Atkins Fruit Recipes

Ingredients:

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

Instructions:

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. 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.

1. Heat oven to 375°F. 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.

2. Place butter in a 9-inch-square baking pan and melt in the oven. Add
lemon juice, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, and 2 tbs 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.

3. 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 temp.


Prep time: 10 minutes

Bake/Cook time: 40 minutes

Carbohydrates: 13 grams

Net Carbs: 11 grams

Fiber: 2 grams

Protein: 0.5 grams

Fat: 3 grams

Calories: 77

Servings: 4