• 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. brown sugar
• 4 ripe firm pears, cored and sliced lengthwise
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 Tbs. lime juice
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. dark rum
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream

Melt butter with brown sugar in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sauté pears and cinnamon 4-5 minutes or until pears begin to soften. Stir in lime juice and rum. When liquid starts to simmer, keeping face and body away from skillet, ignite quickly with a lit match. When flames subside, remove from heat. Serve with ice cream.

Per serving: calories 344, fat 10.5g, 30% calories from fat, cholesterol 37mg, protein 3.1g, carbohydrates 51.3g, fiber 5.0g, sugar 45.5g, sodium 62mg, diet points 7.2.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 1.0, Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 0.0, Fat: 2.9, Sugar: 2.4, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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