Spiced stewed pears

Sweet, warm and irresistibly comforting

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30 minutes
Serves 4
1 of 5 a day

Nutrition: Per serving

Kcal105
Fat3.8g
Salt0g
Sugar13g

Recipe by: Zoe Griffiths | Registered nutritionist

This high-fibre vegan-friendly dessert recipe is warm and comforting. You can swap pears for apples and walnuts for almonds – use the flavours you love.

Ingredients

4 pears, skin on, cored and cut into bite-sized pieces
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon mixed spice
500ml boiling water
20g pecans, chopped

Method

Put the pear pieces into a medium-sized saucepan and add the ground ginger, ground cinnamon, mixed spice and boiling water. Make sure that the pears are covered with water. You may need to add more water if your saucepan is large.
Bring to the boil on a high heat.
Turn the heat down slightly and simmer for 15 minutes or until the pear pieces are tender.
Once cooked, remove the pears from the water with a slotted spoon.
Place into a bowl and sprinkle with the chopped pecans.
Serve immediately.

Top tip: this recipe also works well with apples. You may need to cook the apples for slightly longer until they are tender. You can also use tinned pears in juice. Tinned pears may need a shorter cooking time. Serve with a spoonful of low-fat Greek-style yoghurt.