HOLIDAY SPICED PERSIMMON PUREE + COCKTAIL RECIPE

Now that you’ve got the puree.
Try this toasty seasonal tiki inspired number:

1 1/2 ounce spiced rum
1/2 ounce Apple Brandy
1 ounce spiced persimmon puree
1/2 lemon juice
3 dashes of tiki bitters
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Shake all the ingredients and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a slice of fresh persimmon.

HOLIDAY SPICED PERSIMMON PUREE + COCKTAIL RECIPE

Next on our list of Holiday Recipes, is this delicious spiced persimmon puree.

This underrated fruit deserves as much respect as pumpkins and cranberries, you just need to know which you’re dealing with: while non-astringent varieties (fuyu) can be eaten, firm and crisp, the astringent kind (hashiya) – rich, sweet, spicy – are mouth-puckeringly tart until fully ripe.

Spiced Persimmon Puree

2 ripe fuyu persimmons
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cinnamon stick
5 peppercorns
2 cardamom pods
5 cloves/ nutmeg
Bring to boil, cool and strain.

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