Slow-Cooker Maple-Sauced Pears

  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 2 hr 50 min
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 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

Steps

  • 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.

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
225
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
2 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Cholesterol
5 mg
Sodium
40 mg
Potassium
250 mg
Total Carbohydrate
54 g
Dietary Fiber
3 g
Protein
1 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Fruit;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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