Gingersnap Pear Tart

Name: Gingersnap Pear Tart
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 227 grams package fat-free cream cheese; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters gingersnap crumbs (about 18 cookies); 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 227 grams package reduced-fat cream cheese; 710 milliliters large ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced (about; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0 plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided

This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 287 calories. Head to the store and pick up plus 1/4 cup sugar, cream cheese, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1/2 in. up the sides of a 9-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray.

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Butter

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Bowl

Bake at 350° for 5-8 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.

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Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheeses until smooth. Beat in 1/3 cup sugar, flour and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.

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Egg

Pour into crust.

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Crust

In a small combine the pears, cinnamon and remaining sugar; arrange pear slices over cream cheese mixture.

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Cream Cheese

Cinnamon

Pear

Sugar

Place pan on a baking sheet.

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Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until almost set. Immediately run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

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