Crock Pot Maple-Sauced Pears - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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.