White Chocolate And Blueberry Pie Recipes

RED, WHITE AND BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Spread melted chocolate onto bottom and sides of crust. Arrange sliced strawberries over chocolate., In a bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; gradually beat in milk. Add pudding mix; beat on low speed until thickened, about 2 minutes. Spread over strawberries., Decorate pie with whipped topping, blueberries and halved strawberries. Refrigerate until serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Make the crust: In a food processor, blend together the graham cracker crumbs, almonds and sugar until the almonds are ground fine. Pour in the melted butter and caramel while processing, until mixture is combined. Press the mixture onto the bottom, and half way up the side of a 10 inch springform pan.
• Make the filling: In a metal bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, melt the white chocolate, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and the egg yolks, one at a time. Beat in the flour and the vanilla and blend in the melted white chocolate slowly, beating until the filling is well combined. Pour filling into crust.
• Bake in the middle of preheated oven for 1 hour. Then turn off the heat, and crack the oven door an inch, letting the cheesecake cool in the oven to room temperature. Cover loosely and refrigerate overnight before removing from pan.
• Make the topping: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water and blueberries. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press through a fine sieve. Stir in lemon juice, allow to cool, and store in a glass jar.

HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare either pie crust recipe through step 5.
• Stir the blueberries, sugar, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Mix together until it's no longer dry and powdery; burst a few blueberries if necessary to moisten. Set filling aside as the oven preheats. Filling can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours if needed.
• Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat to 425°F (218°C). Place baking sheet on the bottom oven rack to catch any blueberry juices.
• On a floured work surface, roll out one of the discs of chilled dough (keep the other one in the refrigerator). Turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls until you have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Carefully place the dough into a 9×2-inch round pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is smooth. Pour and spread filling evenly into pie dish. Dot the pieces of butter on top of the filling. Set aside at room temperature or in the refrigerator as you assemble the top pie crust.
• Remove the other disc of chilled pie dough from the refrigerator. Roll the dough into a circle that is 12 inches diameter. Using a pastry wheel, sharp knife, or pizza cutter, cut strips of dough; in the pictured pie, I cut 10 1.5-inch-wide strips. Carefully thread the strips over and under one another, pulling back strips as necessary to weave. (Here's a lattice pie crust tutorial if you need visuals.) Press the edges of the strips into the bottom pie crust edges to seal. Use a small paring knife to trim off excess dough. Flute or crimp the edges with a fork.
• Lightly brush the top of the pie crust with the egg wash. Sprinkle the top with coarse sugar, if using.
• Bake the pie at 425°F for 25 minutes; then, keeping the pie in the oven, reduce the oven temperature down to 375° (190°C). Place a pie crust shield (see Note for homemade shield) on the edges to prevent them from over-browning. Continue baking the pie until the filling's juices are bubbling everywhere, including in the center, 40-50 more minutes. This sounds like a long time, but under-baking the pie means a soupy filling with paste-like flour and cornstarch chunks. If you want to be precise, the internal temperature of the filling taken with an instant read thermometer should be around 200°F (93°C) when done. Tip: If needed towards the end of bake time, remove the pie crust shield and tent an entire piece of foil on top of the pie if the top looks like it's getting too brown.
• Remove pie from the oven, place on a cooling rack, and cool for at least 4 hours before slicing and serving. Filling will be too juicy if the pie is warm when you slice it.
• Cover leftovers tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Place cold water in a small stainless steel bowl; sprinkle the gelatin on top; let gelatin stand to dissolve.
• Add two inches of water in a med-size saucepan and bring water to a bare simmer.
• Combine the chocolate, butter, and 1/2 cup heavy cream in a stainless steel bowl big enough to rest on top of the saucepan.
• Place the bowl over the simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
• Heat, whisking occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
• Set the mixture aside to cool slightly.
• In another stainless steel bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together.
• Place that bowl over the simmering water, again, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
• Heat, whisking constantly, until the egg mixture has thickened and registers 160°F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk in the vanilla.
• Whisk the chocolate mixture and the gelatin mixture into the egg mixture; continue to stir until mixture is smooth.
• Set the bowl containing the filling over a larger bowl of ice cubes; let the mixture stand, whisking occasionally, until it begins to thicken (about 10 minutes).
• In a medium mixing bowl, whip the remaining heavy cream until it holds soft peaks (use an electric mixer).
• Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate-egg mixture.
• Fold in the blueberries.
• Scrape the filling into the prepared crumb crust.
• Cover the pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the filling is completely set--6 hours up to 1 day.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt 4 ounces white chocolate with milk; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in orange zest and melted chocolate. Fold in whipped cream. , Spread into crust. Arrange strawberries on top. Melt remaining white chocolate; drizzle over berries. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Store in the refrigerator.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup whipped topping until smooth. Spread over crust. , In a small bowl, beat milk and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm., Tint remaining whipped topping pink with red food coloring. Spread over pie just before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

BLUEBERRY-WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TART

Steps:

• For Mousse:
• Preheat 350°F. Roll out tart crust dough on floured work surface to 13-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom, pressing into place. Trim dough overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold overhang in; press firmly, forming double-thick-sides. Freeze 15 minutes.
• Line crust with foil. Fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until sides are set, about 15 minutes. Remove foil and beans, Bake until crust is golden brown and baked through, piercing with fork if crust bubbles, about 18 minutes. Transfer pan to rack; cool crust completely.
• Finely chop 1/2 cup blueberries in processor. Transfer to heavy medium saucepan. Add 3 tablespoons lemon juice and sugar and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 2 1/2 cups blueberries. Cool.
• Combine 1 tablespoon water and 3 tablespoons lemon juice in heavy small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand 10 minutes to soften. Stir over low heat just until gelatin dissolves. Set aside. Bring 1/4 cup cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate and stir until smooth. Whisk in gelatin mixture. Refrigerate until just cool and beginning to thicken slightly, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
• Beat remaining 3/4-cup cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into white chocolate mixture. Spoon mousse into curst; smooth top. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• Spoon blueberry mixture over white chocolate mousse, covering completely. refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Remove tart from pan. Transfer tart to platter. Sprinkle with white chocolate shavings. Cut into wedges and serve.
• For Crust:
• Mix flour, powdered sugar and salt in processor. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix egg yolks and water in small bowl. Add to flour mixture and process until moist clumps form.
• Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk for round tart or into square for rectangular tart. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let dough soften briefly at room temperature before rolling out.)

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries.
• Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter. Cut remaining pastry into 1/2 - 3/4 inch wide strips, and make lattice top. Crimp and flute edges.
• Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.