Pear Cheesecake

The perfect pear dessert. From the houston chronicle. Time does not include chilling time.

Preheat oven to 350.

Grease a 9 inch pie pan.

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

Stir well.

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

Press 2 / 3 of the mixture into the bottom of the pie pan and bake for 15 minutes remove from oven.

Beat the cream cheese with the granulated sugar , egg and vanilla until well blended spread over the baked crust.

Top with pear slices arranged in a decorative circular pattern and sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture.

Return to the oven and bake an additional 30 minutes remove from oven , cool and refrigerate at least two hours before serving.

all-purpose flour, quick-cooking oats, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, pear, pecans