Saucy Apples 'n' Pears

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 3 cooking apples, cored, peeled and sliced
• 3 ripe pears, cored, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 (3-inch) sticks cinnamon
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 320mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place apples and pears in 5-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with raisins.

Combine syrup and next 3 ingredients, stirring well. Pour syrup mixture over fruit; toss to coat. Tuck cinnamon sticks into coated fruit mixture.Cover and cook on LOW setting 5 hours.

Combine cornstarch and water, stirring until smooth; gently stir mixture into fruit.

Cover and cook on HIGH setting an additional 15 minutes or until thickened; remove cinnamon sticks. Serve warm over ice cream or waffles; sprinkle each serving with pecans.

Notes:

Store leftovers, covered, in refrigerator. Reheat in microwave until warm; avoid stirring as much as possible, so as not to break up fruit. You can also serve this as a side dish with pork chops or pork tenderloin. And, when entertaining the gang, serve this fruity dish directly from slow cooker so that it stays nice and warm.