Diabetic Friendly Pear Puffy Pastry

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons splenda granular (you can add more to taste)
• 3 -4 pears
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen puff pastry shells (not sheets)
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 dash cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 bake puff pastry according to box.
• 2 peel and cut up pears into chunks.
• 3 in a medium saucepan add pears, lemon juice, and cardamon and sprinkle of cinnamon and cook on medium heat until it mashes easily with a potato masher. it usually takes about 10-12 minutes.
• 4 when the puff pastry is done remove it from the oven and let cool about 5 minute then remove the tops with a knife and spoon the pear compote into the shell, and place the top back on.
• 5 *i have done this with squares as well but it works more like a turnover. i personally think the shells are much easier to work with.
• 6 everyone i've made this for loves it! you can play with the ingredients to taste because not everyone wants as much cardamon in it as i do.