Craving a sweet, refreshing beverage to go with dinner or cool you off on a hot day? This mojito recipe will do the trick. The popular rum cocktail hails from Cuba, and it's easy to make. Two steps and 10 minutes are all you need for our Traditional Mojitos!
Traditional Mojitos
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 10 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons tightly packed fresh mint leaves
- 1 small lime, cut into 4 wedges
- 1/2 cup light rum
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 cups small ice cubes
- 1/2 cup club soda
- Additional fresh mint leaves
Instructions
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Step1In 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.
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Step2Pour 1/4 cup club soda into each glass; stir well. Garnish with mint.
Nutrition
250
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
26g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 26g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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