Christmas is almost here! It is such a wonderful time of year! Friends and family coming to town, communities coming together to celebrate and decorate, and best of all, holiday treats and drinks! I love getting into the spirit with seasonal libations. I enjoy putting a holiday spin on traditional favorites. Mojitos are one of my favorite drinks to make during the summer, and I found myself wanting to make them festive for the holidays. Rather than using cranberry cocktail, I decided to make a cranberry-infused simple syrup and add it to a traditional mojito recipe. Warning: these are so tasty you may forget there is alcohol in them! I just love the way they look, too! With fun pops of red and green, these gorgeous cocktails are sure to be a hit at your next party!
Cranberry Mojitos
Preparation: 10 min Cook Time: 5 min Total Time: 15 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 cup of fresh cranberries
1 1/2 cups of fresh mint (just the leaves)
1 cup water
4 tbsp lime juice
1 cup (or 8 oz) of rum
Soda water
1) Place the cranberries, sugar and water in a medium size pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
2) Once simmering, lower the heat to medium-low for 10 minutes.
3) Remove from heat and allow to cool. Once cooled, take a mesh strainer and place it over a bowl.
Pour the mixture into the strainer, and using a large spoon, press the cranberries to try and extract
as much liquid as you can.
4) Arrange the glasses you plan on serving the drinks in. Place about 8-10 mint leaves and
squeeze one tbsp of lime juice into each glass. Muddle the leaves with the lime juice.
(Note: I infused my simple syrup with the mint leaves...this is a nice option if you want less of the
leaves in your drink.)
5) Place ice in each glass and then pour 4 tbsp (2 oz) of rum and 4 tbsp (2 oz) of the cranberry simple
syrup into each glass. Top with soda water and garnish with fresh cranberries.
Cheers!
