Hawaii Hula Pies
Hula pie is a pie made up of ice cream with a thick cookie wafers that are crumbled into a cookie crust. It is topped with cooled chocolate on top to make a sort of shell that covers the ice cream. Whipped cream is at the bottom and looks similar to the white water of the waves and represents a hula skirt bottom. Toasted macadamia nuts are placed on top and scattered over hot fudge poured over the pie slice. It was popularized by "Dukes Restaurant" and originated from Maui before becoming popular on other islands. Visitors who are swimming at the pools or the beaches in the warm weather and sun burning brightly can come ashore to taste something cold and delightful. Many memories are found in Hula Pie from its shape to coolness it brings from its cold temperature and its history that is connected to the tourist industry growth in the islands. Locals would be reminded of it for the connection it has to the history itself of Duke Kahanamoku as well as well has have cravings for the flavor and portions of the dish. Legend has it that Kimo’s on Maui, Old Lahaina town, the first Hula Pie was made and coined as what the sailors swam ashore for in Old Lahaina Town after their surf session out in the sun. A Relative of the Mud Pie When in appearance and presentation Hula Pie might be different, but there is a similar pie, so similar that those from the United States South may take a second look at Hula Pie. The dessert that is similar and thought to be the cousin of Hula Pie is Mud Pie which also has a gooey sauce with crumbly crust, but unlike Hula pie the ice cream is made to look like a wave to resemble the waves of Lahaina. Making Macadamia Nut Ice Cream the Star As the tourist industry was moving in there were plenty who would see Macadamia nut Ice Cream as a flavor that was found at Ice Cream shops and as a dessert flavor. It would be a guilty pleasure as it was touristy to eat with its local flavor shining of the ice cream and the topping of a Hula Pie would take it very high on the dessert menu. The roasted or toasted macadamia nuts are placed right before serving as they drip down with the syrup that is placed on top the Hula Pie. Ice Cream was an art that at one time was easy to make, but now it became a specialty. Only a a few that had the time or knowledge of how to make it along with the whipped cream would be able to make the dish as it was intended. The ice cream would be even harder to find on the mainland, so many would have to make their own versions at home when they went back. Even the kama'aina would have to make their own variations, which were: Vanilla Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Strawberry Macadamia Nut, Pineapple Macadamia Nut, Coffee Macadamia Nut, and Haupia Macadamia Nut (Coconut). All in the Cookie Crust and Fudge Cookie Crust is just as much of the experience as the macadamia nut ice cream in the Hula Pie for the entire texture of the experience. Each bite that is eaten has a bit of the fudge and a bit of the ice cream and a nice crunchiness of the cookie crust that really brings together the combination of flavors almost like tasting ice cream and cookies with fudge in a complex creamy flavor of its own. There are different Hula Pies depending on which island you go that have different crusts that locals would try to replicate in order to please the desert palettes of their Haole family members or tourists from out of town. The Hula pie is a bit touristy, but no one says no to its pleasant presentation of melting ice cream on a plate facing towards the eater. There are different sorts of cookies used depending on the style of the Hula Pie that can be: (1) peanut cookie crust, (2) oreo cookie crust, (3) guava shortbread cookie crust, (4) lemon shortbread cookie crust, (5) chocolate chip kona cookie crust (mrs barry's cookies). Hula Pie Varieties This is a list of Hula Pies that have been collected from various home cooks, restaurateurs, and age old establishments that are gone. Macadamia Hula Pie (Maui) Vanilla Macadamia Nut Ice Cream, Diced Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Syrup, Cooled Milk Chocolate Shell, Whipped Cream, Oreo Cookie Crust Kona Hula Mudd Pie (Big Island) Coffee Macadamia Nut Ice Cream, Diced Macadamia Nut, Cooled Milk Chocolate Shell, Whipped Cream, Oreo Cookie Crust Taro Hula Pie (Kauai) Kulolo Macadamia Nut Ice Cream, Diced Macadamia Nut, Coconut Syrup, Cooled Milk Chocolate Shell, Whipped Cream, Taro Shortbread Cookie Crust Chocolate Hula Pie Chocolate Macadamia Nut Ice Cream, Diced Macadamia Nut, Guava Syrup, Cooled Milk Chocolate Shell, Whipped Cream, Oreo Cookie Crust Strawberry Guava Hula Pie Strawberry Macadamia Nut Ice Cream, Diced Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Syrup, Whipped Cream, Guava Shortbread Cookie Crust Pineapple Hula Pie (Oahu) Pineapple Macadamia Nut Ice Cream, Diced Macadamia Nut, Lilikoi Syrup, Cooled Milk Chocolate Shell, Whipped Cream, Lemon Shortbread Cookie Crust. photo from Dukes Waikiki
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