Peach-Pear Sparkling Cider Cocktail
Serves 4 cocktails
Ingredients
Juice:
2 ripe pears
2 ripe peaches (pit removed)
1/2 an orange and/or lemon, pealed
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
2 cloves
1 tsp warmed honey
Brut champagne, proseco, or sparkling wine
dash of Cointreu
Garnish each glass with a quartered slice of fresh peach
Method
1. In a high power juicer, juice pears, peaches, and orange and/or lemon. Crack the cinnamon stick, the star anise and cloves and place them in a mulling tin, a tea infuser, or a piece of cheese cloth, tied up.
2. Add the warmed honey to the juice and stir until it has dissolved. Add the spices and let them infuse the juice for as long as possible (up to an overnight) covered in the fridge.
3. Remove the spices from the juice and pour about two shots worth of juice into a cold martini glass. Add a dash of Cointreau and top with champagne, proseco, or sparkling wine, making sure to add at least a shots worth.
Peach and Almond Toast
ie The Healthy Bar Snack
1 piece Gluten Free Millet Chia Bread, toasted
1 tablespoon Almond Butter
1/4 peach, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp warmed honey with a pinch of cinnamon
Simply spread the almond butter over the warm toast, adding the peaches, and finally drizzle with the warmed cinnamon honey…. guiltlessly enjoy…..
