Ditch the margaritas, as well as relish a refreshing Coconut Mojito for your Cinco de Mayo ... or whatsoever solar daytime ... sipping. Such a delicious combination of fresh mint, lime, & coconut!
It's early on April, but my thoughts are already turning to Cinco de Mayo as well as all the warm-weather summertime days that follow presently after. Aside from gin & tonics {especially cucumber gin & tonic}, 1 of my favorite warm-weather sippers is a tall, refreshing mojito.
A delicious traditional Cuban cocktail, mojitos are a elementary mix of simply 5 basic ingredients mint, fresh lime juice, sugar, white rum, as well as social club soda.
A delicious traditional Cuban cocktail, mojitos are a elementary mix of simply 5 basic ingredients.
Perhaps it's the simplicity of the sip that makes me dearest it as well as so much! Or perchance it's the totally refreshing combination of fresh mint as well as lime juice. But whatever it is, dearest them I do.
And estimate what? Basic mojitos aren't simply fabulous themselves ... they also furnish a marvelous sail for adding inward other flavors, too. Like a Watermelon Mojito. Or similar amongst this totally amazing Coconut Mojito.
To mix upwards a Coconut Mojito, all you lot exercise is follow the basic mojito training ... but add together inward a touching on of cream of coconut. You know, this materials ...
... the materials constitute inward the sip mixers department of the grocery store, non kokosnoot milk.
Sometimes cream of coconut can live constitute inward the squeeze bottle I've pictured above, as well as sometimes it's constitute inward a can. Either way, simply live certain you lot pick out grip of 1 that's cream of kokosnoot ... similar what's used to brand pina coladas ... non regular kokosnoot milk.
I dearest how tardily it is to mix upwards a mojito! A evidently mojito, a Watermelon Mojito, or a Coconut Mojito! Here's all you lot exercise ...
Muddling releases the oils from the mint leaves into the glass, making for 1 super refreshing cocktail.
For a Coconut Mojito, house fresh mint leaves, a teaspoon or ii of granulated sugar, the juice of 1 lime, as well as an ounce of cream of coconut into a tall, sturdy highball glass.
With the dorsum of a spoon or a cocktail muddler {but seriously, how many of us ain a muddler??}, press as well as gently twist the mint leaves against the side of the drinking glass ... this is what's called 'muddling.'
Once the muddling's done, add together inward an ounce {or a heavy ounce, if you'd similar a stiffer drink} of lite rum ...
... Then hand the drinking glass off amongst H2O ice as well as social club soda ... garnish amongst lime wedges, mint, as well as a sprinkling of sweetened kokosnoot if you'd similar ...
And that's it!
With simply those few elementary steps, nosotros tin all live enjoying a totally delicious, completely refreshing, fabulously thirst-quenching Coconut Mojito.
And hmmmmm ... I don't know near you lot ... but I'm non as well as so certain I'm going to facial expression until Cinco de Mayo or warmer atmospheric condition to relish one.
Yield: 1 cocktail
Coconut Mojito
Ditch the margaritas, as well as relish a refreshing Coconut Mojito for your Cinco de Mayo ... or whatsoever solar daytime ... sipping. Such a delicious combination of fresh mint, lime, & coconut!
prep time: 5 Mcook time: total time: 5 M
ingredients:
For each cocktail:
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 to 2 tsp. granulated sugar
- 1 oz. cream of coconut*
- 3 oz. lite rum
- club soda or sparkling water
- lime wedges, mint, as well as sweetened flaked kokosnoot for garnish, if desired
instructions:
How to ready Coconut Mojito
- Place mint leaves, granulated saccharide (I abide by the kokosnoot mojito plenty sweetness plenty amongst simply 1 teaspoon sugar), lime juice, as well as cream of coconut inward a tall sturdy highball glass. For amend dissolving, purpose superfine sugar if you'd like. With a cocktail muddleror the dorsum of a sturdy spoon, press as well as gently twist the mint leaves against the side of the glass. Stop muddling when the mint is bruised as well as fragrant, but non withal torn, equally violent the mint also much tin create a bitter taste.
- Add iii ounces white rum. Fill the drinking glass 3/4 total amongst H2O ice cubes or crushed ice. Fill the balance of the drinking glass amongst sparkling H2O or social club soda. Stir thoroughly.
- Garnish amongst lime wedges, mint, as well as a sprinkling of kokosnoot if desired, serve, as well as enjoy!
TRACEY'S NOTES
- * Cream of kokosnoot is the materials you lot abide by inward the sip mixers department of the grocery store, non kokosnoot milk.
You mightiness also similar these other refreshing cocktails:
Champagne Margaritas
Cucumber Gin & Tonic
Sparkling Apple Pie Cocktail
Moscato Bee's Knees Wine Cocktail
Sparkling Limoncello Cooler
Champagne Cobbler Cocktail
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Cucumber Gin & Tonic
Sparkling Apple Pie Cocktail
Moscato Bee's Knees Wine Cocktail
Sparkling Limoncello Cooler
Champagne Cobbler Cocktail
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