Description
Stewed pears are an easy and delicious dessert made with just 5 ingredients and can be made in under 15 minutes. This healthy stewed pear recipe is made without any added sugar, or dairy and can be enjoyed as dessert or part of breakfast with yogurt, granola, whipped cream, no-oat-meal, or protein oatmeal.
Ingredients
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- 2 pears
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Cut the pears. Either slice them vertically into ¼ inch long strips or dice them into ¼-½ inch cubed. Either way will work great, just keep the skin on.
- Add all the ingredients to a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Once it comes to a simmer, reduce to low heat and stew for 10 minutes until the pears are softened and the liquid has reduced to a spiced syrup.
- Serve over yogurt or with a scoop of whipped cream as a tasty dessert.
Nutrition
- Calories: 79
- Sugar: 6.9
- Fat: 3.5
- Carbohydrates: 11.2
- Fiber: 2.6
- Protein: 0.3