Best Slow Cooker Caramel Maple Pears Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CARAMEL-MAPLE PEARS

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Smother slow cooked pears in a delicious caramel and maple sauce. Mmmm.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

6 yellow- or red-skinned pears, cored from bottom leaving stems attached
1 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/3 cup real maple syrup
Grated lemon peel

Steps:

Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place pears upright in cooker. (If all pears do not fit in bottom of cooker, place remaining pears suspended between 2 others in cooker.)
In small bowl, mix ice cream topping and syrup; pour over pears.
Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes.
Remove pears from cooker; place upright on serving plate or in individual dessert dishes. Spoon about 1/4 cup topping mixture over each pear; sprinkle with lemon peel.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Carbohydrate 76 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 6 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 190 mg, Sugar 55 g, TransFat 0 g

SLOW-COOKER MAPLE-SAUCED PEARS

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Create a pear dessert in your slow cooker that can't compare. Slow cooked pears in a buttery maple sauce are a showstopper!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

6 pears
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup maple-flavored syrup
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon orange peel
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons orange juice

Steps:

Peel pears. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached. Place pears upright in 3 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker.
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. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 40 mg

CROCK POT MAPLE-SAUCED PEARS

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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

Provided by TishT

Categories Dessert

Time 3h20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

6 pears
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons orange juice

Steps:

Peel pears.
Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached.
Place pears upright in slow cooker.
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.
**Use 1/4 cup honey instead of the maple syrup for a change of pace.