Pear Ginger Lemon + Thyme Non-Alcoholic Drink

Pear Ginger Lemon and Thyme Drink in a small glass

5 from 7 votes

Pear Ginger Lemon + Thyme Non-Alcoholic Drink

Enjoy this refreshing Pear Ginger Lemon + Thyme Non-Alcoholic Drink which is the perfect balance of sweetness, tartness, and warm spices------which makes for the best sip for any occasion!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Drinks

Keyword: beverage, classic, digestion, drinks, easy, fall recipe, ginger, healthy, homemade, juice, lemon, natural, pear, plant-based, recipe, thyme, traditional, vegan

Servings: servings

Calories: 581kcal

Author: Shanika

Ingredients

SPICED PEAR + THYME SIMPLE SYRUP:

2 cups filtered water
2 Bartlett pears, peeled + chopped
handful of fresh thyme sprigs
1 cup pure maple syrup (See Notes!)
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
organic ginger beer, for topping (See Notes!)

OPTIONAL GARNISHES:

Lemond slices
Bartlett pears, halved
Fresh thyme sprigs

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

TO MAKE THE SPICED PEAR + THYME SIMPLE SYURP:

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!

Notes

NO FIZZ: If you'd prefer not having a fizz for your mocktail, you can easily make a simple syrup with ginger roots. Add a 2-3 medium ginger roots (peeled + chopped) to boiling water (about 4 cups) along with the pears and 2-3 thyme sprigs. Reduce the heat to simmer for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and cover with a lid so that everything infuses. Add in 1 cup of organic cane sugar, whisking until dissolved. Remove ginger, pear, and thyme----continue with recipe.
SWEETENER: You can always use raw honey or Agave instead of maple syrup, if you aren't restricted to a vegan diet.
RIM(S): To make things more fancy, I love to add sea salt or cane sugar to the rim of my glass(es). To do this, you'll simply need to wet the rims a bit with a lime wedge and then turned facing down, slightly moving it around in the sugar or salt until covered.
ALCOHOL:If you'd like to spruce things up with alcohol, feel free to add 1 ounce of rum, vodka, etc.
SERVING SIZE: This recipe makes two mocktails. To make additional mocktails, simply double or triple ingredients, depending on need.

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