Recipe - Sauternes And Sugar-Glazed Pears

2 tablespoon Lowfat sour cream
2 tablespoon Vanilla lowfat yogurt
Three fourths cup Sugar
One half cup Water
1 One half cup Sauternes or other sweet
white wine
1/8 teaspoon Ground allspice
2 md Bosc pears, (1 pound)
peeled, cored, and cut in
half lengthwise
Ground allspice, (optional)

Combine sour cream and yogurt; stir well. Cover and chill.

Combine the sugar and water in a medium skillet.

Place over mediumlow heat, and cook 10 minutes or until the sugar
dissolves (do not stir). Cover, increase heat to medium, and cook 1 minute.
Uncover and cook an additional 10 minutes or until golden (do not stir).

Remove from heat. Gradually add the wine and ground allspice, stirring
constantly (the caramelized sugar will harden and stick to the spoon).

Place over medium heat; cook for 3 minutes or until the caramelized sugar
melts and the mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.

Add pear halves; cover and cook 20 minutes or until tender, turning pears
once. Remove pears from skillet with a slotted spoon; set aside.

Bring cooking liquid to a boil; cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until sugar
mixture is reduced to One half cup. Yield: 4 servings.

Per serving: 252 Calories; 0g Fat (2% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 49g
Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 12mg Sodium

Serving Ideas : Sprinkle with allspice, if desired.

NOTES : The sweetness in this dessert comes from the natural fruit flavors,
and the lowfat sour cream smoothes out the texture. You could use a French
Sauternes with this or a German Beerenauslese dessert wine both wines
are very sweet. Even a nice glass of port served with this dish would
enhance all the flavors. To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons sugar mixture onto
each of 4 dessert plates. Place 1 pear half, cut side up, on top of sauce;
top each with 1 tablespoon sour cream mixture.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1995, page 78

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #392 by igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.