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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 190 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These warm spiced pears elevate slow cooking to a new level of elegance, yet they're incredibly easy to make. Your friends won't believe this fancy-looking dessert came from a slow cooker. -Elizabeth Hanes Peralta, New Mexico Ingredients:
6 medium ripe pears |
1/3 cup sugar |
1/3 cup burgundy wine or grape juice |
3 tablespoons orange marmalade |
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
dash salt |
whipped cream cheese |
Directions:
1. Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Core from the bottom. Stand pears upright in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, wine or grape juice, marmalade, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Carefully pour over pears.
2. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until tender. To serve, drizzle pears with sauce and garnish with whipped cream cheese. Yield: 6 servings.
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