Atkins Fruit Recipes

Ingredients:

2 pears, peeled, halved,
and cored
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Heat oven to 375 degrees. To make pear fans: make 1/4-inch lengthwise
slices along length of each half-pear, starting 1/3-inch from the stem end
and cutting all the way down toward the rounded end.

Place butter in a 9-inch-square baking pan and melt in the oven. Add lemon
juice, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons water to butter, mix
well. Place pears in the pan, rounded sides up. Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake until pears are fork tender, about forty minutes; turn once halfway
through baking time.

With a slotted spoon, transfer pear halves onto serving plates and
carefully fan them out. Stir vanilla into sauce in pan. Place pan on
stovetop and cook 1 minute to reduce slightly. Spoon sauce over pears.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Carbohydrates: 13 grams
Net Carbs: 11 grams
Fiber: 2 grams
Protein: 0.5 grams
Fat: 3 grams
Calories: 77

Comments: When you first put the pears in the baking pan don't try to fan
them out. After they cook and soften you'll be able to fan them out
easily, without breaking them.

Description:
"Beautiful, easy and elegant, this fruit dessert is festive enough to end a
company meal -- especially if you top the pear fan with a dollop of
whipped, lightly sweetened mascarpone cheese."
Source:
"Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"06-24-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 76 Calories; 3g Fat (35.4% calories
from fat); trace Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 8mg
Cholesterol; trace Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Fruit; 1/2 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 4