Autumn Maple & Pear Mule
Ingredients
- 250ml ginger beer
- 60ml vodka
- 2 limes, squeezed
- 1 mint sprig
- For the purée
- 4 pears
- 4tbsp maple syrup
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 2tsp vanilla extract
- To garnsih
- Crushed ice to fill each glass
- 1 lime, quartered
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 sprigs of mint
- Sprinkle of ground cinnamon
- Maple Syrup
Instructions
METHOD
1 Cut the pears into quarters removing the cores.
2 To make the maple and pear purée, heat a non stick frying pan over a medium to low heat and cook the ingredients with a splash of water, for 8 minutes until the pears soften.
3 Keep 4 pear segments to one side for garnish. Take the remainder of the pears and blend.
4 Place 4 tbsp of the pear purée plus all of the shaker ingredients into the shaker with a couple of ice cubes and shake well before pouring into two tall glasses over the crushed ice.
5 Garnish each cocktail with a cinnamon stick, lime wedge, two maple pear segments and finish with a sprig of mint, dusting of ground cinnamon and a drizzle of maple syrup.