Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte
Recipe from KRAFT Foods


Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte

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Servings: 12 servings
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 5 hrs 5 mins
Related Categories: Christmas Desserts, Desserts, Fruit Tortes, Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium, Pears, Thanksgiving Desserts, Tortes, Vegetarian

 
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Ingredients
What You Need
  • 1/2 cup
    butter or margarine, softened
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  • 1 cup
    sugar, divided
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  • 1 cup
    flour
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  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.)
    PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
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  • 1 
    egg
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  • 1/2 tsp.
    vanilla
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  • 1/2 tsp.
    ground cinnamon
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  • 4 
    fresh pears (1-1/4 lb.), peeled, sliced
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  • 1/4 cup
    PLANTERS Sliced Almonds
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Directions

Make It
Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar in small bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup of the remaining sugar in same bowl with mixer until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Spread onto bottom of crust. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon. Add to pears in large bowl; toss to coat. Arrange over cream cheese layer; top with nuts. Bake 10 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 375 degrees F; bake torte 25 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen torte. Remove rim. Refrigerate torte 3 hours.

Kraft Kitchen Tips
Healthy Living: Save 30 calories and 3 grams of fat per serving by preparing with PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

Kraft Kitchen Tips
Substitute: Substitute finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans for the almonds.

Kraft Kitchen Tips
Blending Cream Cheese: When blending cream cheese in dessert recipes, make sure the cream cheese and sugar are completely blended, free of lumps, and smooth before adding any other ingredients. If the cream cheese is too cold, it will not blend easily. To soften cream cheese, place a completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 15 seconds or until softened. Add 15 seconds for each additional package of cream cheese.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 280, Total Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 130 mg, Sugars 21 g, Carbohydrate 32 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 4%, Calcium 4 %. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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