Best Easy Mojitos Recipes

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EASY MOJITOS



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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

12 leaves mint
2 lime slices
1 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
¼ cup ice cubes, or as needed
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum (such as Bacardi®)
4 ½ ounces diet lemon-lime soda (such as Diet Sprite®)

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

EASY MOJITOS FOR A CROWD



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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

2 cups fresh mint leaves, rinsed
2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen limeade
3 quarts water
2 cups lemon flavored rum
4 quarts ice
16 lime wedges, for garnish

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

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