Pistachio cream dessert pizza
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Dessert Pizza Shells | ||
| 2 | cups | Milk |
| ½ | cup | Ground pistachios |
| 4 | Egg yolks | |
| ⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| Fresh fruit for garnish | ||
Directions
Combine the milk and the ground pistachios and heat to boiling. Let stand for 30 minutes. Strain through a chinoise or cheesecloth.
Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light and pale yellow. Add the pistachio milk. Transfer to a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Cool slightly and add vanilla. Refrigerate until well chilled.
Spread pistachio cream over a baked pizza shell. Garnish with fresh fruit such as strawberries, slices of fresh pears or blueberries.
Source: Pat Bruno Jr., Pizza Today, June 1992.