Indulge in the refreshing allure of the Mojito, a classic cocktail originating from the vibrant streets of Havana, Cuba. This tantalizing concoction has captivated taste buds worldwide with its harmonious blend of zesty lime, refreshing mint, and the subtle sweetness of cane sugar, all harmonized with the invigorating spirit of rum.
This article presents a delightful collection of Mojito recipes, each offering a unique twist on this beloved libation. From the traditional Cuban Mojito, crafted with the finest Cuban rum, to innovative variations like the Strawberry Mojito, bursting with juicy strawberry flavors, and the Sparkling Mojito, adding a touch of bubbly effervescence, this article has something for every Mojito enthusiast.
Discover the Mojito Royale, where champagne replaces club soda, elevating the cocktail to a sophisticated level. For those seeking a non-alcoholic indulgence, the Virgin Mojito Mocktail offers a refreshing alternative without compromising on flavor.
With step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and stunning visuals, this article guides you through creating these Mojito masterpieces. Whether you're hosting a lively party, enjoying a relaxing evening at home, or simply yearning for a taste of the Caribbean, these Mojito recipes will transport you to a world of cooling refreshment and tropical delight.
MOJITOS BY THE PITCHER
I have served this to people who have sworn that they dislike mojitos and they love it. I believe it is the fresh ingredients and the use of sugar, instead of simple syrup, muddled together that makes this cocktail refreshing and delicious. It takes a little bit of work but the results are well worth it. Serve over ice.
Provided by malgal
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Muddle sugar and mint leaves together in pitcher until leaves are well broken down. Add limes and muddle until limes are juiced. Stir rum into sugar mixture; add club soda and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 5.8 mg, Sugar 17.2 g
EASY MOJITOS
It's hard to find mojitos at any of the restaurants in the small town I'm stationed in, and when I tried to make my own using club soda, they never seemed to turn out right. Using lemon-lime soda also cuts down on the amount of sugar usually used.
Provided by Jennifer
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Caribbean
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place mint leaves, lime slice, and sugar in bottom of a glass and muddle with a spoon until mint is crushed. Fill glass with ice cubes. Pour rum and soda over the ice; stir.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.1 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 13.3 mg, Sugar 4.6 g
WATERMELON MOJITOS
Is there anything more summery than a fresh, juicy watermelon? This mojito is perfect for summertime parties, BBQs, birthdays, and girls' nights. It's refreshing, delicious, and super easy to make on a hot day...not to mention it looks beautiful in your glass! So why not kick back, relax, and enjoy a tall glass of this mouthwatering cocktail and watch as your stresses just melt away. Garnish glasses with lime slices, mint, and watermelon slices if desired.
Provided by Sarah Lees
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place cubed watermelon in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl through a mesh strainer to remove pulp. Measure out 2 cups of strained watermelon juice and set aside.
- Place mint leaves in the bottom of a pitcher. Pour in 1/2 the watermelon juice; muddle mint leaves with a muddler or the bottom of a wooden spoon.
- Pour remaining watermelon juice, lime juice, rum, and simple syrup into the pitcher. Fill with ice and top with club soda. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 249.8 calories, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 5.3 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
REFRESHING MOJITO BY THE PITCHER MOJITOS
This is a refreshing Cuban drink. It's hard to stop drinking these on a hot summers day. I made these for the fourth of July and we went on to 3 yes 3 pitchers! If you don't have a muddle stick try a mortar and pestle or the end of a wooden rolling pin. Please use fresh lime if you cannot go ahead and try the already bottled lime juice but if you do think about that when you rate this recipe! I did both and there's nothing like fresh! Same goes for the fresh mint if you need to you can use frozen but I DON'T recommend extract. And for the sugar real granular is what helps muddles the lime and extract the mint oils from the leaves.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Punch Beverage
Time 15m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place lime juice, mint and sugar into a pitcher.
- Using a muddle stick mash to release mint oils, and dissolve sugar into juice.
- Add rum and lots of ice topped with club soda. Adding more club soda to glasses if a lighter drink is desired.
- Garnish with fresh mint and lime slices.
MANGO-PASSIONFRUIT MOJITOS
A tasty riff on the mojito, this gorgeous cocktail adds tropical flavors to the traditional rum-based drink. Puréed mango brings a lush texture and rounded fruit flavor, while store-bought passionfruit juice introduces a clean and refreshing tartness; a sprinkle of specialty coconut-sea salt over the ice cubes adds crunch and balance.
Provided by Shira Bocar
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In each of 4 sturdy glasses, muddle 5 mint leaves until they start to break down, a few seconds. In a blender, purée mango, passion-fruit juice, simple syrup, lime juice, and 1/2 cup water. Stir in both rums.
