Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook (121 page)

1. Combine all ingredients in an electric mixing bowl. Beat 2 minutes, or until well blended. Pour into well greased 2-lb. coffee can or baking insert.

2. Place can or insert in slow cooker. Cover can with 6 layers of paper towels between cooker lid and bread. Or cover with baking insert lid.

3. Cover cooker. Bake on High 2-2½ hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.

Slow-Cooker Spoon Peaches

Jeanette Oberholtzer

Manheim, PA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 1½-qt.

⅓ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

¾ cup buttermilk baking mix

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 Tbsp. butter, melted

half a 12-oz. can evaporated milk

2 cups mashed peaches, fresh, frozen,
or
canned (if canned, drain slightly)

¾ tsp. cinnamon

1. Combine sugar, brown sugar, and baking mix in a good-sized mixing bowl.

2. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.

3. Add butter and milk. Mix well.

4. Add peaches and cinnamon. Mix well. Pour into greased slow cooker.

5. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve warm with
whipped cream
or
vanilla ice cream
.

Note:

This is a great warm dessert for a cold winter evening.

Zesty Pears

Barbara Walker
, Sturgis, SD

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes • Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 2- to 3-qt.

6 fresh pears

½ cup raisins

¼ cup brown sugar

1 tsp. grated lemon peel

¼ cup brandy

½ cup sauterne wine

½ cup macaroon crumbs

sour cream,
optional

1. Peel and core pears. Cut into thin slices and place in bowl.

2. In a separate small bowl, combine raisins, sugar, and lemon peel. Layer alternately with pear slices in slow cooker.

3. Pour brandy and wine over top.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours.

5. Spoon into serving dishes. Cool. Sprinkle with macaroons. Serve plain or topped with sour cream.

Cranberry Sauce with Red Wine and Oranges

Donna Treloar

Muncie, IN

Makes 3-4 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-2½ hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 2-qt.

12-oz. bag fresh cranberries, rinsed

1½ cups sugar

1 cup dry red wine

1 cinnamon stick

grated zest of one orange, then cut orange in half

4 whole cloves

1. Combine cranberries, sugar, wine, cinnamon, and zest in slow cooker.

2. Place 2 cloves in each orange half. Push down into cranberry mixture.

3. Cover. Cook on High 2-2½ hours, or until cranberries have popped. Turn off cooker.

4. Discard cinnamon stick and orange halves with cloves.

5. Remove lid and let Sauce cool to room temperature.

Serving suggestion: Serve chilled or at room temperature over
ice cream
or
pound cake
.

Apple Cranberry Compote

Charlotte Shaffer

East Earl, PA

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-4 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 3- to 4-qt.

6 apples, peeled and sliced

1 cup fresh cranberries

1 cup sugar

½ tsp. grated orange peel

½ cup water

¼ cup port wine

sour cream

1. Combine apples and cranberries in slow cooker. Sprinkle evenly with sugar. Stir in orange peel, water, and wine.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 3-4 hours.

3. Serve with dollops of sour cream on individual servings.

Warmed Spiced Fruit

Susan Segraves

Lansdale, PA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 6-qt.

3 Golden Delicious,
or
Granny Smith, apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

3 pears, peeled, cored, and sliced

11-oz. can mandarin oranges, drained

1 cup fresh cranberries, rinsed, and coarsely chopped

¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

¼ tsp. ground cinnamon

¼ tsp. ground ginger

⅛ tsp. ground cloves

1 cup apple, white grape,
or
cranberry juice