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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 2
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from tablespoon.com
Preparation
Step 1
Directions
1Place 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.
2Drizzle the strawberry syrup in equal parts into the bottom of two tall glasses.
3Add 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.
4Top off each glass with sparkling water. Garnish with strawberries.
5To make an alcoholic version of these mojitos, add 2 ounces of rum to each glass before stirring. Enjoy!
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