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Saucy Apples 'n' Pears

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Cooked and served directly from the slow-cooker, our versatile and delicious Saucy Apples 'n' Pears dish can be served as a side dish or, even better, as a fruity dessert.

Serves: 10

Preparation Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 5 hr 15 min

What You'll Need:
  • 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 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
What To Do:
  1. Place the apples and pears in a 5-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with raisins.
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. Combine cornstarch and water, stirring until smooth; gently stir mixture into fruit.
     
  4. 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 the refrigerator. Reheat in the 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 the slow cooker so that it stays nice and warm.

OOH ITS SO GOOD!

This recipe is from The Best of Mr. Food Cookbook Series © Oxmoor House, Inc. If you would like more recipes like this, click here.

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