Rice Free Ginger Pear Sparkling Cooler

Total time55 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time15 min

5.0

(25)

This sparkling cooler is the kind of drink that feels fancy without requiring any real effort — just ripe pears, fresh ginger, honey, and a little patience at the stove. Simmering the pears and ginger together draws out a deeply fragrant, naturally sweet concentrate that tastes like something you'd pay too much for at a boutique café. The honey rounds out the sharpness of the ginger beautifully, and once you strain everything and chill it down, you're just a pour of sparkling water away from something genuinely refreshing. It's completely grain-free by nature — no syrups, no mixes, no packaged shortcuts that might sneak in unwanted ingredients. The whole thing comes together with whole, recognizable ingredients you can feel good about. Dress it up with a sprig of mint and a thin pear slice and it looks stunning on a table, whether you're hosting or just treating yourself on a slow afternoon.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the ginger-pear syrup

3 medium ripe pears (such as bartlett or anjou), peeled, cored, and roughly chopped
1 ½ cups water
2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
3 tbsp honey

To assemble

3 cups sparkling water, chilled
ice cubes, for serving

For serving

fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
thin pear slices, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the chopped pears, water, and sliced ginger in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 12–15 minutes, until the pears are completely soft and beginning to break down.
2
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the honey until fully dissolved. Let the mixture cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

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