Lemon Truffle Pie

Recipe Ingredients

1		Single pie crust - baked
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Flour
1 cup	237ml	Water
2		Egg yolks - beaten
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Grated lemon peel
1/4 cup	59ml	Lemon juice
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	White chocolate chips - -or-
6 oz	170g	-white baking bar
250		Light cream cheese
1/2 cup	118ml	Whipping cream - whipped
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sliced almonds - toasted

Recipe Instructions

In microwave-safe bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and flour. Gradually stir in water until smooth. Cook on High in microwave oven until mixture boils, stirring several times. Reduce heat; cook 1 minute.

Remove from oven. Stir about 1/4 cup hot mixture into egg yolks; blend well. Add yolk mixture back into hot mixture; stir well. Cook on High in microwave until mixture bubbles, stirring 2-3 times.

Remove from the oven; stir in butter, peel and juice. Transfer 1/3 of lemon mixture to small bowl.

Immediately add white chocolate chips and stir until melted. In food processor bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add melted chocolate chip mixture and mix to blend. Spread over bottom of cooled crust.

Spoon lemon mixture over cream cheese layer.

Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours to set. Pipe whipped cream over pie and garnish with toasted almonds before serving.

Source:
Mrs. John P. Elberti

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