Slow Cooker Maple-Sauced Pears Recipe

By vpitts2004

Ingredients

• ◦6 ◦pears
• ◦1/2 ◦cup packed brown sugar
• ◦1/2 ◦cup maple-flavored syrup
• ◦1 ◦tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
• ◦2 ◦teaspoons orange peel
• ◦1/8 ◦teaspoon ground ginger
• ◦1 ◦tablespoon cornstarch
• ◦2 ◦tablespoons orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

1.Set crock pot to high – Peel pears. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached. Place in slow cooker so it stands upright
2.Mix remaining ingredients except cornstarch and orange juice in a bowl and pour over pears.
3.Cover and cook on high heat for 2.5 hours
4.Remove pears from cooker
5.Mix cornstarch and orange juice place into the crock pot – Cover and cook on high heat setting about 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Pour Sauce Over Pears