| Ingredients: 3 ripe pears, scrubbed, quartered, cored and thinly sliced.
1 Tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
1 Tablespoon unblanched almonds, sliced
1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt Print me! Just click here to get a printer-friendly version of this recipe. • Share it: click to send this recipe to a friend! | | Directions: Place a broiler rack about 3 inches from source of heat. Heat the broiler.
Arrange the pears in a shallow, flameproof dish in concentric circles, slightly overlapping each other. Sprinkle with the brown sugar.
Broil until the brown sugar has carmelized and pears begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with the almonds and broil for about 1 minute or until almonds turn golden.
Serve warm, topping each serving with a dollop of vanilla yogurt.
Options:
Use apples instead of pears.
Use pine nuts or chopped walnuts instead of almonds.
Use plain, lowfat yogurt or other flavored yogurt.
Makes 4 servings. Recipe submitted by: Public Health of Seattle & King County: Reprinted with permission. For more information: Find a recipe | Come add a recipe | Share this recipe SheKnows.com: thousands of articles on home, living, health Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook) |