Description
Made with mint, lime juice, and sparkling water, this mocktail is perfect for baby showers, wedding showers, and other types of gatherings, or anytime you want a delicious non-alcoholic beverage.
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- Handful mint leaves
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- 2 shots of non-alcoholic rum (optional)
- Ice cubes
- Sparkling water or club soda
- Lime slices, wedges, or mint sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
- Add the sugar and mint leaves to a pestle and mortar and muddle the mint to release their juices. If you don’t have a pestle and mortar you can use a bowl and a muddler or a wooden spoon to muddle the leaves.
- Divide the lime juice, simple syrup, muddled leaves and sugar among 2 glasses, and stir.
- Add the non-alcoholic rum, if you are using some, and stir.
- Top with a few ice cubes and some sparkling water.
- Garnish with a slice of lime or a sprig of mint and serve.
Notes
For a low-sugar virgin mojito, use sugar-free alternatives such as stevia or monk fruit.
To prevent the mint leaves from turning brown, muddle them with lime juice instead of sugar. This is a good trick if you want to do the prepping early and enjoy the mocktail later.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 57
- Sugar: 13.8g
- Sodium: 0.7mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15.9g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 0.1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
