BAKED STUFFED APPLES
6 medium red tart apples
1/4 C. raisins
1/4 C. butter
3 Tbsp. orange juice concentrate
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Wash and core the apples, but don't peel them. In a pan that will fit in your slow
cooker, stand up the apples. Butter the pan first.
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Fill the core cavities with the brown sugar, raisins and orange peel. Top with butter.
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Place the pan in the slow cooker. Pour the hot water around the pan. Sprinkle the
orange juice concentrate over the apples.
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Cover the cooker and cook on low for 3 - 5 hours or until apples are tender.
PIÑA COLADA BREAD PUDDING
1 lb. loaf French bread
6 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 C. cream of coconut
3 eggs
1 C. raisins
1 t. lemon peel; grated
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With a sharp knife, peel crust from bread; discard crust or make into bread crumbs for
use in another recipe. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes; set aside. In blender or food
processor, fitted with a metal blade, combine 1/2 of the following ingredients; drink
mix, pineapple juice, evaporated milk, cream of coconut, and banana slices.
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Process until pureed; pour puree into a 6-cup bowl. Puree remaining 1/2 of liquid
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ingredients and banana slices as well as eggs and liqueur, if desired.
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Combine both purees; set aside. Combine raisins and crushed pineapple (and the
juice); set aside. Place about 2/3 of bread cubes in slow cooker, sprinkle with 1/2 t.
grated lemon peel and spread 1 cup of the raisin-pineapple mixture over bread in slow
cooker. Top with remaining bread cubes, then with remaining 1/2 t. lemon peel and
raisin-pineapple mixture. Pour pureed ingredients into slow-cooker.
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Cover and cook on LOW 6 hours. Spread pudding into 8 or 10 dessert dishes and
serve hot. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs.
BLUEBERRY BUMP CAKE
2 21 oz. cans blueberry pie filling
1 C. butter
Place pie filling in the slow cooker. Combine dry cake mix and butter, sprinkle over filling.
Sprinkle the walnuts on top of that. Cover and cook on low for 2 - 3 hours. Serve warm in
bowls.
Top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
1 C. light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. orange peel
2 C. very hot water
10 oz. frozen piña colada drink mix
12 oz. evaporated milk
2 large bananas; sliced
1/4 C. light rum
8 oz. pineapple; crushed w/juice
fresh mint sprigs
2 packages yellow cake mix
1 C. chopped walnuts
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