Sparkling Pear Ginger Mocktail
Made from simple ingredients, this easy, elegant pear mocktail is layered with notes of fresh pear, cinnamon, vanilla, and ginger, with brightness and balance in every sip. Not only does it look gorgeous, this non-alcoholic holiday drink tastes AMAZING!
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Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
For ONE Pear Mocktail:
- 3-4 oz. pear nectar we like Ceres or Knudsen*
- 2-3 oz. ginger beer*
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 drops vanilla extract 1/16th teaspoon
- pinch cinnamon 1/16th teaspoon
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- Ice cubes
For A Pitcher (8 Servings):
- 4 cups pear nectar
- 3 cups ginger beer*
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice 2-3 lemons
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4-6 large sprigs rosemary
- Ice cubes
Optional Garnish:
- Pear slices
- Sugared cranberries
- Pomegranate arils
- Cinnamon sticks
Instructions
To Make A Single Mocktail:
- Build Flavor. Add cinnamon to your glass, then add pear nectar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- Layer. Add the ginger beer and ice and gently stir to combine. Try not to mix too hard here, so the drink stays fizzy!
- Add Rosemary. Gently pinch a fresh rosemary sprig with clean fingers and add to the glass or add rosemary to the glass and use a muddler or the back of a spoon to press lightly on the rosemary. (This will release some of the rosemary oil, which will flavor the drink.)
- Garnish with cinnamon sticks, cranberries, pear slices, pomegranate arils, or more rosemary and enjoy!
To Make A Pitcher:
- Build Flavor. Add cinnamon to your pitcher, then add pear nectar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Stir to combine until cinnamon is well blended.
- Add Rosemary. Gently pinch the rosemary with clean fingers then add to the pitcher, or add rosemary to the pitcher and use a muddler or the back of a spoon to press lightly on the rosemary. (This will release some of the rosemary oil, which will flavor the drink.)
- Finish. Add the ginger beer and ice RIGHT before serving and gently stir to combine. Try not to mix too hard here, so the drink stays fizzy!
- Garnish with cinnamon sticks, cranberries, pear slices, pomegranate arils, or more rosemary and enjoy!
Notes
- Pear Nectar. Pear nectar is just really pear juice. If your bottle is labeled "pear juice" instead of pear nectar, it'll work just fine here! I only recommend buying pear juice or nectar that doesn't have any other kinds of juice in it so you get the strongest pear flavor.
- Ginger Beer. Make sure to buy ginger beer, not ginger ale. Both are naturally non-alcoholic, but ginger beer is less sweet and has a more potent ginger flavor. Ginger ale is much sweeter and has a weaker ginger flavor. We like Fever Tree or Reed's brands best.
- For Stronger Cinnamon Flavor. If you're making a pitcher of this drink, you can add 2 cinnamon sticks to the pear juice and bring it to a simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat. Turn off the heat and let the cinnamon steep into the pear juice. Cool completely, then remove cinnamon sticks and add to the recipe as usual.
- Make It Fizzier! For an extra-fizzy twist, you can use sparkling pear juice instead of regular.
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Find the recipe:
sweetsandthankyou.com/pear-ginger-mocktail/