Pie No. 24 – Mango Cream Pie

It’s been together with hence hot lately I experience similar nosotros alive inwards the tropics!   So let’s pretend for but a few minutes that we’re inwards the islands (any isle volition do) together with along amongst sand between our toes together with warm salty breezes, we’re having sugariness tangy Mango Cream Pie amongst a Macadamia Nut Crust together with Whipped Cream amongst orangish zest!  Are yous at that spot yet?

We hosted a cookout this past times weekend together with everybody got a piece of pie!  That’s what happens when yous come upward to dinner – yous convey to consume a piece of pie together with furnish feedback!  My hubby said it was similar a tropical smoothie together with around other invitee said it was light, sugariness together with creamy.  Mango is a rattling interesting fruit together with everybody idea it was different, but good. I similar that it wasn’t existent heavy or overly sugariness or tart.   This mango pie had a mild flavour together with nutty crust.

Before you start the crust, coarsely chop and lightly toast the macadamia nuts.

In a nutrient processor add together the nuts, salt, sugar, and sifted flour.

Process until the mixture is crumbly.

Add 1 beaten egg, 1/2 loving cup Crisco shortening together with iii tablespoons H2O ice H2O together with procedure ane time again but until it starts to fit together.

Form the dough into a ball together with sprinkle lightly amongst flour.  This is a rattling soft dough that breaks easily.  Wrap the dough inwards plastic roll together with refrigerate until chilled – close 1 hour.

Since the dough is rattling soft I recommend rolling it out on wax newspaper or plastic wrap.

Turn the dough into a pie plate together with tuck the edges under, crimping to form an edge.

Prick the bottom together with sides amongst a fork together with bake at 425 degrees until lightly browned together with fully cooked.  Cover amongst foil if yous experience it’s browning besides fast.

Since the macadamia nuts volition live baked inwards the crust, live certain to avoid over-toasting the nuts inwards the showtime step. Set the baked crust aside to cool.

For the filling yous volition require ii mangos (peeled together with sliced), heavy whipping cream, softened cream cheese, lemon juice, orangish zest, corn starch, peach nectar, powdered saccharide together with granulated sugar.

Blend the softened cream cheese together with powdered saccharide together inwards a modest bowl.

Beat inwards ane tablespoon of the whipping cream.  In a split upward bowl trounce whipping cream until soft peaks form.  Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.

Pour the filling into the cooled pie shell.

Spread on the bottom together with add together sliced mangos.  I popped the pie crust inwards the fridge piece I prepared the mango slices.

Overlap mango slices inwards circles on exceed of the cream cheese mixture.  Again I lay the pie inwards the fridge piece preparing the glaze.

In a medium saucepan combine granulated sugar, cornstarch together with orangish peel.

Stir inwards peach nectar together with lemon juice.  Cook together with stir until thick together with bubbly.

Cook together with stir around other ii minutes more.  Remove from oestrus together with cool slightly.

Spoon glaze over mango slices.  Chill pie for half dozen hours or overnight.

Garnish amongst mango slices, chopped macadamia nuts or sweetened whipped cream together with orangish zest.

Don’t forget your sunscreen!

Mango Cream Pie amongst Macadamia Nut Crust

(inspired past times a recipe on Food.com)

For the Crust:

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1/4 loving cup coarsely chopped, toasted macadamia nuts

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg beaten

1/2 Crisco shortening

3 Tablespoons H2O ice water

Place the macadamia nuts, flour, saccharide together with tabular array salt inwards a nutrient processor.  Pulse until nuts are chopped.  Add egg, shortening together with H2O ice water.  Process a few pulses taking help non to overwork the dough.  Pour dough onto a floured surface together with form into a disk.  Chill until dough is stiff.  Roll out on wax newspaper or plastic wrap.  Invert into a pie plate.  Turn edges nether together with crimp to form crust.  Bake at 425 degrees for close 10 minutes or until done.  Cover amongst foil if crust is browning besides quickly.  Set aside together with cool completely.

For the filling:

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/3 loving cup sifted powdered sugar

1/3 loving cup whipping cream

2 large mangos, seeded, peeled, together with thinly sliced

1/3 loving cup granulated sugar

4 teaspoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon finely shredded orangish peel

3/4 loving cup peach nectar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

whipped cream together with orangish zest for garnish if desired

In a modest mixing bowl trounce together cream cheese together with powdered sugar.  Stir inwards 1 tablespoon of the cream.  Beat remaining cream until soft peaks form; together with crimp into cheese mixture.  Spread into the bottom of the baked pie crust.  Overlap mango slices inwards circles on exceed of the cream cheese mixture.  Place pie inwards the fridge piece making the glaze.

In a medium saucepan, combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, together with orangish peel.  Stir inwards peach nectar together with lemon juice.  Cook together with stir until thick together with bubble.  Cook, stirring constantly for around other ii minutes.  Remove from oestrus together with cool slightly.  Spoon mixture evenly over mango slices.  Chill half dozen hours or overnight.  Garnish amongst whipped cream together with orangish zest every bit desired.

Thanks together with hence much for stopping by!  Have a happy Monday.

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com