Ditch the margaritas, too relish a refreshing Coconut Mojito for your Cinco de Mayo ... or whatever twenty-four hours ... 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 too all the warm-weather summertime days that follow before long 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 only v basic ingredients mint, fresh lime juice, sugar, white rum, too fellowship soda.
A delicious traditional Cuban cocktail, mojitos are a elementary mix of only v basic ingredients.
Perhaps it's the simplicity of the drinkable that makes me dear it then much! Or mayhap it's the totally refreshing combination of fresh mint too lime juice. But whatever it is, dear them I do.
And gauge what? Basic mojitos aren't only fabulous themselves ... they also render a marvelous canvass for adding inward other flavors, too. Like a Watermelon Mojito. Or similar amongst this totally amazing Coconut Mojito.
To mix upward a Coconut Mojito, all yous practise is follow the basic mojito grooming ... but add together inward a touching on of cream of coconut. You know, this materials ...
... the materials flora inward the drinkable mixers department of the grocery store, non kokosnoot milk.
Sometimes cream of coconut can live on flora inward the squeeze bottle I've pictured above, too sometimes it's flora inward a can. Either way, only live on certain yous see 1 that's cream of kokosnoot ... similar what's used to brand pina coladas ... non regular kokosnoot milk.
I dear how slowly it is to mix upward a mojito! A patently mojito, a Watermelon Mojito, or a Coconut Mojito! Here's all yous practise ...
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, too 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 too 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 locomote past times the drinking glass off amongst H2O ice too fellowship soda ... garnish amongst lime wedges, mint, too a sprinkling of sweetened kokosnoot if you'd similar ...
And that's it!
With only those few elementary steps, nosotros tin all live on enjoying a totally delicious, completely refreshing, fabulously thirst-quenching Coconut Mojito.
And hmmmmm ... I don't know almost yous ... but I'm non then certain I'm going to await until Cinco de Mayo or warmer conditions to relish one.
Ingredients
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 to 2 tsp. granulated saccharide
- 1 oz. cream of coconut*
- 3 oz. light rum
- club soda or sparkling H2O
- lime wedges, mint, too sweetened flaked kokosnoot for garnish, if desired
Directions
- Place mint leaves, granulated saccharide (I honor the kokosnoot mojito plenty sugariness plenty amongst only 1 teaspoon sugar), lime juice, and cream of coconut in a tall sturdy highball glass. For amend dissolving, operate superfine sugar if you'd like. With a cocktail muddler or the dorsum of a sturdy spoon, press too gently twist the mint leaves against the side of the glass. Stop muddling when the mint is bruised too fragrant, but non nonetheless torn, equally violent the mint likewise much tin create a bitter taste.
- Add three ounces white rum. Fill the drinking glass 3/4 total amongst H2O ice cubes or crushed ice. Fill the residual of the drinking glass amongst sparkling H2O or fellowship soda. Stir thoroughly.
- Garnish amongst lime wedges, mint, too a sprinkling of kokosnoot if desired, serve, too enjoy!
* The materials yous honor inward the drinkable mixers department of the grocery store, non kokosnoot milk.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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