Recipe#14119

Title: Apricot Pears

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6 ripe, firm fresh pears
 1 c apple juice
 1 t vanilla
 1 tb butter 
 1 cinnamon stick
 12 oz. jar apricot preserves
  
 Peel pears, leaving them whole with stem intact. Place in slow
 cooker. Add apple juice, vanilla, butter and cinnamon stick.  Cook
 on high for 3-4 hours.
 Remove pears with slotted spoon.  Place in individual dessert
 dishes.  Heat apricot preserves in small saucepan until melted.
 Top each pear with preserves sauce. Serve 6