Spiced Cranberry-Pear Cider
- 1 lb. fresh or frozen cranberries
- 4 1/4-inch-thick slices ginger, crushed
- 1 3-inch-long cinnamon stick
- 2 cups pear juice or cider
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split
- 1 large pear, peeled, cored, and cut into small dice (1 1/4 cups), optional
- Bring cranberries, ginger, cinnamon stick, and 3 1/2 cups water to a simmer in medium saucepan.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Remove ginger and cinnamon stick, and set aside.
- Strain cranberry mixture into another saucepan, pressing down on solids to extract all liquid.
- (You should have about 3 cups liquid.)
- Return ginger and cinnamon stick to cranberry juice, and add pear juice, sugar, and vanilla bean.
- Bring to a simmer, and reduce heat to medium-low.
- Simmer 10 minutes, then remove ginger, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean.
- Add diced pear (if using), and remove from heat.
- Serve warm.
cranberries, ginger, cinnamon, pear juice, sugar, vanilla bean, pear
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/spiced-cranberry-pear-cider/ (may not work)