Name: Poached spiced pears
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200ml grape juice; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cardamom pods; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 4 ripe pears, peeled, cores removed and halved

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

Serves

Prep

5 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Nutrition information

Each 200g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal: 107
Carbs: 23.8g
Fibre: 4.0g
Protein: 0.6g
Fat: 0.2g
(Low)
Saturates: 0.0g
(Low)
Sugars: 23.8g
(Medium)
Salt: 0.01g
(Low)
Fruit/Veg Portion: 1

What makes a healthy, balanced diet?

Ingredients

200ml grape juice
1 cinnamon stick
3 cardamom pods
1 tsp vanilla essence
4 ripe pears, peeled, cores removed and halved

Method

Step 1

Put the grape juice, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and vanilla essence into a large pan with 300ml water.

Step 2

Heat gently being careful not to boil. This will only take a few minutes. Add the pears. Cover and simmer gently for 10–12 minutes or until the pears are softened slightly.