Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Cooling time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup pear nectar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup pear nectar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup chopped drained canned pears
Preparation:
In large bowl mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add milk, 1/4 cup pear nectar, vanilla, egg, and oil and mix just until combined. Stir in pecans and pears and spoon and spread into prepared crockpot.
In small saucepan, mix 1 cup brown sugar, water, 1/2 cup pear nectar, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until a smooth sauce forms.
Pour sauce mixture slowly over the cake mixture in crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2-1/2 hours until a toothpick inserted 1" into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove cover from crockpot, turn it off, and let stand, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes to cool a bit before serving. There will be a cake that has formed over caramel sauce; turn the servings over as you scoop them out of the slow cooker.
