Baked Pears
(makes 4 servings)
| 2 | tablespoons (30 ml) dry sherry |
| 1 | tablespoon (15 ml) balsamic vinegar |
| 4 | small ripe Bartlett pears, halved lengthwise and cored |
| 2 | Italian Amaretti cookies, crushed |
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220° C), Gas Mark 7.
- Mix the sherry with the vinegar in a baking dish just large enough to hold the pear halves cut side down.
- Roast the pears for 15 minutes. Add the water and bake until the pears are cooked through but still hold their shape, another 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place the pears on dessert plates and sprinkle with the crushed cookies, and spoon some of the sauce form the baking dish around each pear. Serve immediately.
| Per serving: | 136 calories (18% calories from fat), 1 g protein, 3 g total fat (2.0 g saturated fat), 29 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 29 mg sodium |
| Diabetic exchanges: | 2 carbohydrate (1/2 bread/starch, 1 1/2 fruit) |
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