Poached pears in cinnamon and vanilla

Name: Poached pears in cinnamon and vanilla
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 7 pears ripe, peeled and cored; 625 ml water; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; 10 ml mixed spice ground; 4 black peppercorns; 50 g walnuts; 15 ml xylitol; 1 yoghurt fat-free, plain; - for serving

4 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 25 mins

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Deliciously sweet, without the guilt.

By Food24 January 02 2013

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Ingredients (10)

7	pears — ripe, peeled and cored
625 ml	water
1	cinnamon — stick
1	vanilla — pod, split lengthways
10 ml	mixed spice — ground
4	black peppercorns
50 g	walnuts
15 ml	xylitol
1	yoghurt — fat-free, plain
	- for serving

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Method:

Purée 2 pears and place in a saucepan with remaining peeled pears, water, cinnamon, vanilla, mixed spice and peppercorns. Cover and simmer until cooked through.

Heat a non-stick pan and toast walnuts and Xylitol until caramelised. Cool slightly and roughly chop.

Serve pears scattered with nuts, with a dollop of fat-free plain yoghurt.

This recipe is sponsored by Pick n Pay and was created by Fresh Living magazine.