Maple Pears

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Maple Pears

 

6 pears

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup maple syrup

1 Tbs butter, melted

1 tsp grated orange peel

1/8 tsp ground ginger

1 Tbs cornstarch

2 Tbs orange juice

 

Peel pears. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached. Place pears

upright in your crockpot.

 

Mix remaining ingredients except cornstarch and orange juice; pour over

pears. Cover and cook on high heat setting 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until

tender.

 

Remove pears from cooker; place upright in serving dish or individual

dessert dishes.

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