Pear Galette Recipe and Other Fantastic Pear Desserts - California Grown

Ingredients

• 4-6 Bartlett pears (thinly sliced)
• 1-2 Bosc pears (thinly sliced)
• 1 package full fat cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large egg yolks (at room temperature)
• 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon corn starch
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
• 1 egg (beaten for egg wash)
• 1/3 cup apricot jam (combined with 1-2 tsp water)
• 1 package frozen puff pastry
• 1/3 cup honey roasted almonds (chopped)