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CRUNCHY PEAR CHEESECAKE

Serves 10 - 12.

1 cup  flour
3/4 cup  quick oats
1/2 cup  packed brown sugar
1 tsp  cinnamon
1/2 cup  butter
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup  sugar
1  egg
1 tsp  vanilla extract
2  ripe California Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and sliced
1/4 cup  chopped pecans


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, stir to combine flour, oats, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Stir in butter with a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Press 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of a greased 9-inch pie pan.

Bake for 15 minutes.

In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar, egg and vanilla; spread over baked crust.

Top with pear slices, remaining oat mixture and nuts.
 
Return to oven and bake an additional 30 minutes.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting.
 

Nutrients per serving: Calories 297, Fat 16.9 g, Protein 4.1 g, Carbohydrates 33.9 g, Sodium 66.3 mg, Fiber 1.7g.

California Pear Advisory Board  www.calpear.com