Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte

photo by:kraft

this is one of my go to recipes. i have been making it forever. everyone always asks me for the recipe cant go wrong with t this one. delicious.

posted by

crissy386

on 4/4/2013

time

prep:

30 min

total:

5 hr 5 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

cup sugar, divided

cup flour

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

egg

1/2

tsp. vanilla

1/2

tsp. ground cinnamon

fresh pears (1-1/4 lb.), peeled, sliced

1/4

cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds

Make It

HEAT oven to 425°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 min.

REDUCE temperature to 375°F; bake torte 25 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen torte. Remove rim. Refrigerate torte 3 hours.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 30 calories and 3 grams of fat per serving by preparing with PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

Substitute

Substitute finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans for the almonds.

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 easily soften cream cheese, place a completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 15 sec. or until softened. Add 15 sec. for each additional package of cream cheese.

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tmercado

posted:9/13/2005

This Torte was a hit at my office pot luck! It is absolutely delicious! In addition to the vanilla extract I added almond extract to the cream cheese mixture! Thanks for the delicious recipes!

a cook

posted:6/15/2005

I made this recipe using splenda and reduced fat cream cheese. It turned out just as good if not better! I absolutely love this recipe

TCALLOWAY1

posted:5/6/2005

I love this torte but i sub the pears for apple and the vanilla for almond flavoring.......it's great!

cmj223

posted:4/1/2005

Everyone loved it!

Enni

posted:3/10/2005

I've made this recipe twice in a row. It was so delicious, especially with ice cream. I didn't have any pears, so I used apples as well. Also, I added crushed corn flakes to the crust and it made the crust a little crispy.

hollowbeech

posted:1/3/2005

I have made this recipe numberous times. Everyone has enjoyed it. The first time I made it with fresh pears...the pears were crunchy...so I have used canned pears and like the results better. I have also made it with apples and with peaches. It presents nicely, looking like you spent hours making it when you actually haven't!

nwirlo

posted:12/10/2004

It is easy and delicious...I substituted Apples as well and it was just as wonderful.

farrerd

posted:12/2/2004

Not only was this easy to make, but it was a big hit with my family.

levit2bvr

posted:11/30/2004

The recipe was really easy, but I think I left it in the oven too long, it was hard for me to tell when the middle was set, as I have never cooked something like this before. It was still very delicious and I would like to try it again sometime.

susesmiles