ALMOND-PEAR CREAM CHEESE TORTE

Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte image

Serve up an Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte at your next get together. This beautiful Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte wouldn't look out of place in the finest Viennese bakery. But the recipe is straightforward and very do-able.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Nuts

Time 5h5m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

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 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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 135 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g