Rosy Pear Compote Recipe

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Pears and cranberries bring down-home flair to this comforting compote—a heartwarming way to cap off any autumn meal. Lorraine Darocha, Berkshire, Massachusetts, suggests, "It's also delicious spooned over a cool scoop of sherbet."

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Rosy Pear Compote Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

6 medium ripe pears, peeled and cut into quarters
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 medium navel oranges, peeled, cut into 8 slices and halved
Cinnamon sticks, optional

Directions

In a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray, arrange pears. In a saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and ginger. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil; pour over pears. Top with oranges.
Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until pears are tender. Serve warm. Garnish with cinnamon sticks if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3 pear quarters, 4 orange pieces with 2 tablespoons sauce) equals 195 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 12 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Rosy Pear Compote in Light & Tasty October/November 2004, p14