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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Ingredients
- 3 cups (24 ounces) ginger ale, diet
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest or coarsely grated peel
- 1 1/2 tablespoon ginger, shredded
- 4 large pears
- 4 large mint leaves
- Freshly grate nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 4 lemon slices, ultra thin (for decoration)
Instructions
- Combine ginger ale, honey, lemon zest and ginger in deep saucepan.
- Bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, peel 3/4 of each whole pear and do not remove stem.
- Place pears into ginger ale mixture, lower heat, cover and simmer until almost tender (about 15-20 minutes).
- Turn pears to ensure even cooking.
- Once pears are cooked, remove from ginger ale mixture.
- Reduce mixture down to 3/4 cup.
- Heat mixture on high.
- Once heated, strain over pears and allow to cool.
- Place each pear in a shallow soup bowl and wrap a slice of lemon around the stem, tuck a mint leaf into the lemon slice and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Drizzle with sour cream.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 4
Calories: 143
Total Fat: 0 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Sugar: 25 g
Sodium: 25 mg
Carbs: 38 g
Protein: 1 g