Pregnancy Friendly Spiced Pear Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this spiced pear sauce is the kind of simple comfort food that feels like a treat without any of the guilt. Ripe pears are simmered down with maple syrup, ground ginger, and Ceylon cinnamon — a gentler variety of cinnamon that's widely recommended over the Cassia type during pregnancy because of its lower coumarin content. A splash of apple cider vinegar at the end brightens the whole thing and keeps the flavors from feeling one-note. You can leave it chunky and rustic or blend it silky smooth depending on your mood, which makes it incredibly versatile. Spoon it over oatmeal, stir it into yogurt, or just eat it warm straight from the pot — no judgment here. Everything in this recipe is whole, recognizable, and free from anything you'd need to second-guess on a label, which is exactly the kind of low-stress cooking that makes sense right now.
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6 servings
- 2 lbs ripe pears (about 4 medium), peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the pear chunks, water, maple syrup, Ceylon cinnamon, ground ginger, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat the pears.
- 2
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pears are completely tender and collapse easily when pressed with a spoon, about 20–22 minutes.
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