Ingredients

  • Cooking-oil spray
  • 2/3 cup good-quality caramel sauce, warmed
  • 2 ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 3/4 cup cranberries
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • Creme fraiche

Method

  • Coat the cooking insert of a 5- to 6-qt. slow-cooker* all over with cooking-oil spray. Evenly spread caramel on bottom, then top with an even layer of pears. Sprinkle with cranberries.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, milk, and butter in a medium bowl until mostly smooth with only tiny lumps remaining. Pour over fruit and spread with a spatula to cover evenly.
  • Cover and cook until a toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes on high or 2 1/4 hours on low.
  • Remove basin from slow-cooker and let pudding cake cool 5 minutes. Spoon onto plates, pear side up, and dollop with creme fraiche.
  • *You can use a 4-qt. slow-cooker, but may need to increase the cooking time.