Joan's Pear Tart

5.0(18)

This is a delicious as well as impressive dessert to make for your guests. It always gets lots of oohs and ahhs when you serve it because of the pretty presentation. Plus it tastes great! Recipe given to me by my friend Nancy and is from her stepmother Joan.

by Babs in Toyland·published 2002-11-05

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Servings

(8–10)

Total time

55 min

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

483 kcal

Ingredients (12)

serves

1/2 cup butterbutter
1/3 cup sugarsugar
1/4 teaspoon vanillavanilla
3/4 cup flourflour
2/3 cup finely chopped pecanspecan
8 ounces cream cheesecream-cheese
3/4 cup sugarsugar
1 eggegg
1/2 teaspoon vanillavanilla
1 (29 ounce) can pear halves in natural juice, drainedpear
2 -4 tablespoons cinnamon sugarcinnamon-sugar
whipped cream (to garnish) (optional)

Instructions (7 steps)

01Beat the first 4 ingredients together until well blended and then add the pecans to the mixture and mix well.
02Press into an 11 inch round tart pan (use the one with a removable bottom for best presentation).
03Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla for the filling and pour over the crust.
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