Description
With a guava chiffon filling that’s as light as a cloud and an irresistible macadamia nut graham cracker crust, this pie feels heaven-sent.
Ingredients
Scale
Macadamia Graham Cracker Crust
- 1/2 cup (75 grams) macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
- one 4.8-ounce (136 grams) sleeve graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons (40 grams) light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Filling
- 1 envelope (7 grams) unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup (56 grams) water
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- one 12-ounce can Hawaiis Own guava juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
Pie Crust
- Chop the macadamia nuts roughly.
- In a food processor, pulse the macadamia nuts, graham crackers, and brown sugar together until broken down to a sandy texture.
- Stream in melted butter and pulse until the crumbs start to clump together.
- Press into a 9-inch pie dish until it is compact.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Filling
- In a small bowl, mix the gelatin and the water. Set aside.
- In a large heat-safe bowl, whisk the egg yolks until lighter in color.
- Add the salt, half the sugar, and half the guava concentrate. Whisk thoroughly.
- Place the mixture over a double boiler and cook. Stir constantly until smooth and slightly thickened.
- Add the thickened gelatin mixture and whisk thoroughly while still on the double boiler until no lumps remain. Then, remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
- Once cooled, add the lemon juice and remaining guava concentrate. Chill in the refrigerator until the mixture partially sets.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar until soft peaks form.
- Fold the half of egg whites into the partially set guava mixture until just combined. Then, gently fold in the second half of the egg whites.
- Pour into the chilled pie crust, smooth the top, and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Optional: just before serving, top with whipped cream and chopped macadamia nuts.
Notes
- You can use any flat surface to help press the pie crust into your dish, I prefer a small measuring cup to make sure it’s really compact!
- A double boiler can be made with a small pot and a heat-safe glass or metal bowl set on top. Fill the pot with an inch of water (as long as it does not touch the bottom of the bowl), bring to a boil, and let simmer while you mix on top.
- Soft peaks mean the egg whites are just starting to hold their structure or “peaks,” but melt back down after a few seconds.
- Fold as gently as possible to avoid knocking out any air you’ve whipped into the egg whites. This is key to achieve that “cloud” texture!