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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a cook

posted:10/7/2008

This is such an amazing recipe! I used canned pears in heavy syrup to save time and sprinkled cinnamon on top.Prep time was probably only around 10 min! This is my new favorite dessert!

saladiscool

posted:9/29/2008

Next time I'll use real butter and make a thicker crust.

Ising4God

posted:9/2/2008

Great recipe: easy and looks smashing. It was a hit at the picnic. 2 things that I did differently: *Baked at 425 for about 13-14 minutes before proceeding at 375 *Drizzled with chocolate when cool.

a cook

posted:4/8/2008

Delicious! The dough is a little sticky to work with, if you have a small one-handed roller, like Pampered Chef sells, dip it in flour and roll the dough into the pan. I have made this twice, and it does take me more like 45 minutes to prep it, but it's worth it, it gets rave reviews! I use the 1/3 less fat cream cheese too, and it's fine.

kaylahermosillo

posted:11/25/2007

The prep time took a lot longer for me but it was soooo delicious! i would make it again!

a cook

posted:11/25/2007

Since this was first published it has become my "fancy dessert" that I bring when invited out. Everyone always loves it, and it looks like it took a lot more effort than it did.

wwcook

posted:11/10/2007

I made 3 of these for a function, using the 1/3 less fat cream cheese. It was very easy to make and the cooking time was right on the mark. It turned out great and was a hit with everyone. The only time consuming part was peeling and cutting the pears! Worth every minute.

shirl601

posted:9/28/2007

Made this Almond Pear Cream Cheese Torte yesterday,after viewing recipe,went to store got all the fixings,and oh oh my,loved it,family did too,wants me to make again..

edithmar

posted:9/7/2007

I prepared it with a ready-to-bake pie crust, and the result was wonderful. Great recipe

chefkoch#1

posted:7/20/2007

DELICIOUS!!!