Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz. chocolate wafers, crushed (1 2/3 c. approximately)
4 Tbsp. butter, melted
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. sugar
1 (3 1/2 oz.) jar Macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
2 c. well chilled whipping cream

Preparation

Crush or pulverize wafers in food processor.
Combine crumbs with melted butter and press into bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan or 9-inch pie pan.
Melt chocolate in double boiler over hot, not boiling, water or in microwave.
Allow to cool slightly.
Beat together melted chocolate, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl.
Fold nuts into creamed mixture.
Whip cream until peaks form.
Beat about a fourth of the whipped cream into the cheese mixture, then gently fold in remaining cream.
Pour filling into chocolate crumb crust and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove 10 minutes before serving.