Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte
This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 280 calories, 4g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up planters almonds, pears, philadelphia cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 5 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.
Instructions
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 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.
Reduce temperature to 375F; 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.