Slow Cooker Maple Pecan Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 medium Granny Smith apples
1/3 cup raisins
1 tbsp rum
3 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup maple syrup

Preparation

Core apples from the top 3/4 of the way through. Use a small sharp knife to score each apple around its middle to a depth of 1/4 inch (to allow expansion during cooking).
Soak raisins in rum for 5 mins. Combine butter, nuts, sugar and spices in a medium bowl. Add rum raisin mixture and mix well. Fill apples with mixture.
Combine cream and syrup in a 4 1/2 quart slow cooker. Place apples to slow cooker, making sure they do not touch the sides. Cover and cook on low for 3-3 1/2 hours, until apples are cooked through and tender (insert a skewer to test).
Transfer cooking sauce to small saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium heat and cook for 2-3 mins, until thick and syrupy. Serve hot apples with sauce.