Quick Baked Pears
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Quick Baked Pears a try. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 151 calories. This vegetarian recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up apple juice, vanilla yogurt, cranberries, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Peel pears; cut in half lengthwise. Use a melon baller or grapefruit spoon to remove core and seeds, creating a hollow.
Place pear halves, with cut sides up, in a glass pie plate.
Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over pears.
Combine cranberries and granola; mound into hollows of the pear halves.
Pour the apple juice in and around pear halves. Cover dish loosely with wax paper.
Cook in microwave on HIGH 6-8 minutes or until the pears are tender when pierced with a knife.
Let stand in the dish 5 minutes. Use a large slotted spoon to transfer the pears to serving plates.
Drizzle juices from pie plate over pears and serve with frozen yogurt.