Healthy & Delicious: Cider-Poached Pears with Yogurt and Toasted Almonds
Healthy & Delicious: Cider-Poached Pears with Yogurt and Toasted Almonds might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe has 125 calories, 4g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of almonds, vanilla bean, orange zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.
Instructions
In a small pan over medium-high heat, bring cider, orange juice, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, and star anise to a boil.
Place pears face down in the pan. Lower heat and simmer gently until a knife inserted into the pears meets no resistance, about 10-20 minutes.
Once pears are tender, kill heat and let cool in pan.
Remove to serving plates and set aside.
Over medium heat, reduce remaining poaching liquid to a glaze.
Mix orange zest with yogurt. Dollop equally on pears.
Sprinkle almonds over yogurt.