Warm Pears with Sweet Vanilla Cream
Serves 8 ( ½ pear with 2 T of cream)
INGREDIENTS
4 cups brewed green tea
2 cups apple juice
2 cups water
2 T balsamic vinegar
½ vanilla bean
Zest of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange
1 cinnamon stick
4 peppercorns
4 pears (Bosc, Bartlett, Comice, or Anjou)
32 oz low fat vanilla yogurt, drained overnight (“yogurt cheese”)
½ vanilla bean
¼ cup fig preserves
¼ cup chopped pecans
Mint leaves (optional for garnish)
DIRECTIONS
- In big pot, bring green tea through peppercorns to a simmer
- Cut pears in half, core, and put in simmering liquid
- Simmer until pears are tender, about 20-30 minutes
- While pears simmer, stir together yogurt cheese, vanilla bean seeds, and fig preserves
- When pears are tender, remove from poaching liquid
- Place 2T vanilla cream mixture in each warm pear half. Drizzle with 1T of poaching liquid. Top each pear with pecans
Nutrition
Facts |
| Serv. size 1/2 pear (140g) |
| Servings 8 |
| Calories 129 |
Fat Cal. 24 |
| |
*Percent Daily Values (DV) are
based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
|
| Amount/Serving |
% DV* |
Amount/Serving |
%DV* |
|
| Total Fat |
3g |
4% |
Total Carb. |
25g |
8% |
Sat. Fat |
0g |
0% |
Fiber |
3g |
10% |
Trans Fats |
0g |
|
Sugars |
14g |
|
| Cholest. |
1mg |
0% |
Protein |
3g |
|
| Sodium |
29mg |
0% |
|
|
|
|
| Vitamin A |
0% |
Vit. C |
8% |
Calcium |
8% |
Iron |
2% |
|
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