Blended Golden Mojito
Serves 4
Recipe from Bon Appetit
Ingredients:
Sugar for coating rims of glasses
1 lime wedge
1 cup gold (not dark) rum
1/2 cup (generous) fresh lime juice
1/3 cup sugar or light agave nectar
4 to 5 cups ice cubes
12 fresh mint leaves plus 4 mint sprigs for garnish
Directions:
Place enough sugar on a small plate to reach depth of 1/4 inch. Run lime wedge around rim of 4 martini glasses to moisten. Dip rims into sugar on plate. Blend rum, lime juice, and 1/3 cup sugar in blender until sugar dissolves. Add 4 cups ice; blend until slushy and almost smooth, adding up to 1 cup more ice, if desired. Add 12 mint leaves and blend until small green flecks appear. Pour into prepared glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs.
Note: For a crowd, you can triple the recipe and pour into a pitcher to store in your freezer for up to an hour.
Enjoy!
47 comments:
This is going to be tomorrow nights TGIF cocktail!
Beautiful drink. I just love dark rum. It has so much flavor and I am huge fan of spiced rum as well.
Beautiful cocktail. I've never made a mojito with rum.
It's 8:30 in the morning here and pouring rain, but somehow I still really want one of those!
This is my fav summer cocktail..lov it
Gorgeous, as always! I love me a good mojito!
VERY nice presentation.......I think I need to move into town and be closer to your home...could you see me coming by and asking to "borrow" a cuppa mojito!
Great cocktail! I love mojito's but have never had this version. A must try!!!
What time do you want me for cocktails?
I've never had a Mojito and I need to fix that! It certainly does sound refreshing with the mint leaves and ice!
LOVE a mijito... Even in winter! (It's winter here in SA).
Robyn
My boyfriend and I are moving into a new apt. next week and one of our goals is to make more cocktails (I know, such lofty aspirations). This will definitely be added to the list... It looks amazing!
Sues
I am on vacation this week and think that I deserve this cocktail - I love the lime and mint combination!
Hey, I want to party with you! Great recipe.
Without a doubt, you post the best cocktails!! Wish I were your neighbor and could stop by for one of these on a hot afternoon.
Good lookin' booze!
I love that you added agave to this instead of sugar, Velva! :-) Mmm, mojitos are my favorite summer drink. :-)
Great shot! Feels I could have a sip if I tried to tretch my arm!
Ooh, that looks so refreshing!
I am imagining myself having your awesome mojito over the weekend.
Very refreshing and deliciously boozy ♥
Great twist on a Mojito! I could use one of those, right now! Cheers!
Woo hoo girl.. those look delicious!!
I love the way you made this drink, blended. I can have it right now.
that is a great looking cocktail Velva!! I could definitely have many of those....LOL!!
What an inviting summery drink! I'll need this tomorrow when we hit 102f.
first of all, mojito is such a fun word to say--you can get really silly with it! secondly, it's DELICIOUS and oh-so-refreshing! yours is particularly pretty, too. :)
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm....that looks really great! i think i need one for tonight...since its friday lol
Well Velva, this is one drink I'm ahead of you! Se make them so often I even have a muddler! Of course, it helps that I live in Florida too.
I am adjusting to the heat and humidity of New York and blended, frozen and drink are words that are music to my ears.
I adore mojitos, but I've never had a blended version. Your recipe looks and sounds amazing :)
After a few of these I probably wouldn't care how hot it was outside :) They look delicious!
I'm dreaming of myself holding one of thse beauties when I get out of work today.
That looks so refreshing! I really could use one:)
Looks great. You´re right, that´s the perfect Summer drink. Cheers!
Those look so refreshing -- the perfect drink for a 108 degree heat index!! Your Wordless Wednesday is very compelling too - that lighting on the leaves is gorgeous!
Perfection! I want of of those.
Rita
This hands down has been my favorite drink of the summer! We made them AGAIN last night as we have an endless supply of mint in the garden. I must say... ours don't look quite as pretty as yours! We'll try this recipe next for sure, thanks!
Ooh, I need to make some mint syrup. I'm with the last commenter, Velva. This type of drink with lime and mint is the best in summer. Or anytime! Yours is pretty too!
Here I am making soups and living under overcast skies. Heat? I live in California! No matter what the temps are, our TGIF cocktail hour has become a tradition. This is a nice version of a mojito. I hope you find some cool relief soon.
It's a cold winter's day here in Argentina, and I most likely wouldn't be able to find the ingredients for your drink; however, that doesn't stop me from dreaming about it! I bet this tastes so cool and refreshing. I'll have to indulge the next time I'm in the States.
Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting on my blog. Greetings from Necochea, Argentina!
Mmm, looks lovely! I really like the idea of using agave nectar. I had never even considered that! Have a great weekend!
Going on a rum run...I have everything else for this, including the agave nectar!
Well now, that's a recipe!!! Too fun-enjoy!
This is my first visit here and will not be my last! Your recipes and photographs are wonderful (I've been reading older posts too)! I think anything looks good in a pretty martini glass! Thanks for dropping by!
What an awesome golden mojito!
Great job with this mojito.
A nice looking cocktail!
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