Crockpot Desserts

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Cinnamon Applesauce

 

Makes ABOUT 3 1/2 CUPS

 

3 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. In a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker, toss together the apples,

brown sugar, and lemon juice.

 

2. Cover and cook on the high heat setting 3 hours, or until the

apples are very tender. Mash the apples with a potato masher. Stir in

the cinnamon. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold. For a special

treat, serve the warm applesauce over vanilla ice cream and drizzle

jarred caramel sauce on top.

 

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Cranberry-Orange Pear Slices

From Smart Crockery Cooking

 

A scrumptious, chunky sauce for topping nonfat cakes and ice creams.

Hostesses, note: This sauce is easily doubled, even tripled, to serve

a crowd.

 

 

5- to 6-quart cooker Makes 6 servings

 

 

1 1/2 cups jellied cranberry sauce

 

1/4 cup orange juice

 

1 teaspoon orange peel

 

4 slightly underripe pears, peeled and sliced

 

3 cups nonfat vanilla ice cream

 

Place sauce, juice, peel, and pears in an electric slow cooker. Cover

and cook until the pears are tender, 6 to 8 hours. Serve warm over

the ice cream.

 

 

Per serving: About 278 calories, 0.5 g fat (2% of calories), 0 g

saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 74 mg sodium, 3.9 g dietary fiber.

 

 

Cook's note: To make a pear puree, use fully ripe pears. After

cooking, use a hand-held blender to puree the pears.

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Walnut-Raisin-Apple Bake

From Smart Crockery Cooking

 

Looking for a carefree, applicious dessert? This sweet treat will

fill the bill. Serve it with your favorite nonfat frozen topping.

 

 

4-, 5- or 6-quart rectangular cooker

 

Makes 4 apples

 

 

1/2 cup apple cider

 

juice of 1 lemon

 

2 teaspoons maple syrup

 

2 tablespoons raisins

 

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

 

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 

1 teaspoon ground walnuts

 

4 large Macintosh apples, cored

 

Pour the cider, lemon juice, and maple syrup into an electric slow

cooker.

 

 

Combine the raisins, sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts in a small bowl.

Place the apples in the slow cooker. Using a spoon, fill the center

of the apples with the raisin mixture. Cover and cook on LOW until

the apples are tender, 2 to 3 hours.

 

 

Per apple: About 140 calories, 1.3 g fat (7% of calories), 0.1 g

saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 4.0 mg sodium, 3.4 g dietary fiber.

 

 

Cook's note: Like firm baked apples? Replace the Macintosh apples

with Golden Delicious.

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