Mini Pumpkin-Pear Pies
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
- 1 cup cold butter or margarine, cut into chunks
- 2 cups flour
- 1 can (20 oz.) pear slices in juice, undrained Safeway 1 lb For $1.88 thru 02/09
- 1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Pumpkin Spice Flavor Instant Pudding
- Cut cream cheese and butter into flour in large bowl with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Shape into ball; wrap tightly.
- Refrigerate several hours or until firm.
- Heat oven to 450F.
- Divide dough in half.
- Roll out each half on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into 24 rounds with 3-inch cookie cutter, rerolling scraps as needed.
- Gently press 1 round onto bottom and up side of each of 24 mini muffin pan cups.
- Drain pears, reserving 2 Tbsp.
- juice.
- Chop pears; place in medium bowl.
- Add reserved juice and dry pudding mix; toss to evenly coat pears.
- Spoon into crusts.
- Cover with remaining dough rounds; press edges together to seal.
- Bake 10 to 12 min.
- or until golden brown.
- Cool in pan 5 min.
- before transferring to wire racks to cool.
philadelphia cream cheese, cold butter, flour, pear
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/mini-pumpkin-pear-pies-158531.aspx (may not work)