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by Renee Muller | October 10, 2019 | 4 comment(s)

Hot Pears and Crumbs is the Perfect Dessert (and You Can Make It in Your Crock-Pot!)

This is the perfect dessert to end your meal. Especially if that meal is in a chilly sukkah. It cooks in your Crock-Pot so it’s hot and ready when you’re ready to serve it!

Dessert in the sukkah at night needs to be a cozy affair, agree? 

And what can be more cozy, fall-ish and delicious than cooked pears, infused with cinnamon and date flavors? Not much. 

This recipe was born out of my stubborn need to find a dessert that would fit the bill. The requirements were clear: 

  1. It needed to be easy and fuss-free. Fuss-free specifically meant that it did not require me to run out during the meat course to place something into the oven, so it will be ready on time. I wanted something forgiving, something that would be ready whenever we were ready, not the other way round.
  2. It needed to be healthy, not too sugary, and delicious. Preferable with a fall flair. 
  3. It needed to be delicious and light. 
  4. It needed to be really hot when served. I didn’t want something that would be lukewarm by the time it gets to the sukkah. 

 

The first requirement had me thinking. How can I achieve that kind of flexibility with a dessert? Then, a lightbulb went on! A Crock-Pot. That would be perfect. Most of us do not use our Crock-Pot on Yom Tov (only Shabbos, am I right?) So this is how this incredible recipe started forming in my head. 

I picked pears, prunes and dates to achieve that fall feeling. I love the depth of the Crock-Pot, and how the pairs can stand up straight and still be covered. 

Best of all, the Crock-Pot would allow me to meet the last requirement to perfection. I’d bring the whole Crock-Pot insert to the sukkah and serve the pears in there. This will guarantee a hot dessert that will warm everyone up.

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Hot Pears and Crumble
 
Ingredients
  • 6-8 pears (I used some Bosc, some Bartlett and they all worked well)
  • 15-18 mini fresh prunes (aka small plums), pits removed
  • 8 medjool dates, pits removed
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup apple cider or apple juice
Crumble:
  • 1 cups chopped pecans (optional)
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) margarine, chilled
Instructions
  1. Peel the pears carefully, taking care to keep the the stem intact. Using a melon baller scoop out the core of the pear, removing the pits and all the hard bits.
  2. Stuff each pear first with a pitted date, then a prune. Place the pears inside the Crock-Pot right side up. Scatter remaining prunes and dates all over.
  3. Dissolve cinnamon in the hot water. Add maple syrup and the apple cider (or juice). Pour mixture over pears and set to cook on high for about 5 hours or until tender. Once fork tender you can lower temperature to warm.
  4. Prepare the crumble. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine pecans, flour, sugars, cinnamon, and margarine in a bowl and crumble all by hand. Spread on prepared baking sheet and bake for 18 minutes. Mix the crumbs from time to time.
  5. With a fork break it apart, let cool. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
  6. To plate: Place about 2 tablespoons of the crumble on each plate. Top with a cooked pear and some of the cooked fruit. Top with some more crunch if desired. Serve immediately.
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Renee Muller

Renee Muller

Stylist Renee Muller is a trailblazer in the food and lifestyle styling industry. Her magnum opus, the “Our Table” cookbook, debuted on September, 2016. With her own European upbringing, she’s still getting accustomed to raising American-born kids (and the concept of takeout). You can follow her on Instagram @reneemullerstyling or view her work on her website www.reneemuller.com.

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  1. AvatarBeth says

    October 10, 2019 at 7:58 am

    How would I do this with apples? Sounds yum!!

    Reply
    • Renee MullerRenee Muller says

      October 10, 2019 at 9:18 pm

      I think it would work just as well! cooking time will probably be shorter. And use apples like cortland or golden delicious. Let us know if you tried it and how it worked!

      Reply
  2. AvatarPH says

    October 10, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    Can’t this just be made in a tall foil pan? Many people leave their ovens on for YT at low temps. I would assume preparing something similar and leaving it in the oven at 250 for a few hours would do the same thing – without having to wash the crockpot insert after and dealing with a crockpot that is on the whole YT.

    Reply
    • Renee MullerRenee Muller says

      October 10, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Of course it can! I just find that my oven is so full as it is, between challos, a main, sometimes a hot fish course…. kugels, rice. Gets kinda crowded. And I loved the idea of bringing the crock to the table. Piping hot fruit for all.

      Reply

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