We have a HUGE pear tree at our Missouri farm near the lodge and we picked about 40lbs this weekend! I personally am not a huge fan of pears as a stand alone fruit but baked or cooked in some way- those are my jam! The first recipe I needed to make with them was slow cooker pear cider. The house smelled like fall the entire day and the drink itself was heavenly!

Ingredients

• 8 medium pears
• 1 orange- peel and pit removed
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 whole nutmeg
• 2 tsp whole cloves
• 6 cups filtered water
• 1/3 cup maple syrup

Directions

• Cut the pears and orange into quarters (seeds, peels, and stems are ok). Place fruit in the bottom of the slow cooker
• Add cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, and cloves
• Add water
• Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours
• An hour before cider is done, use a potato masher to mash fruit
• Strain the pear cider through a fine mesh strainer, pressing on the solids to get all of the juices out
• Stir in maple syrup until it is dissolves and serve hot
• Optional: add spiced rum at this point

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