Pear Mocktail with Mixed Berry Tea and Popping Boba

Pear, thyme and a splash of tonic give the winter drinks table a different direction. Pear Necessities pairs them with Mixed Berry tea and strawberry popping boba.

This is the concentrate recipe in the collection. The tea base, pear juice and tonic are measured separately, with thyme adding the herb element from the original design. A slice of pear finishes the glass.

Preparing the tea and pear base

Measure 20 ml of Tempo Mixed Berry Tea Concentrate for one glass. Add it with the other measured liquids listed below.

Lightly bruise the thyme before steeping it in the pear juice. Strain it out before adding the tea.

Pear Necessities recipe

Makes 1 drink. Allow about 6 minutes, including the thyme steep. Use a 350ml stemmed glass, measuring jug, spoon and fine sieve. Preparation time is an estimate.

Ingredients

• 20 ml Tempo Mixed Berry Tea Concentrate

• 80ml chilled water

• 60ml chilled pear juice, rather than pear flavoured syrup

• 60ml chilled Indian tonic water

• 1 small fresh thyme sprig, about 5cm long, washed

• 15g drained strawberry popping boba

• 50g ice cubes

• 1 thin pear slice to garnish

How to make it

1. Press the thyme sprig gently with the back of a spoon. Add it to the measured pear juice and leave for 3 minutes.

2. Strain into a jug, pressing the sprig lightly, then discard the thyme.

3. Stir in the Mixed Berry concentrate and the chilled water.

4. Put the drained strawberry boba and ice in the glass, then pour in the tea and pear mixture.

5. Add the tonic last and stir gently once or twice.

6. Garnish with the pear slice and serve straight away with a wide straw or spoon.

Make it suit your taste

For more pear next time, use 80ml pear juice and 60ml water. For less bitterness, replace 30ml of the tonic with 30ml soda water. For a sharper finish, add 5ml lemon juice. Make one change at a time and tell us which juice and tonic you used.

Shop the recipe

Use Tempo Mixed Berry Tea Concentrate and Strawberry popping boba for this recipe.

Tempo Mixed Berry Tea Concentrate

Strawberry popping boba tub

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