Apple Pear Cream Cheese Tart
A delicious Fall favorite of apples and pears layered over a smooth cream cheese filling with a sugar cookie-like crust.
Yield: 12 people
Calories: 264kcal
Materials
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 cups apples, (like Granny Smith or McIntosh for tart flavor) peeled, cored, and sliced (or chopped)
- 2 cups pears, peeled, cored, and sliced (or chopped)
- 2 Tbsp. sliced almonds
Instructions
For the crust:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix thoroughly. Spread onto bottom and up 1 inch on the sides of a 9-inch spring form pan. (use the same bowl for the next step)
For cream cheese mixture:
- Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with electric mixer until well blended. Add egg and extracts until thoroughly mixed. Spread evenly over crust.
For the fruit:
- Mix the 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the sliced fruit in a bowl or in a bag to even coat all sides of the apples and pears. Arrange the fruit on the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with the almonds.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375° and bake another 25 minutes or until center is set.
- Cool on wire rack. Loosen the sides of pan, cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Store leftovers in refrigerator. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal