Caramel-Baked Pears

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup	53g / 1.9oz	Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
2 teaspoons	10ml	Margarine
2 teaspoons	10ml	Firm ripe pears - (1 pound) (medium)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Vanilla low-fat yogurt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Sliced almonds - toasted

Recipe Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove caramel mixture from heat, and set aside.

Peel and core pears, and cut pears in half lengthwise. Arrange pear halves, cut sides up, in an 8-inch square baking dish, and drizzle caramel mixture over pears. Cover and bake at 350F for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 25 minutes or until tender.

Place pear halves in each of 2 dessert dishes; spoon 2 tablespoons of caramel mixture evenly over pears. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon yogurt and 1 teaspoon almonds.

Yield: 2 servings.

Source:
Cooking Light, October 1994, page 143

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