Macadamia Nut Cream Pie

• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 whole egg
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 egg whites
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

1. In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of the milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar, 1/4 cup of the nuts, the salt and the vanilla; scald.
2. Mix the remaining 1/3 cup milk with 1 whole egg and cornstarch.
3. Thoroughly stir some of hot mixture into egg mixture (adding a small amount first to even out the temperature helps to prevent the egg from scrambling when added to the rest of the hot mixture); return all to saucepan.
4. Cook 5 more minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
5. Cool 1 hour.
6. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold carefully into cooled mixture.
7. Pour into pie shell; chill.
8. Before serving, top with sweetened whipped cream and remaining 1/4 cup nuts.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/macadamia-nut-cream-pie-43532 (may not work)