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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 limes, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
- 3 cups ice
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup strawberries, sliced
- 3 cups sparkling water or club soda
- 4 whole strawberries
Details
Servings 1
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from tablespoon.com
Preparation
Step 1
1
Place the water, sugar, and 6 fresh strawberries in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a small saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely before mixing drinks.
2
Drizzle the strawberry syrup in equal parts into the bottom of two tall glasses.
3
Add the lime juice in each cup, a bit of rum extract, then top with ice, chopped basil, and sliced strawberries. Stir well to combine all ingredients.
4
Top off each glass with sparkling water. Garnish with strawberries.
5
To make an alcoholic version of these mojitos, add 2 ounces of rum to each glass before stirring. Enjoy!
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