This New Year’s Eve, toast your guests with a sparkling cocktail made with spiced pear simple syrup.  Simply pour 1/2 oz of this delicious simple syrup into a glass & top it off with brut champagne, prosecco, cava, or sparkling water.

Get creative with your spiced pear simple syrup cocktails!  Try mixing a cocktail with gin or vodka & garnish with a sprig of fresh herbs.  You can bottle your homemade spiced pear simple syrup as a holiday gift for friends & family.

Ethical Abode proudly uses Gneiss Spices exclusively in all of its recipes. Gneiss Spice sources ethical spices and donates 5% of all profits to charities fighting food insecurity. Gneiss spices and spice jars come shipped to you with 100% compostable packaging.

Ingredients
3-4 pears cut into 1-inch chunks
1.5 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
anise stars for garnish 

Ingredients
1)  add all ingredients to a saucepan, boil & stir
2)  reduce heat to a simmer and cook with the lid on for 30 mins
3)  remove from heat, allow to cool for 15 minutes.
5)  strain the spiced pear simple syrup with a colander into a bowl, removing pears and cinnamon sticks
6)  strain the syrup a second time with a cheesecloth or fine sieve
7)  pour into container and chill before serving
8)  add 1/2 oz of pear simple syrup to a champagne glass and top it off with your favorite sparkling beverage
9) garnish with anise star

Tips: refrigerate for up to two weeks.  If you like a more tart flavor you can add a 1/2 oz of freshly squeezed lemon juice to each cocktail to cut the sweetness level.  The leftover pears can be used to make muffins, cakes, or pies!