Cinnamon-baked Pears with Yogurt Cheese

Description
When you think dessert start with something that is nutritious like this high in fiber delicacy, then add spices for flavor and top with something like lowfat Yogurt Cheese.

Ingredients

 * 1 stick cinnamon
 * 1/4 cup dates _chopped
 * 1/4 cup raisins
 * 1/2 TSP cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
 * 1 TSP lemon zest
 * 2 tbs. prune puree
 * 2 tbs. brown sugar
 * 4 large pears
 * 1/2 cup water

Directions

 * In a mixing bowl, mash first 7 ingredients until you have a paste.
 * Keeping the stem intact, peel/core pears, digging out a cavity 1 in. across and 2 1/2 in. deep from the center of the large end.
 * Press equal parts mixture into pears.
 * Place pears standing up in a small baking dish, add water and cinnamon stick to pan, cover with foil.
 * In a 325 F preheated oven, bake pears 40 min. or until tender.
 * Transfer pears to individual plates and pour remaining syrup from baking pan on top.
 * Place a dallop of Yogurt Cheese next to each pear and serve.