No fancy equipment required. Use a pizza pan to build this tart of orange glaze, cream cheese, fresh fruit and rich pecans.
Pear-Pecan Tart
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 3 hr 10 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Butter Crust
- 1 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
Orange Glaze
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup water
Filling
- 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups sliced pears (4 to 5 medium)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Grease and flour 12-inch pizza pan. In medium bowl, mix flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter, using fork or pastry blender, until crumbly. Press firmly and evenly against bottom and side of pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light brown; cool.
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Step2In 1-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in orange juice and water. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; cool.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; spread on cooled crust. Arrange pears on cream cheese. Sprinkle with pecans. Spoon orange glaze over top. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
360
Calories
19 g
Total Fat
3 g
Protein
47 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 360
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19 g
- Saturated Fat
- 10 g
- Cholesterol
- 45 mg
- Sodium
- 160 mg
- Potassium
- 180 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 47 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 3 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 12%
- 12%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
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