Easy strawberry mojito recipe, this refreshing Latin cocktail is made with fresh strawberries, lime juice, sugar cane juice or sugar, mint leaves, sparkling water, and rum.
Course Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine Caribbean, Cuban, Fusion, Latin
Keyword easy, Lime, Mint, Mojito, Rum, Strawberry
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 8drinks
Ingredients
1lbof strawberrieswashed and stems removed
½cupfresh lime juicefrom 4-5 limes
1cupsugar cane juiceguarapo - or ½ cup simple syrup, adjust to taste
4 to 8ouncesof mint leaves with stemsdepending on how minty you want your mojitos
~2 cups of chilled sparkling water or club sodaadjust more or less based on your preference
1 to 1 ½cupsof rumor strawberry infused rum, adjust to taste
Ice
Garnishes:
Strawberry slices
Lime slices
Mint leaves
Sugar to decorate rimsoptional
Instructions
Place the strawberries, fresh lime juice, sugar cane juice (or simple syrup/other sweetener), and a few mint leaves in a blender or food processor. Blend until you have a smooth puree. You should have about 3 ½ to 4 cups of this pureed strawberry mix.
To make a full batch of mojitos in a large pitcher, muddle most of the remaining mint stems/leaves (save a few for garnishing), then add the strawberry puree and the rum. For the rum, I recommend starting with a lower amount and then adjusting as you taste the final drink.
Next add ice and the sparkling water, mix well. Taste and add more rum – or sparkling water/simple syrup.
Garnish with the rest of the mint leaves, strawberry slices, and lime slices.
To make a mocktail version or what I call the “everyone adds rum/alcohol to their taste” variation follow the same steps without adding the rum, and let each person mix in the amount or type of rum/alcohol they do (or don’t) want to add.
To serve in individual glasses, moisten the rims with a slice of lime and garnish the rims with the regular sugar, a cocktail flavored rimming sugar, or cookie sugar sprinkles. You can add ice cubes, mint leaves, strawberry slices, and limes slices to the individual glasses.