6 firm ripe pears, peeled and coarsely chopped
5 oz. dried apricots
One quarter cup fresh ginger, peeled and grated
One half cup water
One quarter cup sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
Juice from 1 lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 8-oz. container nonfat vanilla yogurt

Place 4 of the pears, apricots, ginger, water, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and cinnamon stick in a saucepan and simmer for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Meanwhile toss reaming two pears in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and reserve. Remove cinnamon stick from pear/apricot mixture, place mixture in a food processor and process briefly. Allow sauce to cool and then place one quarter cup of mixture into parfaits glasses followed by one quarter cup yogurt and one quarter cup pear mixture. Top with remaining pears and serve.

The Skinny: Use your favorite sugar substitute.