Crock Pot Brilliant Red Pears Recipes

Steps:

• In crock pot, combine Jell-o and boiling water; stir in cranberry juice cocktail, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add pears, turning in syrup to coat all sides.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
• Turn pears once while cooking.
• Best served warm with ice cream, but can also be served chilled with the syrup.

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.

Steps:

• Cut pears in half and core, do not peel.
• Combine oats, sugar, raisins/craisins, spices and butter until crumbly.
• Stuff pears.
• Place pears in crock pot, layering if necessary, sprinkling excess oats on top.
• Pour apple juice over pears.
• Place crock pot on low and cook for 6-8 hours.
• Sprinkle top with nuts.
• Cool slightly before serving.

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, mix wine, brown sugar, cherries, cinnamon, star anise and, if desired, peppercorn until blended. Peel and cut pears lengthwise in half. Remove cores, leaving a small well in the center of each. Arrange pears in wine mixture., Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until pears are almost tender. Discard star anise and peppercorn., Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth., To serve, remove pears to dessert dishes; drizzle with some of the poaching liquid. Spoon ganache into wells of pears. Top with pine nuts and blackberries. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

Steps:

• Peel and core your pears. Then cut in half lengthwise. Put them in your crock pot.
• Add the wine (making sure your pears are covered), the sugar, cinnamon stick, and cloves.
• Zest the orange and put all the zest in your crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the pears are tender.
• Chill really well.

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.