Crockpot cinnamon ginger poached pears

Ingredients:
3 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
10 slices ginger
6 pears

Tools:
1 slow cooker
1 knife

Combine the water, sugar, ginger, and cinnamon in the slow cooker. Core and, if desired, peel the pears. If you want to leave the peel on, quarter the pears. Otherwise, there won't be enough surface area for the heated liquid to attack and the pears will be undercooked in the end. Cook on low for at least 4 hours (2 hours if using the high setting). After time is up, remove the pears. Turn the slow cooker on high and heat the liquid uncovered for 30 minutes. Save the resulting syrup and drizzle over the pears when you serve.

If all you have is ground cinnamon, roughly a tablespoon should be enough. The recipe works very well with apples too. The only thing to keep in mind is that apples will require more cooking time; 6-7 hours using the low setting.