Ginger-Baked Pears

Ingredients: 

1 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoon sugar
1 vanilla bean split
1 tablespoon very finely-minced ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 large pears halved, cored

Yield: 

6 Servings

Method: 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the wine, sugar, vanilla, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

Place the pears cut-side down in a baking pan. Pour the wine mixture over the pears.

Cover and bake until the pears are soft, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve pears with juice on top.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/2 large pear.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Carbohydrate.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 85; Calories from Fat 4; Total Fat 0g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 1mg; Carbohydrate 20g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 17g; Protein 0g;