entertaining by the bay

Pear Royale

Ingredients
1 glass of champagne
1 tablespoon pear simple syrup ( recipe follows)
optional: thin pear slices
Directions

In a champagne flute add the pear simple syrup, top with champagne.

Pear Simple Syrup
Ingredients
3 pears
2 cups water
2 cups sugar

optional: pear slices to garnish

Directions
Peel, core and cube pears. Place in a medium saucepan with water and sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Use a potato masher to mash pear. Use a fine mesh sieve to strain mixture pressing the liquid through with a back of a spoon and cool. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to use. Keeps for a week.

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