Pear Cheesecake Dessert Quesadilla

TortillaLand sponsored this blog post. The opinions and text are all mine. #gotortillaland #partyfood

I’ve told you before that I’m not a huge football fan but I do LOVE a good game day party: the food, the atmosphere, and the fun! Any cheering I do for teams is based solely on the uniform color I like the best {wink}. This pear cheesecake dessert quesadilla recipe is a perfect addition to your game day spread … but be prepared for these sweet quesadillas to disappear fast! The football crowd will love seeing something besides the standard chips and pretzels on the food bar!

I popped in to Costco and grabbed a package of uncooked TortillaLand tortillas from the refrigerated section. {Make sure you grab TortillaLand tortillas the next time you’re at Costco and share what you make with them for the chance to win a Costco gift card. Get all the details below!} These tortillas are a family favorite! They’re uncooked but take just a minute to cook up in a pan and the authentic, delicious, fresher taste and texture is the best. Plus, TortillaLand tortillas have only five ingredients – wheat flour, water, canola oil, salt, and sugar – so I feel good about feeding them to my family.

To make pear cheesecake dessert quesadillas, you’ll need these ingredients in addition to TortillaLand tortillas:

12 ounces whipped cream cheese

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

cinnamon

fresh pears, and

butter.

In a pan over medium heat, cook the tortillas according to package instructions, watch them puff up as you cook them, and set them aside.

Once the tortillas are cooked, mix together the whipped cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla. I use an electric mixer to do this but since the cream cheese is already whipped, you can also easily do this by hand.

On one tortilla, spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture. Spread it 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.

Cut the pears into thin slices, about 24 slices per pear. {To make it easy, I use my apple slicer to cut the pear then cut each slice into three.}

Top the cream cheese mixture with the pears …

… sprinkle with cinnamon, and place another tortilla on top.

In a pan over medium-low heat, melt a small bit of butter {about 1/4 of a tablespoon} and cook the dessert quesadilla until the cream cheese mixture is warmed and the tortillas are slightly crisp, flipping once.

Cut into quarters …

… and serve!

A platter of these dessert quesadillas will be gobbled up in no time but any leftovers can be refrigerated and eaten the next day. They’re delicious cold too!

Expect requests for these dessert quesadillas for the next big game!

For more delicious recipes that use TortillaLand tortillas, be sure to check out this savory mexican breakfast casserole …

… and tortilla apple dumplings, another sweet dessert idea!

Would you like a chance to win a $50 Costco gift card? Go to Costco, buy a package of TortillaLand tortillas, and share what you make with them! Leave a comment here telling me what you made. For an additional entry, share a photo on the Dukes and Duchesses facebook page. All entries must be submitted by February 3, 2017.

For more ideas using TortillaLand tortillas, go to tortillafan.com!