Gingered Pears

Carb. per serving 26 g or 20 g

Servings 4 (1 pear and about 1½ tablespoons sauce each)

Prep 15 minutes   Cook 7 minutes

• 4 small pears, cored (about 1½ pounds total)
• 2 tablespoons sugar*
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger

1. Fill a large Dutch oven with water to a depth of 1 inch. Bring water to boiling. Place a steamer basket in the Dutch oven. Place pears in the steamer basket. Cover and steam for 7 to 9 minutes or until fruit is tender. Remove fruit from steamer basket.

2. Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, in a small saucepan heat and stir sugar, water, lemon peel, lemon juice, butter, and ground ginger over medium heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.

3. To serve, place pears in four dessert dishes. Divide lemon sauce among the dishes and sprinkle with crystalized ginger.

*Sugar Substitutes: Choose from Splenda Granular, Truvia Spoonable, or Sweet’N Low bulk or packets. Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 2 tablespoons sugar.

Per serving: 122 cal., 3 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 8 mg chol., 27 mg sodium, 26 g carb. (4 g fiber, 17 g sugars), 1 g pro. Exchanges: 1 fruit, 0.5 carb., 0.5 fat.

per Serving with Substitute: Same as above, except 101 cal., 20 g carb. (12 g sugars). Exchanges: 0 carb.