Maple pears with pecans & cranberries

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1. Peel and halve the pears and scoop out the core with a teaspoon. Lay the halves in a shallow microwaveable dish, cut side down, along with the cranberries. Pour 2 tbsp of the maple syrup over and cover with cling film. Microwave on High for 3 mins until softened, stirring halfway through. Uncover and leave to cool for a few mins. Stir the pecan nuts through the syrup.
2. Spoon into serving dishes, drizzle extra maple syrup, if you like, and serve with yogurt.

Making it full of fibre or for breakfast

Add whole stoned prunes and dried apricots along with the dried cranberries. To make it for breakfast, cool the pears in the fridge overnight, then serve with muesli or crunchy oat cereal and spoonfuls of yogurt.

Per serving

208 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 4g, salt 0 g

'I don't cook lots of desserts, but this is very quick, particularly using the microwave, it was ready in just 10 mins. We loved the combination of maple syrup and pears.'

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Ingredients

• 4 ripe pears
• handful dried cranberries
• 2 tbsp maple syrup , plus extra to serve
• 50g/2oz pecan nuts, broken roughly
• Greek yogurt , to serve

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Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 5 mins

Cook 5 mins

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Ingredients

• 4 ripe pears
• handful dried cranberries
• 2 tbsp maple syrup , plus extra to serve
• 50g/2oz pecan nuts, broken roughly
• Greek yogurt , to serve

Per serving

208 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 4g, salt 0 g

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