HARVEST FRUIT DESSERT

Harvest Fruit Dessert image

Celebrate the fall harvest by using its bounty in this beautiful dessert. It's bake-shop impressive to look at, but quite simple to make.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 6h

Yield Makes 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup ground toasted pecans, divided
3 Tbsp. each zest and juice from 1 orange
1 egg
2 plums, thinly sliced
2 apples, thinly sliced
1/4 cup maple-flavored or pancake syrup

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F.
Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Spread onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add 1/4 cup nuts, orange zest and juice; mix well. Add egg; beat just until blended. Spread onto bottom of crust; top with fruit. Drizzle with syrup; sprinkle with remaining nuts.
Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Let stand 5 min. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen dessert; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate dessert 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g