Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Pear Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories250Total Fat0g
Saturated Fat0gSodium10mg
Total Carbs46gDietary Fiber6g
Sugars31gProtein1g

Ingredients

Pears

  • 4 medium firm ripe pears
  • 2 cups white wine
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 packets Sweet'N Low zero calorie sweetener
  • 1 stick (3 inches) cinnamon
  • 4 whole cloves

Sauce

  • ½ cup fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 packets Sweet'N Low zero calorie sweetener

Preparation

Pears

With apple corer, core pears from bottom. Peel pears, leaving stem intact. In large saucepan, combine wine, ¼ cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 3 packets Sweet'N Low, cinnamon stick and cloves. Place pears in wine mixture. Over medium heat, bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, turning pears occasionally, 20 minutes or until tender. Cool in liquid.

Meanwhile, in food processor bowl or blender container, combine raspberries, water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 packets Sweet'N Low; process 1 minute. Strain seeds from sauce.

To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons of raspberry sauce onto 4 dessert plates. With slotted spoon, lift each cooled pear out of cooking liquid and place upright on raspberry sauce.