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Slow Cooker Maple-Sauced Pears

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Create a pear dessert in your slow cooker that can't compare. Slow cooked pears in a buttery maple sauce are a showstopper!

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PREP TIME 10 Min
TOTAL TIME 2 Hr 50 Min
SERVINGS 6

6: pears

1/2: cup packed brown sugar

1/3: cup maple-flavored syrup

1: tablespoon butter or margarine, melted

1: teaspoon orange peel

1/8: teaspoon ground ginger

1: tablespoon cornstarch

2: tablespoons orange juice

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1 Peel pears. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached. Place pears upright in 3 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker.
2 Mix remaining ingredients except cornstarch and orange juice; pour over pears.
3 Cover and cook on high heat setting 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until tender.
4 Remove pears from cooker; place upright in serving dish or individual dessert dishes.
5 Mix cornstarch and orange juice; stir into sauce in cooker. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Spoon sauce over pears.

Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

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Expert Tips

(Total time will vary with appliance and setting.)

Serve an elegant dessert! Place each pear upright on a pretty dessert plate. Spoon the sauce around the pears, and sprinkle with chopped toasted nuts or coconut. Spoon a big dollop of soft whipped cream alongside the pears, and garnish the plate with a twisted orange slice.

For a honey of a pear, use 1/4 cup honey instead of the maple syrup for a sweet change of pace.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 225

(Calories from Fat 25 ),

Total Fat 2 g

(Saturated Fat 1 g,),

Cholesterol 5 mg;
Sodium 40 mg;
Total Carbohydrate 54 g

(Dietary Fiber 3 g,

Protein 1 g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

3 1/2 Fruit;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 9/20/2011 10:53:14 PM REPORT ABUSE Angelizz10 said:

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This is the best 'easy' recipe ever! My husband routinely rates different recipes I try. He NEVER gives a #10, but this time he did. This is so pretty when served with the pear standing up with the carmely sauce in a pool and sprinkled with toasted walnuts. I put the orange peel and the whipped cream just as in the picture. I recommend using green pears, otherwise the ripe ones would turn to mush. That is from years of experience. I will serve this at our next formal dinner party, which we host often. Trust me newbies, its great. Oh, and I used a 'heat on bottom only' crockpot. Worked fabulously. Two hours is all it takes to cook.

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Posted 8/22/2011 1:52:45 PM REPORT ABUSE elulu said:

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This is amazing!!! My family LOVES it! It's very elegant and extreemly simple. My tip: try to baste them several times with the juice to keep them moist (they come out fine either way though).

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