RASPBERRY PEAR TART

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Fetch the forks! Guests will be eager to dig into this festive tart. Destined to become a favorite holiday dessert, it looks and smells as delightful as it tastes. -Bernice V. Janowski, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

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Ingredients

1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup cold butter, cubed
1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts
FILLING:
3 medium pears, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
TOPPING:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom., In a large bowl, combine the pears, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and lemon zest. Add raspberries; toss gently. Pour into crust. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and lemon zest; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle over filling., Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Fat 15g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 28mg cholesterol, Sodium 92mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 3g protein.