Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup planters almonds sliced
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 8 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 1  eggs 
• 1 cup flour 
• 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1.3 lb pears fresh peeled sliced
• 1 cup sugar divided
• 0.5 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• blender
• springform pan

Directions

1. Heat oven to 425F.
2. Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar in small bowl with mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour; mix well. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
4. Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup of the remaining sugar in same bowl with mixer until blended.
5. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
6. Spread onto bottom of crust.
7. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon until blended.
8. Add to pears in large bowl; toss to coat. Arrange over cream cheese layer; top with nuts.
9. Bake 10 min.
10. Reduce temperature to 375F; bake torte 25 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen torte.
11. Remove rim. Refrigerate torte 3 hours.