Poached Pears & Sweet Pecans

This is the perfect dessert you can actually feel good about eating. Time to officially trade in your candy bar for this tasty and not too sweet treat. I love pears almost as I love peaches.

Easy as 1, 2, 3 directions:
1. Quarter and core one pear. Place in saucepan with a cup of apple juice and bring to a boil. Add a pinch of sea salt and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
2. For the candy pecans, first roast pecans until golden brown (but not black! these roast fast.) Set aside to cool and heat a few tablespoons of rice syrup on low. This will will bubble, but keep stirring for 10 minutes. Then mix with the pecans and cool (if you can wait).
3. Chop nuts and place on pears and garnish with mint. Yum!