Ingredients
Ganache:
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Filling:
- 6 1/2 ounces 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
Directions
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 confectioners' sugar with a handheld electric mixer to stiff peaks. Transfer to a piping bag and pipe edges of pie with whipped cream. Sprinkle macadamia nuts over top. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

















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By sadie4fr_12045241
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on July 16, 2011
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can it work with sea salt roasted macadamia nuts
By sbowlingcole_94...
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I absolutely loved this pie! I made it for one of our many family gatherings and it was a hit.
By mizjmassie
on January 27, 2011
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I'm not sure what it was with this recipe, but this was the first thing I have made by Paula that just didn't work for my family. I think it was the orange with white chocolate that we didn't like. I gave it a 3 instead of a one because I think it was just a personal preference. I don't want to down grade a recipe because of my personal taste.
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