Serves 4; 1 pear half with 1 tablespoon vanilla frozen yogurt and about 1 ½ tablespoons juice per serving

Peel pears; cut in half lengthwise.  Use a melon baler or grapefruit spoon to remove core and seeds, creating a hollow.  
Place pear halves, with cut side up, in a glass pie plate.  Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over pears. 
Combine cranberries and granola; mound into hollows of the pear halves.  Cover dish loosely with wax paper. 
Cook in microwave on High 6-8 minutes or until the pears are tender when pierced with a knife.  Use a large slotted spoon to transfer the pears to serving plates. 
Drizzle juices from pie plate over pears and serve with frozen yogurt. 
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories:  176
Protein:  3 g
Carbohydrates: 40 g
Fiber: 4 g
Total fat:  2 g
Saturated Fat:  1 g
Cholesterol:  16 mg
Sodium:  32 mg
                        Brought to you by: Gretchen Austin, MSRD