Roasted pears with cinnamon mascarpone

Serves: 4
Time to make: 20 mins

Total cost: $ 4.00 / $ 1.00 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients
Nutrition Info.(per serve)

2 pears, quartered
4 tablespoons maple syrup
3 tablespoons brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese

Nutrition Info

Kilojoules 925kJ
Calories 221cal
Protein 1g
Total fat 11g
Saturated fat 7g
Carbohydrates 30g
Sugars 26g
Dietary fibre 1g
Sodium 90mg
Calcium 50mg
Iron 0.5mg

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Place pears, maple syrup and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl and toss to coat. Place in a baking dish and roast for 15 minutes or until pears caramelise.

2 In a bowl, mix rest of sugar with cinnamon and mascarpone.

3 Serve pears with a dollop of cinnamon mascarpone.

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Variations

Use low-fat natural yoghurt instead of mascarpone, or serve pears with a scoop of low-fat vanilla ice cream with cinnamon sprinkled on top.

HFG tip

Cinnamon mascarpone complements any dessert. Use instead of ice cream, yoghurt or cream. Serve with canned fruits such as peaches or apricots for a delicious instant dessert.

Author:Clara Luboff

First published: Oct 2008