Pear And Cranberry Cocktail Food

PEAR AND CRANBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In pitcher, stir together cranberry juice cocktail, vodka, liqueur and lime juice.
• Fill 8 glasses with ice. Pour cocktail over ice. Garnish with pear slices and mint sprigs.

PEAR AND CRANBERRY BELLINI

Steps:

• In a small pitcher or large liquid measuring cup, combine pear nectar and cranberry juice cocktail. Pour 1/4 cup juice mixture into each of 8 champagne glasses. Dividing evenly, top with Prosecco or other dry sparkling white wine.

SPARKLING PEAR AND CRANBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Put cranberries in a small bowl; add 2 tablespoons warm water. Soak until cool, about 15 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and refrigerate until serving.
• Divide pear nectar evenly among eight tall champagne glasses. Add cranberries, and then gently pour the Moscato d'Asti into the glasses. Garnish each with a rosemary sprig.

PEAR AND CRANBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease an 10-inch tube pan.
• Place pears, cranberries , brown sugar and cinnnamon in a medium sized bowl. Stir to combine . Reserve.
• Beat eggs, and sugar until combined. Add oil, orange juice and vanilla. Beat well. Add remaining dry ingredients, beating just until combined. Batter will be thick.
• Spoon 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Place pear mixture over batter. Spoon remaining batter over pear mixture. Do not worry if pear mixture is not completely covered. Sprinkle coarse sugar over batter.
• Bake in preheated oven 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

MULLED PEAR & CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into your biggest saucepan or casserole dish. When you're ready to serve, heat to just below simmering point, then ladle into glasses.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S APPLE, PEAR, AND CRANBERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Peel and core the pears and apples and cut them into large chunks. Place the fruit in a large bowl and toss with the cranberries, zests, juices, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour into a 9 by 12 by 2-inch baking dish.
• For the topping:.
• Combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and cold butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the mixture is in large crumbles. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit, covering the fruit completely.
• Place the baking dish on a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY AND PEAR COCKTAILS

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine equal parts cranberry juice and pear juice and top off with sparkling water. Serve over ice.

APPLE/PEAR/CRANBERRY KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish and set aside.
• Peel and core apples and pears, cut them in half.
• Put them in a pan with the cranberries and raisins.
• Add wine or water and cover.
• Cook on low heat for about 20 minutes, or until the apples fall apart and the pears (if using cooking pears) are half soft).
• Mash the fruit into large chunks with a fork and add both sugars.
• Cook over medium-low heat for another 5 minutes.
• Let the mixture cool slightly
• Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add to the cooled fruitmixture.
• Stir well.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish
• Bake for about 40-50 minutes, or until the top browns.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.