Slow Cooker Stewed Fruit Recipe With Pears and Apricots

Name: Slow Cooker Stewed Fruit With Pears and Apricots
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 365 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 16 ounces prunes, pitted; 8 ounces dried apricots; 8 ounces dried pears; 3 cups water; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 vanilla bean, or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 6 hrs

Total: 6 hrs 5 mins

Servings: 6 to 8 servings

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Stewed fruits make for a delicious dessert, but you can also sneak them into a breakfast or decadent brunch menu. While most stewed fruit recipes call for hours of watchful cooking, this recipe uses your slow cooker so you can go about your day while your fruit cooks.

We love the sweetened mixture of prunes, dried apricots, and pears with and a hint vanilla and fresh lemon juice. Add a cinnamon stick or two if you like.

16 ounces prunes, pitted
8 ounces dried apricots
8 ounces dried pears
3 cups water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, or 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Combine all of the fruits together in your slow cooker along with the water, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Stir to blend.
Cover and cook on low until the fruit is tender, about 6 to 8 hours.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
328	Calories
1g	Fat
87g	Carbs
3g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6 to 8
Amount per serving
Calories	328
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g	1%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 9mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 87g	31%
Dietary Fiber 8g	29%
Total Sugars 67g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 4mg	22%
Calcium 53mg	4%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 900mg	19%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.