Baked Pears with Ginger

Baked Pears with Ginger & Fruit Compote

Ingredients

• 3 Bosc, d’Anjou or other pears
• 1/2 cup dark grape juice
• 1 cup apple juice, sugar free
• 1 tbls grated ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 tspn ground allspice
• Compote
• 1 tbls orange juice, sugar free
• 1/2 cup apple juice, sugar free
• 1/2 cup Buderim ginger, diced
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• Pinch sea salt
• 3/4 cup dried pears, organic
• 1/2 cup raisins, organic
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• Bush Honey yoghurt or rice dream ice cream
• 2 tbls Shredded mint

Method

1. Core pear and peel lower half.
2. In a bowl whisk together grape and apple juices, ginger cinnamon and allspice.
3. Place the pears in a baking pan with the liquid.
4. Cover and bake for 20 minutes or until tender.
5. Pour the liquid into a small saucepan and simmer until reduced to a syrup, about 10 minutes.  Set aside.
6. Compote
1. In a medium saucepan add the orange & apple juices, diced ginger, spices, salt and dried fruit.
2. Stir well and simmer until fruit plumps up. This will take about 10 minutes. Cool in a metal bowl.
3. Fill the holes in each pear with a little compote.
7. To Assemble
1. Pour about _ cup of liquid into each plate and stand a pear in the centre.
2. Serve with yoghurt or rice ice cream.
3. Garnish with mint