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Des: 5* Pear Custard Bars




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Des: 5* Pear Custard Bars

Adapted from: Taste of Home August/September 2000
21 reviews rate this recipe 5 Stars!
Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 50 min. + cooling
Yield: 16 bars.

When I take this crowd-pleasing treat to a potluck, I come home with an empty pan every time. Cooking and baking come naturally for me - as a farm girl, I helped my mother feed my 10 siblings. -Jeannette Nord, San Juan Capistrano, California *Test Kitchen Approved

Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup stick margarine or butter, softened (Imperial or Blue Bonnet)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts
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• FILLING/TOPPING:
• 1 package (8 ounces) light cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) pear halves, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts.

2. Press into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

3. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the sugar, egg and vanilla. Pour over crust.

4. Cut pears into 1/8-in. slices; arrange in a single layer over filling. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pears.

5. Bake at 375° for 28-30 minutes (center will be soft-set and will become firmer upon cooling). Cool on a wire rack for 45 minutes.

6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.

1 serving (1 each) equals 191 calories, 12.5 g fat (2.9 g saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 119 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.