Name: Baked Pears with Vanilla Yogurt and Granola
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 2 medium pears (Bartlett or D'Anjou pears); ½ cup apple juice; 1 cup water; 1 tablespoon honey; 3 6-ounce containers low-fat vanilla yogurt; ½ cup low-fat granola; Mint leaves (optional)

Baked Pears with Vanilla Yogurt and Granola

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 35

Total Time 1 5

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Ingredients

2 medium pears Bartlett or D’Anjou pears
½ cup apple juice
1 cup water
1 tablespoon honey
3 6-ounce containers low-fat vanilla yogurt
½ cup low-fat granola
Mint leaves optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut pears in half lengthwise and remove core with a melon baller or small spoon. Place pears, cut side down, in a shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them.
Pour apple juice and water over pears; drizzle with honey. Cover pan loosely with foil and bake about 35 minutes or until tender. While pears are baking, place granola in a shallow baking pan or pie plate and toast in oven 10 minutes; set aside.
When pears are done, pour baking liquid into a small saucepan and reduce over medium heat until about 1/4 cup of syrup remains; set aside to cool.
Line a colander with paper towels and place over bowl to catch drips. Pour yogurt into colander and allow to drain about 30 minutes. Divide yogurt among 4 shallow bowls. Place warm pear half, cut side up, over yogurt. Top with toasted granola and drizzle with syrup. Garnish with a mint leaf, if desired.
Yield: 1/2 pear plus 1/4 of yogurt mixture, per serving
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Source: National Dairy Council