Spiced Pear Cider with Ginger Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

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By: Becky Hardin

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Pear Cider is an awesome fall drink. This Spiced Pear Cider recipe is a blend of pear juice, apple cider, ginger liqueur, and plenty of spice! It’s an alcoholic drink, but you can make a non-alcoholic version too. Warm, delicious, and perfect for the holidays!

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Pear Cider Recipe

The fall season calls for cider of all kinds! I need a warm drink to sip on during chilly nights, and cider is just perfect for holidays. We’ve done apple cider, we’ve done cranberry spiced cider, now we’re adding pear cider into the mix!

This Spiced Pear Cider with Ginger has a great blend of flavor that will warm you up in a flash. This holiday drink is a mix of hard apple cider and pear juice, with plenty of things to spice it up. It’s a co*cktail made for Christmas, but it can also be made alcohol-free if you prefer.

I just love the flavor of this drink and I know you will too! It’s easy to make for just a couple of people, or for a group. Serve it on winter evenings after dinner, or serve it at holiday parties.

This Ginger Spiced Pear Cider is so tasty! It’s perfect for holidays or any winter day.

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Spiced Pear & Apple Cider

This delicious pear cider is a blend of pear juice, hard apple cider, ginger liqueur, and lots of spices. Everything mixes together so well to create a seriously tasty drink. It’s so easy to add in those extra flavors to regular apple cider to make it even better.

What’s in Spiced Pear Cider?

  • Pear Juice
  • Hard Apple Cider (or regular apple cider for non-alcoholic version)
  • Ginger Liqueur (or ginger ale for non-alcoholic version)
  • Dark Brown Sugar
  • Allspice
  • Cloves
  • Cinnamon Sticks
  • Nutmeg
  • Ginger Root
  • Sliced Apple
  • Sliced Pear

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How to Make Spiced Pear Cider

Making spiced pear cider is so simple! All you really need to do is throw your ingredients into a pot, heat it up on the stove, and then serve. You can have this delicious drink ready for parties in no time.

  1. Combine all ingredients a large pot or dutch oven.
  2. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and let it simmer for 30-60 minutes.
  3. You can also heat it or keep it warm in a slow cooker.
  4. Serve in mugs and garnish!

This is a co*cktail recipe, but you can easily turn it into a non-alcoholic cider drink if you prefer. Just switch out the hard apple cider for regular apple cider, and replace the ginger liqueur with ginger ale. Then follow the same steps and you’ll have a delicious alcohol-free drink to serve to the whole family.

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Holiday co*cktail Recipes

This Spiced Pear Cider is another awesome co*cktail to add to the holiday season. I love creating fun drinks for the winter season because we all need something to warm us up during those colder months. This definitely does the trick!

Check out some of these other co*cktails perfect for the fall season:

  • Spiked Chai Tea Recipe with Bourbon
  • Hot Cranberry Apple Spiced Cider
  • Pumpkin Spice White Russian co*cktail
  • Caramel Apple Hot Toddy co*cktail
  • Homemade Eggnog Recipe
  • Mulled Wine Margarita

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This Ginger Spiced Pear Cider is a must make this season. So much flavor, so much warmth, and so much goodness! Make it for Christmas, for Thanksgiving, for New Year’s Eve, or for those cold winter nights at home.

See the recipe card below for details on how to make Spiced Pear Cider with Ginger. Enjoy!

If you like this recipe, try these other seasonal drink recipes:

  • Festive Snow Punch (Non-Alcoholic)
  • Sparkling Apple Pie on the Rocks
  • Instant Pot Spiced Apple Cider
  • Pumpkin Spiked Hot Chocolate
  • Easy Holiday Sangria
  • Skinny Crockpot Apple Cider

Recipe

Spiced Pear Cider with Ginger

5 from 3 votes

Author: Becky Hardin

Prep: 5 minutes minutes

Cook: 1 hour hour

Total: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

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Pear Cider is an awesome fall drink. This Spiced Pear Cider recipe is a blend of pear juice, apple cider, ginger liqueur, and plenty of spice! It's an alcoholic drink, but you can make a non-alcoholic version too. Warm, delicious, and perfect for the holidays!

