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Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

5 HRS 5 MIN

Servings

12 Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup

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

1/4 cup

sliced almonds

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 425°F.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup of the remaining sugar in same bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Spread onto bottom of crust. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon until blended. Add to pears in large bowl; toss to coat. Arrange over cream cheese layer; top with nuts. Bake 10 min.

Step 4

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.

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