PEAR SAUCE

I stopped by the Farmers Market over the weekend and picked up a few pears to make a pear sauce.  Pears are in season late summer throughout the winter months.  I chose to use Bose pears in this recipe because they're my favorite.

The pear sauce recipe only calls for 3 ingredients, PEARS,a great source of vitamin C and fiber.   CINNAMON has anti-inflammatory properties and a great source for manganese, fiber and iron.  HONEY is a natural nutritive and sweetener.

Ingredients

5 pears

2 tablespoons of honey

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 

 whole cinnamon grated with a microplane grater is best. It's fresher and flavorful

1.  Peel, core and slice 4 pears into chucks, place pears along with honey and     cinnamon in the food processor with S blade and  process until smooth. It's ok to have a few small pieces.  (At this point you should taste and adjust the the cinnamon and honey to taste if needed.)  Transfer processed pear sauce to a bowl. 

2. Take the 5th unpeeled pear, cut in 1/2 and remove the core. Place in the food processor and pulse chop into small bite size pieces.  Mix in with the pear sauce.  This can be eaten at room temperature or chilled.

YUUUUM!!!  you my want to double or triple this recipe.

Variation: You can use apples instead of pears, 2-3 Medrool dates instead of honey.  If you use dates soak them to soften for about 15 minutes in water before adding them to your other ingredients.