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Vanilla Maple Roasted Pear Sparkling Cocktails

These beauties are made with roasted pears drenched in maple syrup, vanilla bean paste, and cinnamon. We're adding a splash of apple brandy and some sparkling hard pear cider, too.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Drinks
Keyword Easy Cocktail Recipes, Make Ahead Cocktails, Cocktails for a Crowd, Fall Drinks, Fall Cocktails
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 cocktails
Calories 325kcal
Author Stephanie Simmons

Ingredients

For the Roasted Pears

  • 3 medium ripe pears
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 5 TBSP maple syrup
  • 1 tsp Taylor & Colledge Organic Vanilla Bean Paste

For the Cocktails

  • 8 ounces apple brandy
  • 16 ounces hard pear cider
  • ice

For Garnishing

  • 3/4 tsp Taylor & Colledge Organic Vanilla Bean Paste
  • 3 TBSP maple syrup
  • coarse cane or raw sugar
  • fresh pear slices

Instructions

  • Prep: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Roast the Pears: Slice each pear in half. Place on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk together the cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup, and vanilla bean paste. Pour over the pears and get them really well coated in the mixture on all sides.
    Roast for 20 minutes. The excess mixture will run off on to the parchment paper and may look a bit burnt - that's totally fine. Scoop out the seeds and pull out the stems.
    Slice each pear in half again. Add to a food processor with 2 TBSP water. Blend until you have a smooth sauce like mixture. Press this mixture through a sieve to remove the peel.
    This mixture can be stored in the fridge and used in cocktails for up to 5 days.
  • Make the Cocktails: Mix together maple syrup and vanilla bean paste on a small plate. Add some coarse cane or raw sugar onto another plate. Dip the rims of your glasses in the syrup, then into the sugar mixture.
    Add ice to the glasses. Add 1 ounce apple brandy to each glass, 3 TBSP of the pear mixture, then 2 ounces of the hard pear cider. Gently stir with a long spoon. Enjoy immediately!
  • Make Ahead + Store: The pear mixture can be stored in the fridge and used in cocktails for up to 5 days. Assemble cocktails when/as desired using this mixture!
  • NOTES ABOUT ADJUSTING SERVING SIZE: The serving size of this recipe is VERY easy to manipulate. To make more or less, you can cut the recipe in half or even in quarters, and you can double it if you want to make drinks for an even bigger crowd.
  • Mocktail Version: To make this a mocktail, omit the apple brandy, and use a non-alcoholic pear cider, pear juice, or apple juice. If using a non-sparkling juice, add some club soda.

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcal