It has been a busy weekend with a holiday brunch at home, lot of baking and cooking. With the weather being very cloudy and gloomy, I couldn’t get a chance to take photos of the food or even the cookies. I saved a few, hopefully the sun will be out tomorrow and I can take come decent photos.
Today’s Cranberry-Pear cider recipe is from Vegetarian times magazine and I made it for the brunch yesterday. It is spiced with ginger & cinnamon and is served warm which is perfect for the chilly weather and also for the sniffles and coughs.
Recipe adapted from Vegetarian Times magazine:
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cranberries - , fresh or frozen
- 1 cup Pear Pear Juice or Cider
- ¼ cup Sugar - (adjust as per taste)
- 2 Cinnamon " Stick - long piece
- 2 ¼ Ginger " - slices, crushed
- Vanilla bean - ¼ bean , split
- 1 Pear - medium, peeled, cored and diced into small cubes (optional)
Servings: serving
Instructions
- Combine cranberries, ginger, cinnamon stick and 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove ginger and cinnamon stick and set aside.
- Strain the cranberry mixture into another saucepan, pressing down on the solids to extract all liquid -- you should have about 2 cups of liquid.
- Return the reserved ginger and cinnamon stick to the cranberry juice. Add the pear juice/ cider, sugar and vanilla bean. This is a great time to check the taste and adjust the taste by adding more juice or sugar.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the ginger and cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. Add the diced pears (if using) and remove from heat. Serve warm.
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Interesting mix of spices & ingredients. Sounds like a flavorful drink. Looking forward to the pictures.
That’s a wonderful mix of ingredients Pavani and the pictures have turned out so great!..
This spiced up drink looks fabulous and tagged for parties 🙂