Taste of Home
Warm Cinnamon-Apple Topping
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 3 hours
YIELD: about 6 cups.
You'll quickly warm up to the old-fashioned taste of this cinnamon-apple topping. Spoon it over vanilla ice cream or slices of pound cake. —Doris Heath, Franklin, North Carolina
Ingredients
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3 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced
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3 medium pears, peeled and sliced
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup maple syrup
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1/4 cup butter, melted
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1/4 cup raisins
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2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches each)
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Pound cake or ice cream
Directions
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1.
In a 3-qt. slow cooker, toss apples and pears with lemon juice. Mix brown sugar, maple syrup, butter and cornstarch; pour over fruit. Stir in pecans, raisins and cinnamon sticks.
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2.
Cook, covered, on low until fruit is tender, 3-4 hours. Discard cinnamon sticks. Serve with cake or ice cream.
Nutrition Facts
1/4 cup (calculated without cake): 95 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 22mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.
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