Sparkling Pear Mocktail
This delicious and refreshing pear mocktail pairs wonderfully with fresh mint, ginger, and sparkling water for a blend that's energy-boosting or can also help settle an upset stomach.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup pear juice
- 2 cups coconut water can also replace with more pear juice
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed + more for garnish loosely packed + more for garnish
- ½ lime, juiced
- 1 ½ inch piece of fresh ginger root
- 4-8 ounces sparkling water or club soda
- pinch of mineral sea salt Redmond's or similar
Instructions
- Place the pear juice, coconut water (if using), mint leaves, lime juice, and ginger into a blender, and blend for about 1 minute. Strain out the pulp through a fine mesh sieve.
- For a mocktail, pour over ice, filling the cup about halfway with the pear juice, then top off the rest with sparkling water and fresh mint leaves.
For pear mocktail ice:
- Pour into a freezer cube container and freeze for up to 12 hours. Place cubes into a glass and top with sparkling water, ginger ale, or non-alcoholic ginger beer to serve.
Notes
- Pear juice can be found with other juices at most grocery stores or health food stores. I recommend RW Knudsen. Although you can use 1 fresh, ripe pear for substitution, this may turn the mixture an unappealing brown color if you don't drink it right away. If you have any leftover juice, I have some more ideas for how to use it in the post - it's surprisingly great in pot roast!
- Coconut water - I recommend this option for an electrolyte-rich mocktail, but if you don't care or hate coconut water, use all pear juice.
Nutrition
Serving: 8oz | Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 417mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg
