Pears - of the Orient

If you never tried an Asian Pear or Apple Pear as some know them by - you are missing out on a yummy little number!  My dad has an Asian Pear tree in his yard in Wisconsin and on his last visit her to VA he blessed me with a bag full of not quite ripe pears!!!  Well - they are now ripe and ready for action.  I have plans to can the vast majority of them since I personally can't eat them fast enough and I hate to waste them on my kids except in small doses until I know they like them and won't just chuck them into the school's garbage can!!  Tonight though I am going to do a little something special for desert and see what it gets me :D 

Asian Pears in Cinnamon Honey sauce

I peeled and sliced fairly thickly 4 pears
These brown so fast once peeled so if you want to do this ahead you need to have an acid (lemon juice) or fruit fresh

The dip is yogurt about a cup (greek or regular plain yogurt you drained in cheesecloth overnight to remove the water)
1/4 honey
1 t good quality cinnamon
a dash of vanilla
mix like mad
before serving add a sprinkle of chopped almonds
dip away.  If the pears are wet the dip won't stick so dry slightly with papertowel.  Enjoy!