Kauai Paradise Pie

Submitted by lazyme

"I found this recipe online for ZWT7. It was posted by Laurel Brier, and won 1st place in the 2009 Kauai Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff contest. Times and servings are guesses."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Crust

• 2⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped and toasted
• 2 cups rolled oats, slightly blended
• 1⁄2 cup toasted coconut
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar

• Pie Filling

• 3 cups breadfruit, ripe, soft, cooked and diced
• 1 cup fresh coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 lb chocolate, melted (60%+ cacao)
• 2 pints whipping cream (sweetened lightly)
• 1 orange, thinly sliced (optional)

directions

1. Crust:

2. Blend crust ingredients well.
3. Press into a 9-inch pan.
4. Bake at 350º for 10 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and cool.

6. Pie Filling:

7. In food processor, blend breadfruit, coconut milk and orange liquor.
8. Slowly add the melted chocolate.
9. Beat the whipping cream until fluffy.
10. Fold half of the whipped cream into the breadfruit chocolate mixture.
11. Pour into the cooled crust.
12. Top with remainder of whipped cream.
13. Arrange thinly sliced orange pieces on top & sprinkle with chopped macadamia nuts and shredded chocolate.
14. Refrigerate at least an hour before serving.