This refreshing strawberry mojito recipe with white rum and soda is packed with fresh strawberries, lime and mint, and is an easy cocktail to enjoy all summer long!
This strawberry mojito cocktail is fresh, fruity and with a touch of fizz.
Like my other refreshing cocktails, such as Blue coconut rum cocktail, French Martini, Midori splice, Pornstar martini, and Vodka sunrise, this mojito is the perfect summer drink. And it's SO quick and easy to make!
Serve this cocktail with homemade cheese stick crackers, guacamole, vegetable crudites and chips for a celebration, a girls night in - or a starter to a girls night out!
Why You're Going To Love This Strawberry Mojito
- Easy cocktail recipe - you don't need any fancy equipment to make this mojito recipe.
- Summery cocktail - the mint leaves are so refreshing, and combined with sweet strawberries, they make this strawberry mojito into a summer favourite!
- Perfect for a girls night in.
- Great cocktail for parties - it's easy to double or triple the recipe.
- Quick - this strawberry cocktail is ready to drink in less than 5 minutes!
What You Need
This strawberry mojito recipe is made with a handful of ingredients that are easily purchased from the supermarket and liquor store.
Note: Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom for the ingredients quantities and full detailed method.
- Strawberries - fresh strawberries!
- Lime - I recommend using fresh lime juice in this recipe.
- Fresh mint leaves - approx. 20-30 mint leaves.
- Simple syrup - this is a sugar liquid and can be purchased from liquor stores such as Dan Murphy's or you can make your own - it's so easy!
- White rum - you can use any brand of white rum you like. I generally use Bacardi.
- Soda water - or substitute with club soda, seltzer or sparking water (but note that sparkling water isn't quite as fizzy as soda water.)
- Ice cubes - to make your strawberry mojito icy!
Equipment Required
Just a few basics required to make this mojito with strawberries.
- Knife - for chopping the strawberries and cutting the lime in half.
- Spoon or metal straw - for muddling the strawberries.
- 2 highball glasses - for serving.
Step By Step Instructions
Have the most refreshingly fruity strawberry rum cocktail ready to drink in only 5 minutes!
Note: Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom for the ingredients quantities and full detailed method.
Finely dice the strawberries.
Divide the strawberries between the serving glasses.
Squeeze the juice from ½ a lime into each glass.
Divide the mint leaves between each glass, and pour over the simple syrup.
Use a spoon or metal straw to muddle the strawberries until slightly crushed.
Fill the glasses to the top with ice cubes. Add the white rum and mix well, then top the glasses with soda water.
Garnish your mojito's with fresh strawberries, and serve immediately.
There you have it, a delicious strawberry mojito. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Sugar syrup - using sugar liquid ensures that you don't get any crunchy sugar granules in your cocktail as the sugar has already been dissolved.
- You can easily make your own sugar syrup too!
- Quantities - this recipe can be doubled or tripled to make 4-6 cocktails.
- White rum - you can use any brand of white rum you like. I generally like to use Bacardi.
- Serving - serve this cocktail immediately after making.
- Temperature - use chilled soda water and lots of ice cubes for the most refreshing strawberry mojito.
FAQs
A classic mojito is made from lime juice, sugar, mint leaves, white rum and soda water.
A strawberry mojito is made with fresh strawberries in addition to lime juice, mint leaves, sugar, white rum and soda water.
Yes! A mojito is a fizzy refreshing cocktail.
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Strawberry Mojito
Ingredients
- 125 g strawberries finely diced
- 1 lime halved
- handful fresh mint leaves approx 20-30 leaves
- 60 ml simple syrup see notes
- ice cubes
- 120 g white rum like Bacardi
- soda water
Instructions
- Finely dice the strawberries.
- Divide the strawberries between the serving glasses.
- Squeeze juice of ½ a lime into each glass.
- Divide the mint leaves between each glass. Pour over the simple syrup.
- Use a spoon or metal straw to muddle the strawberries until slightly crushed (alternatively, you can process them in a food processor for a smoother result).
- Fill the glasses to the top with ice cubes.
- Add the white rum and mix well.
- Top the glasses with soda water.
- Garnish with fresh strawberries and extra mint leaves. Serve immediately.
- Thermomix Instructions: Place the strawberries into the Thermomix bowl. Chop for 5 seconds, Speed 3. Add the lime and mint leaves and and mix for 20 seconds, Reverse, Speed 3. Add the simple syrup, white rum, soda water and ice and mix for 15 seconds, Reverse, Speed 4. Pour into serving glasses and garnish.
Notes
- Simple syrup is a sugar liquid and can be purchased from liquor stores such as Dan Murphy's, or you can easily make your own.
- This recipe can be doubled or tripled to make 4-6 cocktails.
- You can use any brand of white rum you like. I generally use Bacardi.
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