Spicy Baked Pears With Yogurt

• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 5 firm-ripe pears (each 10 oz.)
• 1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 cups vanilla-flavor nonfat yogurt
• Fresh-grated nutmeg

1. In a 9- by 13-inch casserole, mix sugar, cinnamon, mace, and cloves and spread evenly.
2. Rinse pears, cut in half lengthwise, core, and stem. Lay pears, cut side down, in a single layer on sugar mixture. Dot with butter and pour orange juice evenly over fruit.
3. Bake in a 350u0b0 oven until sauce is bubbling and pears are hot, about 20 minutes.
4. Transfer pears to shallow bowls and spoon sauce over them. Top each portion with a dollop of yogurt and a dusting of nutmeg.

brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground mace, ground cloves, butter, orange juice, vanillaflavor, freshgrated nutmeg

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-baked-pears-with-yogurt (may not work)