Roasted Apple Pear Mocktail
Roasted Apple Pear Mocktails have jammy cooked fruit and warming fall spices. The perfect holiday drink!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 medium D’Anjou pears
- 2 medium Honeycrisp apples
- 1/4 cup maple syrup + 2 Tbsps, divided
- 1 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1 Tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 2 cups filtered water
TOPPINGS:
- Crushed ice
- Cold ginger beer
- Fresh Honeycrisp apple slices
- Fresh rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 375ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Halve 2 medium D’Anjou pears lengthwise. Halve, core, and thinly slice 2 medium Honeycrisp apples (no need to peel the pears or apples). Place the pears and apples in a large bowl.
- Add 1/4 cup of the maple syrup, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, and toss until the fruit are fully coated.
- Transfer to the baking sheet and arrange in the single layer with the pears cut-side up. Bake until the fruit is golden-brown and knife tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Transfer 1 cup roasted apple slices to a medium bowl, add 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and crush everything together with a muddler (or one end of a rolling pin) until the apples are fully broken down. Add 2 cups filtered water and the remaining 2 tablespoons maple syrup, and stir until well combined.
- Make the mocktails: For each drink, fill an 8-ounce glass halfway with crushed ice. Add 1/2 cup of the crushed apple mixture. Garnish with 1 roasted halved pear, a Honeycrisp apple slice, and a rosemary sprig. Top with ginger beer until the glass is filled.
- Sip and Enjoy!
Notes
- SWEETENER: Instead of maple syrup, you can substitute with Agave syrup.
- MAKE AHEAD: You can make the muddled apple, filtered water, and maple syrup mixture up to 1 day ahead and refrigerate in an airtight container.