February 7, 2024
Pear & Ginger Lemonade
Ingredients
Spiced Pear & Thyme Simple Syrup
- 2 cups water
- 2 pears peeled + chopped
- Handful of fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
Drinks
- Crushed ice
- 1 ½ cups Spiced pear + thyme simple syrup
- 2 lemons freshly-squeezed
- Ginger beer for topping
Garnishes
- Lemon slices
- Pears sliced
- Fresh thyme sprigs
Instructions
To make the spiced pear & thyme simple syrup
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add together all ingredients (stirring them to combine) and bring to a boil, about 1-2 minutes.Reduce the heat to low and simmer for another 5 minutes or so. Remove from heat and let it cool completely. Discard the pears and thyme sprigs.
To make the drinks
- In a bowl or cocktail shaker, add the lemon juice and cooled spiced pear + thyme simple syrup. Stir or shake (if using a cocktail shaker) together to combine.
- Assemble the drink(s): For each drink, fill a good cocktail glass (11 oz. or so) with crushed ice and pour half the amount of the mocktail/drink mixture and top with ginger beer until glass(es) is ¾ filled. Add sliced lemons, halved pears, and fresh thyme sprigs, if desired. NOTE: To be a bit fancy, you can add sugar to the rims of the glasses.
- Sip and Enjoy!