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