I had been thinking about another low calorie dessert and here's what I came up with. I call it Poker Pears.

Ingredients:

• One pear per person
• 1/2 bottle of sweet white wine
• cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger
• fake sugar (I use the Sweeta stuff) or regular sugar
• One scoop of vanilla ice cream per person
• Walnut meat
• Maple syrup 

Method:

1. Trim the ends of the pears; peel them; cut them in half lengthways and cut out the core.
    
2. In a pan just large enough to hold the pears (cut side down) pour in the sweet wine and the spices (let you taste buds guide you as to how much of the spices to use. I normally use a ratio of 2 parts cinnamon to 1 part nutmeg and 1 part ginger).
   Add water to just cover the pears; bring to a simmer and simmer (covered) until the pears are soft. This should take 20-30 minutes. Test with a skewer to gage doneness.
    
3. While the pears are cooking take the ice cream out of the freezer and let it soften up a bit. While that's happening toast the walnut meat in the oven. Once toasted & cooled chop the walnut coarsely.
    
4. Measure out the ice cream then mix it with the chopped walnuts and the maple syrup. (about a generous tablespoon per scoop of ice cream. Mix all together until the syrup & nuts are well distributed. Cover the bowl and return to the freezer.
    
5. When the pears are cooked remove them from the cooking liquid using a slotted spoon. Put the pears and the cooking liquid in the fridge to chill.
    
6. When ready to serve place two pear halves on a plate; top them with a scoop of the ice cream and serve the poaching liquid separately in small cups. A spring of mint looks nice on top of the ice cream.

This is a lovely combination that is both easy to make and not very calorific. You can of course use low fat ice cream to keep the calories down.