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Ingredients

  • 32 ounces Pear Juice R. W. Knudsens works well
  • 24 ounces Hard Cider Angry Orchard Easy Apple works well
  • 6 ounces Ginger Liqueur De Kuypers or Domaine De Canton work well
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 12 whole cloves
  • 12 whole allspice
  • 4 cinnamon sticks halved
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 2- inch knob fresh ginger root peeled and rough chopped
  • 1 Apple sliced
  • 1 Pear sliced
  • Garnishes: Star Anise Sliced pears, cinnamon sticks

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients (except the garnishes) in a large stovetop pan or Dutch oven set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 30-60 minutes before serving. If serving over several hours (or if making ahead), place the cider in a slow-cooker placed on warm temperature.

  • Serve in heatproof mugs and garnish with cinnamon stick, star anise and pear or apple slices.

  • Enjoy!

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Becky’s tips

Note: Ginger Pear Cider is an alcoholic drink. If wanting a virgin version, replace the Hard Cider with regular Apple Cider and replace the Ginger Liqueur with 12 ounces of your favorite Ginger Ale and add ¼ teaspoon ground ginger.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 241kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 61g (20%) Sodium: 25mg (1%) Potassium: 508mg (15%) Fiber: 5g (21%) Sugar: 43g (48%) Vitamin A: 25IU (1%) Vitamin C: 63mg (76%) Calcium: 85mg (9%) Iron: 0.7mg (4%)

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FAQs

What is the difference between apple cider and spiced apple cider? ›

The process for making apple cider and spiced apple cider is the same. The main difference is that spiced apple cider is, well, spiced! It typically has been infused with flavors of different warm spices (like cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg) versus regular apple cider which gets its flavor solely from the apples.

What to mix in apple cider reddit? ›

You could do a riff on an appletini:
  • Spiced rum or apple whiskey.
  • Cider-cinnamon syrup(instead of apple pucker)
  • Lemon or orange juice.
  • Clove: I like the idea of freshly grated clove, or just powdered clove.
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Is spiced apple cider good for diabetics? ›

Yes, just in small quantities since the cider has sugar (meaning 6 oz. max). Don't add any more sugar (including cinnamon which often has sugar mixed with it).

Does spiced apple cider go bad? ›

Can apple cider go bad, or does apple cider expire? Well, it doesn't go bad in the sense that it's spoiled or expired and not safe for consumption. When unpasteurized apple cider is said to go bad, this means that it has started to ferment, and the sugars in it will eventually turn into alcohol.

What alcohol is best with apple cider? ›

Many alcohols mix well with apple cider. Dark liquors like bourbon (my pick) or dark rum are traditional, but they are by no means the only option. Vodka pairs well with apple cider and is a good light option. You can even let guests each pick their own.

What is whiskey and apple cider called? ›

Warm apple cider transforms the popular hot toddy into a delightful drink for autumn and winter. You can choose whiskey or apple brandy to make the hot apple toddy. Either way, it's a comforting drink that's easy to mix up on chilly days.

What alcohol is good in mulled cider? ›

Bourbon, brandy, or even a dark aged rum have enough oomph to stand up to the sweet flavors of the spices and apple cider. As to when to add in the booze, it's best to wait until the mulling spices have flavored everything first.

What is a spiced cider? ›

Made with a mixture of sweet and zesty spices including cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, this cider is slightly spicy with a smooth and sweet finish.

What are the different types of apple cider? ›

Cider apples are classified into four main types based on the qualities of their juice: bittersharp, bittersweet, sharp, and sweet. Optimal levels of acidity and tannins are very rarely found in the juice of any one apple variety.

What is spiced apple cider good for? ›

Spiced apple cider is perfect for autumn and winter days especially as an appetizer to a Thanksgiving feast, but it also has other benefits too! Spiced apple cider has been shown to have many health benefits such as easing nausea, clearing congestion, and improving digestion.

What are the 4 types of cider? ›

A summary:
Cider TypeCharacteristics
Sparkling CiderPlayful fizziness, akin to champagne
RegionalAmerican, French, Spanish styles
OrganicMade from organically grown apples, richer apple flavour
BotanicalInfused with herbs, nectars, leaves, including tea for unique flavours
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