Try all things Mojito for National Mojito Day!

July 11th is National Mojito Day, the day in which it is more than acceptable and almost obligatory to have one too many mojitos.  But why stop at the cocktail?  Here are a few recipes to try from tastecocktails.com that will help you fully embrace this celebration of such iconic Cuban drink, by making all things Mojito!

The Classic & Bolivian Mojito Cocktails

The Mojito is the perfect drink for those warm summer days at the beach when all you need is a super refreshing cocktail to sip on!  To make the classic Mojito you’ll need 40ml of rum, 15ml of fresh lime juice, 10 ml of sugar syrup, soda to top and a spring of mint. Clap the mint leaves between your hands, muddle them lightly at the base of the glass. Add crushed ice and all the other ingredients – stir well. Top with soda and garnish with a spring of mint. For the Bolivian Mojito, drop the lime juice and add 15ml of Agwa. Garnish with lime slices!

No-churn Mojito Ice Cream

Really easy to make and perfect for summer. Using a combination of condensed milk and whipped cream as the base means that it’ll freeze perfectly even without an ice cream maker! All you need is: 400g can condensed milk, 500ml double cream, 150ml white rum, 4 limes and generous handful of fresh mint leaves (about 15g of leaves). Click HERE to view the full recipe on Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen blog!

Mojito Cupcakes

You don’t need to be a chef to make these mojito cocktails in a delightful cupcake form! A light zesty lime cupcake, covered in a lime mint syrup, and frosted with a rum and lime buttercream. Perfect for summer and any other season of the year… Click HERE to check out how to bake them on What Charlotte Baked blog!

Mojito Cheesecake

Cheesecake just got a whole lot naughtier! Zesty, sweet and boozy it might be the best of its kind out there.  Check out these recipes from BettyCrocker.com for the baked variety, or for no-bake, click HERE for a great one to try from Savoire Faire.

But back to mojitos. If you’d rather focus on the cocktail itself, you can go outside the shaker and try any (or all, no judgement) of these 6 mojito recipes for a fun way to celebrate, courtesy eatdrinkfrolic.com.

Pineapple ginger mojitos – Is there really any better flavors than pineapple and ginger mixed together?

Grapefruit mojitos – Tart and sweet; it’s really the perfect balance.

Pimm’s lemon mojito – An interested use of Pimm’s. It’s full of flavor and doesn’t lack potency.

Spicy strawberry mojito – Do you love spicy cocktails? Sometimes I love an adult beverage with a little heat.

Lychee basil mojito – This is sort of the ‘wild card’ of the bunch, I guess. Lychee + basil sounds like a flavor explosion I can get with.

Peach mojito – Peaches make most cocktails better, right?

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