Diabetic -- Crock Pot Dessert Pears

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Crock Pot Dessert Pears

 

6 pears

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup maple flavored syrup

1 TB butter or margarine, melted

1 tsp. orange peel (zest)

1/8 tsp. ground ginger

1 TB cornstarch

2 TB orange juice

 

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

 

Place pears upright in 3-1/2 to 5 quart crock pot/slow cooker.

 

Mix remaining ingredients except cornstarch and orange juice; pour over

pears.

 

Cover and cook on HIGH heat setting for 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

 

Diabetic Exchanges:  3-1/2 Fruit.