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Roasted Pears with Chocolate-Raspberry Sauce   
Daily Dose
Dig into this decadent-tasting dessert and you won’t believe it’s healthy! Sweet pears and raspberries are great sources of dietary fiber, which offers a multitude of health benefits. Pistachios contain phytosterols, which have been shown to lower the lousy form of cholesterol (LDL).

Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 27 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
 
 
 
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped pistachios
2 large Bartlett, Comice or Anjou pears, preferably red, halved and cored
1 cup unsweetened white grape juice
1 12-ounce package frozen, unsweetened raspberries, thawed, or 2 cups fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (with 70% cocoa)
Mint sprigs (optional)
 
Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. On a baking sheet, toast pistachios for 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
3. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.
4. In a shallow baking dish, arrange pears, cut sides down. Pour grape juice over pears. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until pears are tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife. Reserve liquid in baking dish.
5. While the pears are cooking, puree raspberries in a food processor; strain and discard seeds.
6. Transfer roasted pears to serving plates, cut sides up; sprinkle chocolate chips over the pears. The heat of the pears will melt the chips.
7. In a small saucepan over high heat, combine pureed raspberries and liquid from baking dish. Cook approximately 6 to 8 minutes or until sauce has reduced to 3/4 cup.
8. Spoon sauce over and around pears; sprinkle with pistachios and garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.
 
Nutrition Facts Per Serving (1/2 pear): 200 calories, 5 g total fat, 3 g protein, 39 g total carbohydrates, 8 g dietary fiber, 22g sugar, 0 mg cholesterol, 10 mg sodium

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