Pear Custard Bars Recipe

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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

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Pear Custard Bars Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 50 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 16 Servings
20 50 70

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts
  • FILLING/TOPPING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) 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

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts.
  • Press into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the sugar, egg and vanilla. Pour over crust.
  • Cut pears into 1/8-in. slices; arrange in a single layer over filling. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pears.
  • 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.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 16 bars.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 224 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 119 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Pear Custard Bars in Taste of Home August/September 2000, p25

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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2010 by soju

I have made this recipes for years and it is wonderful. However, it causes people to do these crazy things such as: take two pieces right away with no regard if someone does not get any .Happens all the time.

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2010 by terri0307

As you can see, I already posted a comment on this recipe but just had to add this..since my family loved it so well I decided to make this into a pie for a pie contest I entered at church....and it won first place!! All I did different was not use all of the crust in the pie plate, it would have been to thick, and I doubled the recipe for the filling...it makes a beautiful pie!

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2010 by grammy4him

My niece brought these bars to Thanksgiving this week. It was the best dessert there, and my favorite dessert is pumpkin pie! I had to come grab this recipe. I will DEFINATELY be making this one and told her to please make it a regular at family gatherings! YUM..wish I had another piece right now! =)

Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2010 by ksb223

Crust was too thick, looked at similar recipes and will use 1 c flour for a 9X13 pan and keep other ingredients the same. Fresh pears are best but microwave them in a little water for a few minutes until slightly tender or use very ripe pears.

Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2010 by terri0307

since I have four growing boys I knew right away I'd have to double the recipe..and I'm glad I did! These are delish!! Next time I want to use fresh pears though...just because I love cooking with fresh ingredients! Also, I used walnuts in the crust since I didn't have macadamias...it was still awesome! Will make again..and again...and again!! :)

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2010 by blondiehlv1210

These are defiantly yummy! The only thing I would change would be to use fresh very ripe pears instead of canned pears! I didn't mind the canned pears but you can defiantly taste the difference between a can and fresh!

Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2010 by behannabl

My husband loves this recipe!

Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2010 by krislix

Took this to a family BBQ and everyone raved over it. My husband suggested more custard, so next time I'm going to try doubling it in a 9 x 13 pan.

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2010 by terriharri

VERY VERY YUMMY

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2009 by puna

YUMMO!!!!

 
 
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