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This elegant but yummy sweet treat is a slow cooker sensation that is sure to be one of your all-time favorite desserts. Top with crème fraiche and cinnamon, if desired. Ingredients:
6 firm ripe anjou pears (2 3/4 pounds), peeled |
1 (500-milliliter) bottle vino santo or other sweet dessert wine |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/3 cup fresh orange juice |
1 (3-inch) vanilla bean, split lengthwise |
1/4 teaspoon juniper berries |
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick |
6 tablespoons crème fraîche (optional) |
ground cinnamon (optional) |
Directions:
1. Remove cores from blossom ends of pears, leaving stem end intact. If necessary, cut about 1/4 inch from base of each pear so it sits flat. Place wine, sugar, and orange juice in an oval 5-quart electric slow cooker; stir until sugar dissolves. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; stir seeds and bean into wine mixture. Add juniper berries and cinnamon stick. Set pears in wine mixture. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or until pears are tender.
2. Remove pears from cooking liquid. Cut pears in half. Place pear halves in dessert dishes.
3. Pour cooking liquid into a sieve over a medium saucepan; discard solids. Bring to a boil; boil 20 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup. Drizzle sauce evenly over pears. Top with crème fraîche and sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.
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