Looking for a fruit dessert? Then check out these citrusy pears sprinkled with wafer crumbs and almond mixture – a crunchy treat served with yogurt sauce.
Crunchy Pears
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 4 firm ripe large pears
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup peach or apricot preserves
- 1/4 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
- 1 container (6 oz) orange low-fat yogurt (2/3 cup)
- Ground cinnamon, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. Carefully peel pears, leaving stems attached; place on large plate. In small bowl, mix orange juice and preserves; brush evenly over pears.
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Step2In another small bowl, mix wafer crumbs and almonds. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over pears; press in gently. Stand pears upright in pie plate. Mix yogurt and remaining preserves mixture from plate; refrigerate.
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Step3Bake pears 35 to 45 minutes or until tender when pierced with fork (baking time may vary due to size of pears). Serve warm with yogurt sauce; sprinkle with cinnamon.
Nutrition
300
Calories
7g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
55g
Total Carbohydrate
37g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 410mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 55g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 28%
- Sugars
- 37g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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