Photo: Anise and Pear Bubbly Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups pear nectar
- 1 cup pear liqueur (recommended: Poire William)
- 2 star anise
- 4 bottles Prosecco
- 16 cranberries
Directions
In a small saucepan over moderate heat, add the nectar, pear liqueur and star anise. Bring up to a boil and turn heat off. Allow to steep for 5 minutes, then discard the star anise. Cool to room temperature and chill until ready to use.
To serve, drop 1 cranberry to the bottom of each champagne coupe or flute. Add 2 tablespoons of the spiced pear mixture for coupe glasses and 3 tablespoons for the flute glasses. Top with Prosecco and enjoy!
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By pamelatanis_117...
Atlantic Highla...
on October 09, 2011
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I am weighing my options for this year's pre-Thanksgiving feast cocktail, and I cannot find anything to compare to this gem. We served this last year to a great and grateful crowd - it is beautiful, festive, bubbly and happily fizzy. I wish I made triple the base puree last year, because our crowd would have kept on sipping. Make this for your Thanksgiving kickoff and you will have an instant hit! Thank you, Claire!
By cya016
Simi Valley, CA
on December 02, 2010
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I love anise, so i let it steep for quite awhile longer than the recipe called for, and it was yummy. also added extra pear nectar to offset the liqueur. I couldn't find the exact liqueur called for, so I bought a different brand ("J" and it seemed to work just fine. Liqueur was pricey, but I found a decent bubbly at BevMo for $5 a bottle, so that helped, plus, it makes alot of drinks, so cost per drink is actually not too bad.
By mcsosa_12030851
Baltimore, 60
on November 26, 2010
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I made this exactly as in the recipe. Absolutely loved it. The liquor is price, but is just lovely with the pear juice and prosecco. I expect it would be fine without the star anise, but for Thanksgiving it gave the cocktail a spicey autumn flavor which made it perfect for Thanksgiving. I wish I'd doubled the recipe as I could have sipped it all night.
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