Yeast Free Ginger Pear Sparkling Cooler
This refreshing cooler is built around a homemade pear-ginger concentrate that is genuinely worth every minute of simmering time. Ripe pears and fresh ginger are cooked down together until soft and fragrant, then sweetened with honey and strained into a silky, golden syrup that smells absolutely incredible. Topped with chilled sparkling water, the result is a lightly sweet, gently spicy drink that feels fancy without requiring any special equipment or hard-to-find ingredients. For anyone avoiding yeast, fizzy drinks can be a minefield — many commercial sodas and flavored sparkling beverages sneak in fermented ingredients or natural flavors with murky origins. This one is completely homemade from start to finish, so you know exactly what's in your glass. The concentrate also keeps well in the fridge, making it easy to mix up individual glasses whenever the craving hits. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a thin pear slice and it looks like something straight off a restaurant menu.
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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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