A sweet and refreshing fall drink, this pear bourbon smash has mint, pear, and just a hint of maple syrup!
It’ falltime and the livin’ is easy! Ok so it really still feels like summer (hi, still 90 here) and I am a little fearful that we are skipping right over fall here in the Midwest and headed straight for the wintertime blues. Yes, summer is GREAT and I adore the extra warm weather, but I love that fall in-between time too! To deal, I’m sipping on a pear bourbon smash and calling it a day, you feel me?
I wanted to come up with a drink that’s reminiscent of my favorite popsicle recipe and doesn’t need any muddling, fancy tools or even a strainer! While I might own all kinds of cake pans and kitchen gadgets, I do not, in fact, own a drink muddler or strainer. It seems kind of odd, considering that I love a good cocktail, but I just haven’t jumped for those yet! I do have a pretty sweet cocktail shaker that my grandparents passed down, so I’m not a total weirdo without any cocktail making tools. Just the essential ones (oh well!). The best part about this pear bourbon smash? You don’t need those tools! Just pop everything in the blender, blend, add bourbon and pour over ice. Done! I added a bit of extra mint to my cocktail, but you can adjust according to your taste. Also, I originally wanted to sweetener to be brown sugar but went with maple syrup. It feels a little more fall in this crazy heat wave we are having here. Cheers!
Pear Bourbon Smash
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Drinks
Description
A sweet and refreshing fall drink, this pear bourbon smash has mint, pear, and just a hint of maple syrup!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 of a pear (sliced)
- 6 mint leaves (plus additional for garnish)
- Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tbs. juice)
- 2 ounces bourbon
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all the ingredients, except for the bourbon and blend on high until smoothie. Stir bourbon into the mixture and divide evenly into 2 glasses over ice. Serve with additional mint and a pear slice for garnish.
Sara @ Cake Over Steak says
Yes please! I’ll take five of these.
Heart of a Baker says
Coming right up!
Kelsey @ Appeasing a Food Geek says
Oh yes! I adore this cocktail! The flavor combo is perfection 🙂 xoxo
Heart of a Baker says
Thanks Kels! xo
Sarah | Well and Full says
I am loving these boozy recipes you’ve been posting lately! A cold, well-made cocktail (or granita!) is really the perfect punctuation to these hot summer-to-fall days!
Heart of a Baker says
Yes, I so agree!
Tricia Berkow says
What brand of bourbon do you use? I have no idea what’s good or bad out there…
Thanks!
Heart of a Baker says
Hi Tricia! I actually used Trader Joe’s bourbon in this recipe, but any mid level brand is usually good. Bulliet is probably my second favorite 🙂
parth rathod says
This drink looks refreshing
thank you for sharing
Traci says
Next to Gin, it’s Bourbon for me, so your cocktail totally flips my switch! Delicious combo of flavors and perfectly seasonal!
Heart of a Baker says
You are my kind of lady! xo