Apricot Pear Parfaits Recipe

Ingredients

6 pears, ripe, firm, peeled and coarsely chopped

5 oz. apricots, dried

1/4 cup fresh ginger, peeled and grated

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 lemon, juiced

1 cinnamon stick

1 tbsp. lemon juice

8 oz. nonfat vanilla yogurt

Place 4 of the pears with the remaining ingredients (except the lemon juice and yogurt) in a saucepan.

Simmer for about 20 minutes until pears are tender.

Toss remaining 2 pears in lemon juice and reserve.

Remove cinnamon stick from pear-apricot mixture and process in a food processor briefly. Let cool.

Place 1/4 cup into the fruit mixture into parfait glasses, followed by 1/4 cup yogurt and another 1/4 cup fruit mixture.

Top with reserved pears and serve.