Mango Mojitos

This recipe was a total accident. Never thought when I asked for light rum that I would be given mango-flavored rum, but it turned out wonderfully. Nice and tropical, yet has that cool, minty flavor.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 10 fresh mint leaves
• 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
• 3 fluid ounces club soda
• 3 fluid ounces lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®)
• 2 ½ fluid ounces mango-flavored rum
• 3 cubes ice, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place mint leaves in a large drinking glass. Add 1 lime wedge; crush together with a muddler to extract juices. Add 1 more lime wedge and sugar; mix with the muddler until sugar is dissolved. Remove lime peels from the glass.

Step 2

Stir lemon-lime soda, club soda, and mango-flavored rum together in a measuring cup. Pour soda mixture over the mint mixture in the glass. Mix in ice. Garnish with 1 lime wedge.