Description
This refreshing Coconut Mojito is made with fresh cooling mint, coconut rum, coconut cream and club soda. A delicious and tropical cocktail for summer!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 leaves fresh mint
- 1 wheel lime (cut in half)
- 2 teaspoons lime simple syrup (or plain)
- 3 oz coconut rum (or regular white)
- 1 oz cream of coconut (see tips for substitutions)
- 3 oz club soda
- Extra lime juice (to taste)
- 1 wheel lime
- 1 sprig mint
- 1 tsp flaked coconut
Instructions
- Place mint and lime in a tall glass and carefully muddle together to release the mint oils and fresh juice. Don’t grind them up too much or you’ll be spitting out tiny pieces of mint!
- Fill glass 1/2 full with ice over the muddled ingredients.
- Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in simple syrup, coconut rum, and cream of coconut.
- Shake for 20 seconds then strain into glass.
- Top off drink with club soda and stir carefully. Adjust to taste with a squeeze of fresh lime juice if you like.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and a sprig of mint. You can also add a dollop of coconut flakes on top!
Notes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Tropical
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 365 kcal
- Sugar: 31 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Coconut Mojito, Cocktail, Summer Drink, Refreshing Drink