slice, and garnish each slice with toasted macadamia nuts and chocolate curls.