Gingered Pears Recipe

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Gingered Pears
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/4 cup ginger
  • 1 dash lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Peel pears and squirt with a dash of lemon juice (if desired will keep pears from turning brown) Slice and peel ginger to make 1/4 cup.
  2. Put sugar, water and ginger in a pot and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
  3. Add 4 peeled pears and poach in simmering liquid until tender.
  4. Reduce liquid to a syrup.
  5. Serve reduced liquid over pears.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 339.67 Kcal (1422 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.06g 0%
Sodium 10.87mg 0%
Potassium 232.64mg 5%
Total Carbs 87.78g 29%
Sugars 76.72g 307%
Dietary Fiber 5.46g 22%
Protein 0.12g 0%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 12%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 53.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 56.65 Kcal (237 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 1.81mg 0%
Potassium 38.8mg 5%
Total Carbs 14.64g 29%
Sugars 12.8g 307%
Dietary Fiber 0.91g 22%
Protein 0.02g 0%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 12%
Calcium 8.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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