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Poached spiced pears

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A low-calorie dessert that is special enough for entertaining.

Serves

4

Prep

5 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Each 252g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

136

Carbs

22.0g

Protein

0.6g

Fat

0.2g

Saturates

0.00g

Sugars

18.9g

Salt

0.00g

Portion Fruit & Veg

1

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Ingredients

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Ingredients

200ml grape juice

3 tbsp lemon juice

25g caster sugar

1 cinnamon stick

3 cardamom pods

1 tsp vanilla essence

4 ripe pears, peeled, cores removed and halved

Method

1. Put the grape juice, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and vanilla essence into a large pan with 300ml water.
2. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Add the pears. Cover and simmer gently for 10–12 minutes or until the pears are softened slightly.
3. Serve the pears hot with a little of the cooking liquid.

Chefs tips

• Serve with 0% fat Greek yogurt to cut back on fat and calories.