Pears Melba

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 40 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 25 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 119 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 8 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

4 each pears firm, preferably bosc
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 each lemon zest strip
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sweet wine marsala or madeira
1/2 cup wine dry
1 pint ice cream vanilla or pear
1 pint raspberries pureed with 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

Peel, core and halve pears.

Combine sugar, water, lemon peel, vanilla and wines and bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes.

Add pears and slowly poach in the sauce until tender and infused with sauce.

Turn pears occasionally with tongs.

Remove from sauce. Reduce sauce until very syrupy. Cool.

Place a spoonful of sauce in the bottom of an individual serving bowl.

Place a 2-ounce scoop of ice cream on the sauce and top with the poached pear.

Drizzle with the pureed raspberries and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 117g
Amount per Serving
Calories 119 8% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g2%
 Saturated Fat 1.0g3%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 4mg1%
Sodium 9mg0%
Total Carbohydrate 28.0g9%
 Dietary Fiber 3.0g11%
 Sugars 23.0g
Protein 1.0g1%
Vitamin A 1%  Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 2%  Iron 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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