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Maple-Sauced Pears
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.
Prep: 10 min – Cook: High 2 to 2 1/2 hr – Finish: High 10 min
6 pears
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup maple-flavored syrup
1 tablespoon margarine or butter, melted
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons orange juice
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.
Makes 6 servings
For a honey of a pear, use 1/4 cup honey instead of the maple syrup for a sweet change of pace.
Nutritional Info per 1 Serving: 225 calories (25 calories from fat); 3 g fat (0 g saturated); 0 mg cholesterol; 35 mg sodium; 52 g carbohydrate (3 g dietary fiber); 1 g protein
This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.