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Spiced Pear Bellini

By: Dana Vollmer

Planning your menu for Christmas morning? Planning a holiday brunch for friends?  Have you thought about including a cocktail? Spiced Pear Bellini is the perfect touch for the holidays. Light, refreshing and spiced for the season.

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Pick up a bottle of your favorite Prosecco.

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And pear juice or nectar. I used Organic Pear Juice from R.W. Knudsen that I found at Whole Foods. If it has added sugars, you may want to drop down the sugar in the recipe.

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Loosely break or chop the cinnamon sticks into a few pieces. Pour the juice and spices to the pot. Simmer with whole spices to infuse the pear juice. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.  Turn off heat, cover and let it steep for an hour. Strain and Chill for a few hours.

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Fill the glass 1/3 full with the chilled spiced pear juice mixture. Top your glass with chilled Prosecco.

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I like to add the nutmeg, freshly ground, right before serving.

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Spiced Pear Bellini
Recipe type: cocktail
 
Ingredients
  • Prosecco, chilled
  • 32 ounces Pear Juice or Nectar
  • ¼ cup Sugar (less if juice is sweetened)
  • 3 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 8 Whole Cloves
  • 1 Whole Nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Break or chop cinnamon sticks into smaller pieces.
  2. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, sugar, and pear juice to saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. 3. When it comes to a boil, turn off and cover. Let steep for 1 hour.
  3. Strain and chill spiced pear juice.
  4. When ready to serve, fill each glass ⅓ full with spiced pear juice. Top glass with chilled Prosecco. Using a whole nutmeg, grate a pinch into each glass.
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