Warm Pear Cobbler

Ingredients:

• cooking spray
• 3 medium pears, peeled and sliced
• 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp each of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger and star anise
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp margarine
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Makes 6 Servings

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Combine pears, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of flour, lemon juice and cinnamon in a large bowl; toss to coat pears and pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
3. In a medium-size bowl, combine the remaining flours, remaining brown sugar and baking powder; cut in margarine with a pastry blender, or quickly with your fingertips, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk and toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist.
4. Drop four heaping tablespoons of dough onto pear mixture. Bake until crust is lightly browned and fruit is bubbly, about 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, dust with powdered sugar and cut into 6 pieces

WW POINTS VALUE: 4pts

 

Note: This recipe appears on www.weightwatchers.com. Winter is here and you can have the seasonal fruit cobbler to warm yourself up. Pears are still in season right now and they are perfect to enjoy cooked at this time of year. I added the ground nutmeg, ginger and star anise with the cinnamon because those spices go very well together, especially with cooked fruit. I highly recommend serving vanilla ice cream, plain fat-free yogurt or creme freche if you really want to spoil yourself but that may affect the points value.