Cider-Poached Apples With Cinnamon Yogurt - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup apple cider or 1 cup apple juice
1/2 cinnamon sticks or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 golden delicious apple, peeled, halved and cored
1/4 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt, sweetened with artificial sweeter (aspartame)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup toasted chopped pecans

Preparation

Bring apple cider and cinnamon stick to a boil in small sauce pan over high heat.
Let boil, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
Add apples; cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until apples are just tender.
Gently remove apple halves and poaching liquid from saucepan.
Refrigerate until cooled.
Combine yogurt and ground cinnamon in small bowl;reserve 1 tablespoon.
Divide remaining yogurt mixture evenly among 2 dessert dishes.
Place apple halves on top of sauce.
Sprinkle each apple half with toasted pecans.
Drizzle with reserved yogurt sauce.