Blueberry Mojitos
Blueberry Mojitos are the perfect warm weather cocktail! The blend of rum, blueberries, and mint is perfect!
Ingredients
- ½ cup blueberries (fresh or frozen and thawed), plus more for garnish
- 2 TBS freshly squeezed lime juice
- 4 ounces white rum
- 2 cups ice
- 2 ounces club soda
- lime slices for garnish
- ½ cup mint leaves , rinsed + a few extra for muddling
For the Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
For the Simple Syrup:
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In a small sauce pan whisk together water and sugar; add mint leaves. Over medium heat, bring it up to a simmer while you stir it to dissolve the sugar, then lower the heat and simmer for at least 15 minutes on low low heat. ***Trust me, you do not want this stuff boiling or simmering too high. I made that mistake with a batch and it hardened as it cooled. Basically it turned into basil sugar candy. Learn from my mistakes…*
For the cocktails:
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Taking 2 glasses, add 1 cup of ice to each glass. Add 2 ounces of rum to each glass, then 2 ounces club soda to each glass.
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In a small bowl or mug, muddle the blueberries with extra mint leaves and lime juice. Add 4 TBS of the simple syrup and muddle until well combined. Divide blueberry mixture between 2 glasses.
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Stir each drink very well; garnish with additional blueberries and lime wedges
Recipe Notes
Makes 2 cocktails.
Homemade simple syrup will yield about 1 cup of syrup - store in an airtight container in the fridge and continue using for up to 3 months.
For a pitcher of cocktails - triple the recipe.