Ever since I attended a pear dinner at Rialto, I've been thinking about more ways to incorporate pears in my cooking and baking. And when I won a box of Starkrimson pears from USA Pears just before having friends over, I knew I'd want to find a fun, party-friendly way to use them. And that's how these pear-ginger sparklers came about. Sweet pears and spicy ginger are a perfect match, and bubbly prosecco seemed like just the thing to balance them.
Pear-Ginger Sparklers
Ingredients
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 pears, peeled, cored, and chopped
1- to 2-inch knob of ginger, cut in chunks
Prosecco, chilled
Belle de Brillet (optional)
Preparation
In a large pot, bring water and sugar to a boil, and stir to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, add the pears and ginger, cover the pot, and let steep 20 minutes.
Discard ginger.
Scoop out pears (reserving syrup) and place them in bowl of food processor. Process until smooth. If mixture is too thick, loosen with pear-ginger syrup.
Pear puree and pear-ginger syrup can be stored separately in refrigerator for a few hours, until ready to use.
To make drinks: Place about 1 tablespoon pear puree in bottom of glass or champagne flute, top with 1 tablespoon pear-ginger syrup, and fill glass the rest of the way with prosecco.
Stir and serve. (If drinks are too sweet for your taste, add more prosecco. For a little something extra, add a splash of Belle de Brillet pear cognac.)
These pear-ginger sparklers would be a great pre- or post-Thanksgiving dinner cocktail.
What fall cocktails are you enjoying?
15 comments:
Yum! These look delicious and so festive!
I love the flavor combination of pear and ginger!
These were great fall flavors!
I remember these fondly. I always love pear and ginger
Nick would LOVE these! I may have to make these during the Thanksgiving weekend! I love the flavor of pear in drinks - just a bit different so it makes the drink that much more surprising!
I need this holiday cocktail in my life!
That's definitely my kind of drink. I love those flavors. It would also make a great seltzer for kids.
I've got some prosecco waiting for this ;)
This looks so refreshing!
These were delicious!! I need to make more cocktails, so fun!
ooh, I love cocktails with ginger in them! These sound delicious. My drink of choice right now is hot buttered rum with spices
ahhh wasn't it a great and inspiring dinner? I've always loved pear cocktails, this is no exception :)
I recently decided I like pears so this is really perfect timing! Plus I'm a sucker for anything with ginger.
What a fantastic idea! This is going to make my sister (and me and the rest of my family) very happy this Thanksgiving....
Yum these look great! Love the pear and ginger flavor combination, and prosecco is ALWAYS good.
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