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Almond Pear Cream Cheese Torte

Prep Time:

30 min

Total Time:

4 hr 5 min

Makes:

12 servings

What You Need!

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar, divided

1 cup flour

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

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

4 fresh pears, 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 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

Substitute

Prepare using 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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by jackie1177 on 11/4/2009
" I have made this 3 times and everytime everyone loves it. i am always asked for the recipe. i have used apples instead of pears and it is still delicious."