Poached Pears With Low-Fat Lemon Cream

• 1 None cinnamon stick
• None None zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup white wine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 None pears, peeled and seeds removed
• 1 lb cottage cheese or farmer's cheese
• 3 tbsp cranberry sauce
• 4 tbsp caramel sauce

1. Place 2 cups water, the cinnamon stick, half the lemon zest, the wine and 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 4-5 mins. Place the pear halves into the liquid and gently cook for 3-5 mins.
2. Meanwhile, mix the cottage cheese, 2 tbsp sugar and a pinch of lemon zest. Place mixture in the fridge.
3. Remove the pears from the poaching liquid and leave to cool.
4. Melt the remaining sugar in a saucepan and leave to turn golden. Pull threads of sugar using a fork to form small bundles as they dry. Leave them to dry on wax paper. Arrange the pears on 4 plates and add the lemon cream. Drizzle with cranberry sauce and caramel sauce and decorate with a sugar bundle. Serve.

cinnamon stick, white wine, sugar, cottage cheese, cranberry sauce, caramel sauce

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