Scandinavian Pear Tart

This luscious dessert combines the flavors of almond, cinnamon, cardamom, cream cheese, and pear to create a tart that will not soon be forgotten!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 316 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon almond extract
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ⅓ cup finely chopped almonds
• cooking spray
• 1 (15 ounce) can pears, drained and thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray.

Step 2

Beat sugar and butter together in a small bowl until crumbly. Beat in flour and almonds. Press over the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese in another small bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Spread over the crust. Arrange pear slices over the cream cheese layer.

Step 4

Combine sugar, cardamom, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the pears.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until filling is set and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 6

Cool tart on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing.