(makes 4 servings)

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe pears, scrubbed, quartered, cored and thinly sliced.
• 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unblanched almonds, sliced
• 1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt

Directions:

1. Place a broiler rack about 3 inches from source of heat. Heat the broiler.
2. Arrange the pears in a shallow, flameproof dish in concentric circles, slightly overlapping each other. Sprinkle with the brown sugar.
3. Broil until the brown sugar has carmelized and pears begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
4. Sprinkle with the almonds and broil for about 1 minute or until almonds turn golden.
5. Serve warm, topping each serving with a dollop of vanilla yogurt.

Options:

• Use apples instead of pears.
• Use pine nuts or chopped walnuts instead of almonds.
• Use plain, lowfat yogurt or other flavored yogurt.