Sauternes And Sugar-Glazed Pears
- 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
- 2 tablespoons vanilla low-fat yogurt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups Sauternes or other sweet white wine
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 medium Bosc pears (about 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 medium-low 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 1/2 cup.
- 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. Sprinkle with allspice, if desired.
lowfat sour cream, vanilla lowfat yogurt, sugar, water, other sweet white wine, ground allspice, lengthwise, ground allspice
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sauternes-sugar-glazed-pears (may not work)