Autumn Maple & Pear Mule
			
		Ingredients
- 250ml ginger beer
 - 60ml vodka
 - 2 limes, squeezed
 - 1 mint sprig
 - For the purée
 - 4 pears
 - 4tbsp maple syrup
 - 1tsp ground cinnamon
 - 2tsp vanilla extract
 - To garnsih
 - Crushed ice to fill each glass
 - 1 lime, quartered
 - 2 cinnamon sticks
 - 2 sprigs of mint
 - Sprinkle of ground cinnamon
 - Maple Syrup
 
Instructions
METHOD
1 Cut the pears into quarters removing the cores.
2 To make the maple and pear purée, heat a non stick frying pan over a medium to low heat and cook the ingredients with a splash of water, for 8 minutes until the pears soften.
3 Keep 4 pear segments to one side for garnish. Take the remainder of the pears and blend.
4 Place 4 tbsp of the pear purée plus all of the shaker ingredients into the shaker with a couple of ice cubes and shake well before pouring into two tall glasses over the crushed ice.
5 Garnish each cocktail with a cinnamon stick, lime wedge, two maple pear segments and finish with a sprig of mint, dusting of ground cinnamon and a drizzle of maple syrup.



