This super simple seasonal cocktail is refreshing, fruity and elegant – it's my new go-to for fall hosting

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This delicately spiced pear bellini is so easy, yet so elegant. To make an alcohol-free version, use chilled sparkling lemonade in place of Prosecco.

Ingredients (makes 6)

• 7 fl oz (about 1 cup) cloudy pear juice, chilled
• 1.7 fl oz (about 3 Tbsp) ginger cordial (or ginger syrup)
• Large pinch ground allspice
• Large pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 red pear
• ½ lemon
• 25 fl oz (1 standard 750 ml bottle) Prosecco, chilled

The Homes & Gardens Method

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• Combine the pear juice, ginger cordial, allspice, and cinnamon in a pitcher (we love this hammered café glass pitcher from Pottery Barn) and chill until ready to serve.
• To serve, thinly slice the pear and squeeze over a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
• Pour the pear juice mixture into six glasses (these waterfall coupe glasses from Anthropologie are perfect with their festive gold rims).
• Top up with chilled Prosecco. Garnish with pear slices and strips of lemon zest. This Zwilling mandoline and grater from Amazon will tackle both tasks in one.

If you like a fruity twist to your cocktails try this apple and elderflower martini which is just as lovely for fall and winter as in the midst of summer.