Chocolate Sauce Pears

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

4 small pears
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons chocolate-flavored syrup

Core pears from bottom end, leaving stems intact. Peel pears. If necessary, cut a
thin slice from bottoms of pears to help stand upright. Place pears in a
2-quart-square baking dish. Stir together lemon juice, vanilla, and cinnamon. Brush
onto pears. Pour any extra lemon juice mixture over pears. Bake, covered, in a
375° F. oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until pears are tender. Cool slightly. To
serve, place warm pears, stem end up, on dessert plates. Strain baking liquid;
pour liquid into a small bowl. Stir in chocolate-flavored syrup. Drizzle sauce
over pears. Serve warm.

POINTS:  2

PER SERVING:  115 calories, 1 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat,
0 mg cholesterol, 9 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 1 g protein