Pears and Dates with Vanilla-Orange
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1 pint regular or low-fat plain yogurt
1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tablespoon honey
5 ripe Bartlett pears (about 2 1/2 lb. total), rinsed
8 ounces fresh Medjool dates (about 10), pitted and chopped
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Spoon yogurt into a bowl. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into yogurt (reserve pod for other uses). Stir in orange juice concentrate and honey until well blended. Peel and core pears; cut lengthwise into 1-inch-thick slices. Arrange pears and dates in bowls and top each with about 1/4 cup vanilla-orange yogurt.