- Fill glasses with ice; top with cocktail. Garnish each glass with passion-fruit seeds (if using) and a mint sprig. Sprinkle ice cubes with a pinch of sea salt; serve.
BLENDED CHERRY MOJITOS
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories beverage
Time 2m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the frozen cherries, crushed ice, mint leaves, lime juice, rum, and simple syrup in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into chilled glasses and top with crushed ice. Garnish with lime wedges and cherries.
- Lime Simple Syrup
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water, and lime zest over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool for 20 minutes. Strain before using.
- Yield: 1 2/3 cups
EASY MOJITOS FOR A CROWD
This is a delicious, easy alternative to making the time-consuming Mojito.
Provided by Cindy Mancini
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the mint leaves, limeade, and 2 cups of water into a blender. Pulse-blend the mixture until the mint leaves are in small pieces, but not completely pulverized. Strain the mixture into a 1 gallon container. Stir in the rum and remaining 2 1/2 quarts of water.
- To serve, fill tall glasses with ice cubes, pour in the limeade mixture, and garnish each glass with a lime wedge.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Carbohydrate 34.2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 13.1 mg, Sugar 32.8 g
LIME AND COCONUT MOJITOS
Steps:
- Combine the sugar, lime zest and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring a few times until the sugar is dissolved. Chill completely before making the mojitos.
- Add the mint and 1/4 cup of the chilled lime syrup to a pitcher; muddle with a wooden spoon to bruise the mint. Add the coconut water, lime juice, white rum and coconut rum and stir to combine. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.
- Fill four glasses with ice, then fill by three-quarters with the rum mixture. Top off with lime club soda. Garnish with torn mint and serve.
BING CHERRY MOJITOS
Like other mojitos, this contains sparkling water for effervescence and lime juice but also includes plump cherries and cherry vodka.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool completely. (Makes about 2 cups syrup.) Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month.
- Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl. Halve and pit cherries; add to lime juice. Stir in syrup. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight).
- Stir cherry mixture and vodka in a large serving bowl. Fill 12 glasses with ice. Spoon 1/2 cup cherry-vodka mixture into each glass. Top off with sparkling water. Serve immediately.
MANGO MOJITOS
This recipe was a total accident. Never thought when I asked for light rum that I would be given mango-flavored rum, but it turned out wonderfully. Nice and tropical, yet has that cool, minty flavor.
Provided by LaBellaLoca
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place mint leaves in a large drinking glass. Add 1 lime wedge; crush together with a muddler to extract juices. Add 1 more lime wedge and sugar; mix with the muddler until sugar is dissolved. Remove lime peels from the glass.
- Stir lemon-lime soda, club soda, and mango-flavored rum together in a measuring cup. Pour soda mixture over the mint mixture in the glass. Mix in ice. Garnish with 1 lime wedge.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.3 calories, Carbohydrate 34.6 g, Sodium 15.4 mg, Sugar 25 g
CUBAN MOJITOS
My DH and I had these for the first time while in Puerta Rico. Be sure to make fresh and not use a bottled mix. Addictive!
Provided by TXOLDHAM
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place sugar and mint in a tall glass and using a muddler or back of a spoon mash mint leaves into the sugar.
- Add rum, lime juice and finish with a splash of club soda. Add ice and serve.
BLENDED MOJITOS
Refreshing homemade mojito without having to spend time muddling! Blending ingredients makes a smooth, well mixed mojito! Quick, easy, and delicious!
Provided by CANADIANCOOK1
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Layer mint leaves, lime juice, rum, sugar, and ice in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour drink into two 16-ounce glasses and top each with seltzer water. Place a lime wedge on each glass and add a fresh mint sprig to each.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Carbohydrate 11.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 6.4 mg, Sugar 9.8 g
BLACKBERRY MOJITOS
Provided by Bobby Flay
Categories Rum Alcoholic Cocktail Party Fourth of July Cocktail Blackberry Mint Summer Lime Juice Drink
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Add the mint leaves, blackberries, and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, muddle the ingredients until the mint is fragrant. Add the ice cubes, rum, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously to chill.
- 2. Fill 2 rocks or highball glasses with crushed ice and strain the liquid into the glasses. Top with club soda and garnish each with a slice of lime.
FREEZER MOJITOS SLUSH
We do a lot of RVing and camping and I am always on the look out for cocktails that can be made ahead and enjoyed on the go. After falling in love with mojitos, I knew I needed to find a way to make these easier to bring along with us...hope you enjoy!
Provided by dukeswalker
Categories Beverages
Time 10m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place sugar and 1 cup water in saucepan, bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool.
- Place mint leaves in a bowl with the juice of 1 lime and a sprinkling of sugar and using a muddler or the end of a wooden spoon/rolling pin/etc mash the leaves up until they are all mushed up.
