Baked Pears Stuffed With Almonds

• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 medium-ripe pears (Bartlett or Comice), peeled, halved and cored
• 1/2 cup whole natural almonds

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients except pears in shallow glass or ceramic baking dish large enough to fit pear halves in a single layer. Place pears in dish, cut sides down. Bake 15 to 25 minutes until pears are just tender. Meanwhile, prepare Almond Filling.
2. Ingredients for almond filling:
3. 1/2 cup whole natural almonds
4. 3 Tbs. sugar
5. 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. finely grated lemon peel
6. 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
7. 1/8 tsp. salt
8. 1/2 egg white (about 1 1/2 Tbs.)
9. Vanilla ice cream
10. In bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade combine all ingredients except ice cream. Process until almonds are very finely chopped.
11. Nutritional analysis per serving:
12. Calories 119, Fiber 3 g, Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sat Fat 4 g, Sodium 41 mg, Mono Fat 0 g, Calcium 34 mg, Poly Fat 0 g, Magnesium 31 mg, Protein 2 g, Potassium 173 mg, Carb 19 g, Vitamin E 0 mg*
13. * Total Alpha-Tocopherol Equivalents

white wine, water, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla bean, ground cardamom, ground cloves, bartlett, whole natural almonds

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