Best Spicy Mojitos Recipes

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EASY MOJITOS



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It's hard to find mojitos at any of the restaurants in the small town I'm stationed in, and when I tried to make my own using club soda, they never seemed to turn out right. Using lemon-lime soda also cuts down on the amount of sugar usually used.

Provided by Jennifer

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

12 leaves mint
2 lime slices
1 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
¼ cup ice cubes, or as needed
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum (such as Bacardi®)
4 ½ ounces diet lemon-lime soda (such as Diet Sprite®)

Steps:

  • Place mint leaves, lime slice, and sugar in bottom of a glass and muddle with a spoon until mint is crushed. Fill glass with ice cubes. Pour rum and soda over the ice; stir.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.1 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 13.3 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

SPICY MOJITOS



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Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories     beverage

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup sugar
1 jalapeno, halved and seeded
1 cup fresh mint leaves
2 limes, halved
Club soda, for topping
9 ounces clear rum

Steps:

  • For the jalapeno simple syrup: Add the sugar, jalapeno and 1 cup water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. When the sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and let cool for 1 hour. Remove the jalapeno before using.
  • For the mojitos: Divide the mint leaves between two pitchers, and muddle. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime into each pitcher, then add the simple syrup, evenly divided. Fill the pitchers with ice and top off with club soda. Add the rum to one of the pitchers. Stir and serve.

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