Pear Spritz
Recipe from Shiza Shahid
I firmly believe that spritzes have just as much business showing up in the winter months as they do in the summer. Swap the bright aperitivos for sweet and earthy nectars and there you have it: a wintry spritz that’s no less celebratory. Since everyone has varying preferences of sweetness levels, I recommend starting with a pear juice that has zero added sugars. You can easily increase the sweetness with a bit of maple syrup should you (or any of your guests) desire.
5 mins
10 mins
4 to 6
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- 3 cups pear juice or pear nectar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1 to 2 lemons)
- 1 tablespoon orange bitters
- One 750 mL bottle dry champagne
- Lemon peel or sliced pear (unpeeled), for garnish
Directions
Step 1
In a pitcher, stir together the pear juice, lemon juice, and orange bitters.
Step 2
Fill six drinking glasses one-third of the way with the batched base, then top with champagne.
Step 3
Garnish with lemon peel or a pear slice.
Shiza Shahid
Shiza is a self-taught home cook and host extraordinaire. With over a decade of experience bringing people together, her hosting style is raw, vulnerable, and cathartic. She believes in the power of gathering so much that she cofounded Our Place to enable others to cook and eat together.
