Simple Pear Ice Sorbet, Yummy & Healthy Frozen Treat

Most pear ice recipes I'd seen look good are either too labor-intensive and/or sugar-heavy. Pears are naturally sweet enough for my taste, but I added honey because of its health-boosting properties and because sweetness diminishes with freezing. This calls for canned pears that were canned in water or juice, not syrup or added sugars. Prep/cook time doesn't include freezing time, I'd freeze overnight.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 2
• Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can  pear halves in natural juice (NOT syrup!)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons honey
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  dash cardamom

Directions

1. Pour the entire can of pears-- juice and all-- into a blender or food processor. Pulse until you reach the desired consistency, I do a few rough chops to get them mostly pureed but still a little bit of fruit in there.
2. Add the honey and spices and pulse again.
3. Pour into ice pop molds for pear-sicles, or silicone cups or ramekins for Italian ice style, and freeze for at least 4-6 hours or overnight. This yields about two generous servings, or 5-6 2-oz ice pops.