Crunchy Pears

This taste great and looks just as nice.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 8  large  firm pears
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 1⁄3 cup orange marmalade
• 1⁄2 cup  reduced-fat  vanilla wafer, crumbs (about 14 wafers)
• 1⁄3 cup  finely chopped  almonds
• 1  cup  reduced-sugar  orange flavored yogurt or 1  cup plain yogurt

Directions

1. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact.
2. Peel pears, leaving a small amount of peel at stem end.
3. Cut 1/4" from the bottom to level if necessary.
4. In a bowl, combine orange juice and orange marmalade; spoon over pears, letting excess drip into bowl.
5. Set aside for sauce.
6. Place wafer crumbs and almonds in a large shallow dish.
7. Roll pears in crumb mixture to coat the bottom 3/4 of each pear.
8. Place in a 13x9x2" baking dish coated with cooking spray.
9. Bake at 350* for 35-45 min.
10. or until tender.
11. Meanwhile, for sauce, combine yogurt and reserved marmalade mixture; refrigerate until serving.
12. Serve with warm pears.