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One of my favorite winter fruits has got to be pears! With a distinct sweet crunch, they are great to be enjoyed as-is or in a delicious baked treat. Bake an Almond Pear Cream Cheese Torte this winter to share with your friends and family. Feel free to substitute the almonds with pecans.

Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 4 hr 5 min
Makes: 12 servings
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Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) 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, peeled, sliced
1/4 cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds

Instructions

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 well blended. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Spread onto bottom of crust. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon. 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 25 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen torte. Remove rim. Refrigerate torte 3 hours.