Sigh Of Pears: A Healthy Dessert For Your Diet

There are many healthy desserts that can be made from fruits. Its preparation is intended to avoid the use of refined sugar and provide quality nutrients of natural origin. Here we will see a rich recipe for pear sigh that delights the most demanding palates.

The pear stars in many dessert recipes due to its very smooth and watery texture, which lends itself to different culinary treatments. The recipe for pears in wine is known, but there are many more ideas.

Pear is abundant in Spain, where some varieties have a designation of origin. Such is the case of those of Jumilla, produced in Murcia, those of Rincón de Soto (from La Rioja) and, in Catalonia, those of Lérida.

In addition to Spain, there is a great variety of pears all over the world. It is positive to know a little about this fruit, which along with the apple and some others, occupies a preferential position for its nutrients.

Properties and benefits of pear

Consuming a portion, that is, a pear, provides approximately 53 kilocalories per 100 grams. The amount of fiber it contains makes it light for digestion and beneficial for the entire gastrointestinal system ; its acidity gives it great astringency.

Among the body systems that benefit from the consumption of pears are the nervous, digestive and cardiac. This is thanks to being rich in vitamins of the B complex (B1, B2 and niacin). They also stimulate growth and protect hair and skin.

The pear also provides a significant amount of vitamins A and C, with the benefits associated with them. It is also rich in the following minerals: magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and copper.

In the pear, the presence of tannins, oleic, palmitic, glutamine, linoleic, caffeic and aspartic acids is recorded. All of them are necessary for different biological processes and of great benefit to health in general.

Pear sigh recipe

The sigh of pears is a dessert that consists of a very soft and fluffy baked dough. The recipe has been designed based on pears; however, it can be substituted if necessary by apples or other seasonal fruits.

The recipe is a basic formula, quite light, and the pear is laminated on top. Along with the pear, any other fruit that reacts well to the heat of the oven will be equally appropriate.

The recipe serves approximately four people. If you want to increase the quantity, the ingredients must be increased proportionally.

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe pears
• 2 eggs (60 g)
• ½ cup of applesauce (100 g)
• ½ cup of yogurt (Greek type) (100 g)
• 2 tablespoons of rice flour (30 g)
• ½ cup of brown sugar (100 g)
• 3 tablespoons of ground almonds (45 g)
• The juice of 1 lemon
• Ground cinnamon (to taste)
• 1 pinch of salt

Elaboration

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Grease a medium baking dish or cover with wax paper. If portions are desired, individual molds can be used.
3. Peel, discard the seeds and cut the pears into thin slices. Reserve in a container and sprinkle with a little lemon so they do not darken.
4. Separate the yolks and whites from the eggs.
5. Collect the yogurt, the yolks, the sugar and the applesauce in another container. Mix everything very well until it is mixed evenly.
6. To the previous mixture, add the ground almonds, the rice flour, the stevia powder and the salt. It should be a homogeneous, smooth and lump-free dough.
7. Beat the whites with an electric wire mixer until they reach the snow point.
8. Add it little by little to the mixture with enveloping movements so that the meringue does not fall.
9. Place the dough in the greased mold and put the pear slices on top, pressing a little to make them embed.
10. Sprinkle a little icing sugar and cinnamon on top.
11. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until golden brown or when it feels cooked when you click.
12. Let cool and serve.

This dessert has few calories, so it is very light while still being delicious. It can be consumed with a hot or cold infusion, without refined sugar.