Caramelized Pears With Toasted Almonds & Yogurt

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 ripe pears, scrubbed, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unblanched almonds, sliced
• 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt

Recipe

• 1 place a broiler rack about 3 inches from source of heat. heat the broiler.
• 2 arrange the pears in a shallow, flameproof dish in concentric circles, slightly overlapping each other. sprinkle with the brown sugar.
• 3 broil until the brown sugar has carmelized and pears begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
• 4 sprinkle with the almonds and broil for about 1 minute or until almonds turn golden.
• 5 serve warm, topping each serving with a dollop of vanilla yogurt.