Crock Pot Maple-Sauced Pears

By seo53

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

Ingredients

• 6 pears
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

1 Peel pears. 2 Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached. 3 Place pears upright in slow cooker. 4 Mix remaining ingredients except cornstarch and orange juice; pour over pears. 5 Cover and cook on high heat setting 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until tender. 6 Remove pears from cooker; place upright in serving dish or individual dessert dishes. 7 Mix cornstarch and orange juice; stir into sauce in cooker. 8 Cover and cook on high heat setting about 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened. 9 Spoon sauce over pears. 10 **Use 1/4 cup honey instead of the maple syrup for a change of pace.