- Combine the sugar syrup, limeade, remaining water, mashed mint leaves/lime juice, the juice form the other lime and the rum in large bowl. Cut up the limes and toss into the mixture.
- Pour the mixture into a resealable gallon size freezer bag and allow to freeze.
- When ready to serve use a ratio of 1:1 of slush and club soda. You can add ice cubes to help it stay cool --
- **Use the limeade can to measure out the rum**.
WATERMELON MOJITOS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 10m
Yield 4 drinks
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- For each drink, muddle 2 watermelon chunks with the juice of 1 lime and 2 teaspoons sugar in a glass. Stir in a handful of mint leaves, then add 2 ounces white rum and ice to each glass. Top each drink with ginger ale and garnish with more mint.
BLUEBERRY MOJITOS
Blueberry and lime are two of my favorite flavors, so I added blueberries to my favorite mixed drink! This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. To make simple syrup, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water and cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Simple syrup will keep in the fridge for a week.-Michele Tungett, Rochester, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Add blueberries and mint leaves to a tall glass; muddle with the back of a wooden spoon. Fill the glass with ice cubes; add rum, lime juice and simple syrup. Top glass with club soda; mix well. Garnish with lime slice, mint and blueberries if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 29mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
TRADITIONAL MOJITOS
Two steps and 10 minutes are all you need to make these traditional mojitos - a flavorful Cuban beverage.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Beverage
Time 10m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In each of 2 highball glasses, muddle (crush together) about 1 tablespoon mint leaves with juice squeezed from 2 lime wedges. Add lime wedges to glasses; muddle. Stir 1/4 cup of the rum and 2 tablespoons sugar into each glass. Mix well to dissolve sugar. Add about 3/4 cup ice to each.
- Pour 1/4 cup club soda into each glass; stir well. Garnish with mint.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 25 mg, Sugar 26 g, TransFat 0 g
BLENDER MOJITOS
Classic mojitos made in a blender! Perfect for those lazy summer days. Who has the muscles for muddling?!
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Throw the mint leaves and the sugar into a pitcher. Smoosh it around a bit with a spoon to get a bit of the mint oil out of the leaves. Roll the limes on the counter to help release the juice, slice them in half, and squeeze into the pitcher. You can even press a spoon into the lime halves to eke out every last bit of juice, if you want.
- Now the most important step: ADD THE RUM! :)
- Next: If you're camping and your guy is waiting outside with the awesome hand-crank blender at the ready, take the pitcher outside for the next step. Or you can do this with your blender inside, too.
- Fill the blender with 4-5 cups of ice cubes. Pour half the mojito mixture in, and blend on a low speed for 5-10 seconds, just until the mint has been chopped and the ice is a little smaller.
- Divide the mixture between two large glasses, top with club soda to taste. Pour the second half in the blender, and do it again.
- Now just drop straws in, pass 'em out, and let the party begin!
SPARKLING MOJITOS BY THE PITCHER
Most mixed drink recipes are for individual drinks but this recipe is great for a small group. When I need to mix the recipe in advance, I mix everything but the sparkling water, which can be added right before serving. It's a delicious and refreshing recipe, perfect for a summer dinner party or back yard barbeque. Serve over ice and garnish with a sprig of mint and/or slice of lime.
Provided by julimcintosh
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine sugar and mint leaves in a pitcher; mash well with a cocktail muddler. Stir in lime juice and rum until sugar is dissolved. Stir in sparkling water.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.4 calories, Carbohydrate 44 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 8.4 mg, Sugar 35.5 g
SPICY MOJITOS
Steps:
- For the jalapeno simple syrup: Add the sugar, jalapeno and 1 cup water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. When the sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and let cool for 1 hour. Remove the jalapeno before using.
- For the mojitos: Divide the mint leaves between two pitchers, and muddle. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime into each pitcher, then add the simple syrup, evenly divided. Fill the pitchers with ice and top off with club soda. Add the rum to one of the pitchers. Stir and serve.
Tips:
- For the perfect ratio of mint to lime juice, use one lime per four to six mint leaves.
- Always use fresh ingredients for the best flavor.
- Muddle the mint and lime together gently to release their flavors without overpowering the drink.
- Use a high-quality white rum for a smooth, clean taste.
- Add soda water or club soda last to keep the bubbles from dissipating.
- Experiment with different types of mint, such as spearmint or peppermint, for a unique flavor twist.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint for a classic mojito presentation.
Conclusion:
The mojito is a refreshing and flavorful cocktail that is perfect for any occasion. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, it's a great drink for novice and experienced bartenders alike. So next time you're looking for a delicious and refreshing drink, give the mojito a try. You won't be disappointed.
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