Mojito Punch Food

MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• Start by boiling the water and sugar.
• Stir constantly until dissolved.
• Take off heat.
• Add washed and clean mint.
• Leave mint in for 15 minutes.
• Strain mint and refrigerate liquid.
• Hour before party.
• Use punch bowl.
• Add ice (see above).
• Combine rum, lime juice, water and syrup in bowl.
• Serve in glasses garnished with mint sprig and lime wedge.

MOJITO

Steps:

• Place ice in beverage shaker then add in the rum, 8 broken up mint sprigs, lime juice and sugar. Shake well and serve over ice in a high ball glass. Top off each glass with a splash of club soda.
• Garnish each with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint.

EASY MOJITOS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Place the mint leaves, limeade, and 2 cups of water into a blender. Pulse-blend the mixture until the mint leaves are in small pieces, but not completely pulverized. Strain the mixture into a 1 gallon container. Stir in the rum and remaining 2 1/2 quarts of water.
• To serve, fill tall glasses with ice cubes, pour in the limeade mixture, and garnish each glass with a lime wedge.

RASPBERRY MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• 1. In punch bowl, mix sugar and the 1/4 cup mint. Using the back of a wooden spoon, lightly crush mint by pressing it against the side of the bowl.
• 2. Add the cold water, rum, juice concentrate and lime juice, stirring til sugar is dissolves. Cover punch bowl and chill for up to 24 hours. If serving today omit the chilling.
• 3. Slowly pour carbonated water down side of bowl; stir gently. Add ice cubes. If desired, add raspberries, lime slices, and/or fresh mint sprigs. Makes 8 eight oz. servings. For virgin raspberry mojito punch, prepare as above but omit rum and increase carbonated water to 3 cups.

SPARKLING WATERMELON-MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• Add seltzer to combined sugar and drink mix in 2-1/2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until mix is dissolved.
• Pour into ice-filled glasses. Squeeze lime wedge into prepared drink in each glass. Garnish with mint.
• Serve immediately.

VIRGIN MOJITO

Steps:

• Muddle the sugar with leaves from the mint using a pestle and mortar (or use a small bowl and the end of a rolling pin).
• Put a handful of crushed ice into 2 tall glasses. Divide the lime juice between the glasses with the mint mix. Add a straw and top up with soda water.

MOJITO RECIPE

Steps:

• Muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves in a small jug, crushing the mint as you go - you can use the end of a rolling pin for this. Pour into a tall glass and add a handful of ice.
• Pour over the rum, stirring with a long-handled spoon. Top up with soda water, garnish with mint and serve.

SUGAR-FREE MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir lime juice, mint leaves, and sweetener together in a pitcher; gently crush and bruise mint leaves with a wooden spoon.
• Pour diet lemon-lime soda into juice mixture and stir until sweetener has dissolved.
• Mix in crushed ice to serve.