Poached Pears with Vanilla Honey Yogurt Sauce

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• Vanilla-Honey Yogurt Sauce:
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 4 medium peeled Anjou pears, cored and cut in half lengthwise
• 1 (8 oz) vanilla low-fat yogurt
• 2 T. low fat sour cream
• 1 T. honey
• 1/2 t. vanilla

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Combine water and honey in a large nonstick skillet; stir with a wire whisk until blended. Add cinnamon sticks. Arrange pear halves, cut sides down, in a single layer in skillet; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cook 10 minutes, basting occasionally with cooking liquid. Turn pears over; cook 10 minutes, basting occasionally. Turn pears over, and cook an additional 10 minutes or until tender, basting occasionally. Remove pears from skillet with a slotted spoon, and place 2 pear halves in each of 4 individual dessert dishes; set aside, and keep warm.

Bring cooking liquid to a boil over high heat, and cook 7 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Discard cinnamon sticks. Spoon 2 tablespoons cooking liquid over each serving, and top each with 2 tablespoons Vanilla-Honey Yogurt Sauce.

Nutritional Information
Calories:264 (6% from fat)
Fat:1.5g (sat 0.5g,mono 0.4g,poly 0.2g)
Protein:2.3g
Carbohydrate:66.1g
Fiber:4.3g
Cholesterol:3mg
Iron:0.7mg
Sodium:22mg
Calcium:74mg

Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Cover and chill. Yield 1 cup.

cal 28, fat0.9g