Ingredients
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3 cups diet ginger ale
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1 tbsp honey
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1 tbsp lemon zest or coarsely grated lemon peel
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1 1/2 tbsp ginger, shredded
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4 large pears
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4 lemon slices, ultra- thin (for garnish)
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4 large fresh mint leaves
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freshly grated nutmeg
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2 tbsp sour cream
Steps
1
Combine ginger ale, honey, lemon zest and ginger in a deep sauce pan. Bring to a boil.
2
Meanwhile, peel 3/4 of each whole pear (don?t remove the stem). Place pears into ginger ale mixture, lower heat, cover and simmer until almost tender (about 15–20 minutes). Turn pears to ensure even cooking.
3
Once pears are cooked, remove from ginger ale mixture.
4
Continue heating mixture until reduced to 3/4 cup. Place each pear in a shallow soup bowl and strain syrup over pears. Allow pears to cool.
5
Wrap each stem with a slice of lemon. Tuck a mint leaf into each lemon slice and sprinkle with nutmeg. Drizzle with sour cream.
