Pears with Spiced Caramel Sauce Recipe

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With caramel sauce draping a tender poached pear, this dessert is pretty to look at but even sweeter to eat, promises our Test Kitchen staff.

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Pears with Spiced Caramel Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

6 medium pears, stems attached
5 cups water
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
4 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
1/2 medium lemon
6 tablespoons fat-free caramel apple dip
Dash ground cloves

Directions

Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears. Cut 1/4 in. from bottom to level if necessary. In a large saucepan, combine the next five ingredients. Squeeze juice from lemon; add juice and lemon to pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add pears; poach, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; cool pears in liquid.
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine caramel dip and ground cloves. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 10 seconds; stir. Cook 10 seconds longer or until heated through. To serve, drain pears and pat dry; drizzle with caramel sauce. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 pear with 1 tablespoon caramel sauce) equals 174 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 78 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Pears with Spiced Caramel Sauce in Light & Tasty August/September 2001, p53