kenya pear tart recipe
Ingredients:
• 3 tablespoons Brookside Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 can (15 ounces) reduced-sugar sliced pears, drained well and thinly sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 425°. Beat Brookside Butter, sugar and cinnamon until crumbly. Beat in flour and walnuts. Press onto bottom and up sides of a 9-in. Pie or tart pan with a removable bottom coated with cooking spray.
2. For filling, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Spread into crust. Arrange pears over top. Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over pears.
3. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake until filling is set, 15-20 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
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This content is quoted from Brookside’s website. https://www.brookside.co.ke/blog.php