Name: Pear Compote with Brandied Vanilla Cream
Ingredients: 2 Pears - Bartlett, peeled, cored & chopped; 1/2 c Water; 1/2 ts Lemon juice - fresh; 1/8 ts Cinnamon - ground; 1/8 ts Allspice - ground; 1/4 c Yogurt - plain, nonfat; Artificial sweetner - equivalent of 2 t. sugar; 1 tb Brandy; 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Desserts, Low-cal	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Pears – Bartlett, peeled, cored & chopped
1/2	c	Water
1/2	ts	Lemon juice – fresh
1/8	ts	Cinnamon – ground
1/8	ts	Allspice – ground
1/4	c	Yogurt – plain, nonfat
		Artificial sweetner – equivalent of 2 t. sugar
1	tb	Brandy
1/2	ts	Vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

PEAR COMPOTE
BRANDIED VANILLA CREAM
Calories     per serving: 132         Number of Servings: 2 Fat grams per
serving: .73
:       Approx. Cook Time: 2:30 Cholesterol per serving: .500 Marks:
*DIRECTIONS*
Stew the pears in a saucepan with the water, lemon juice, cinnamon and
allspice until it is soft enough to mash when you stir it with a fork or
wooden spoon and has a texture like applesauce. Remove from the heat and
refrigerate for two hours.
MAKE THE VANILLA CREAM: Combine the yogurt with the sweetner, brandy and
vanilla.
TO ASSEMBLE: Spoon the Pear Compote into small dessert cups and top with
the Vanilla Cream.
NOTE:  This is a version of an old and popular Creole dessert
VARIATION:  Use pear brandy in place of the regular.
From "Louisiana Light" by Roy F. Guste, Jr.
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