Dessert: Baked Sweet Pears

Delicious, healthy gourmet dessert that's great for entertaining, as a sweet treat or to get in an extra serving of fruit.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 60 mins

Total Time: 75 mins

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Baked Sweet Pears

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 medium pears
2 fl oz white wine
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp honey

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

2. Wash pears and set stem-side up in baking dish.

3. In a small bowl combine honey, wine, water and cinnamon. Pour mixture into baking dish with pears.

4. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, basting every 15 or 20 minutes.

5. Let cool for 15 minutes.

6. To serve, spoon a bit of the honey mixture over each pear and enjoy the sweet goodness!

7. Note: that actual calories will be lower because a lot of the marinade stays in the baking dish.

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