Strawberry Mint Rum Cocktails

One of my favorite part about these cocktails is you get to control the sweetness and alcohol content of each drink. Like them fruity? Add more of the homemade strawberry puree. Like them boozy? Add some extra rum. Want more sweetness? You know the drill.

Total Time

20min

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Servings:

Ingredients

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3 cups

Fresh Strawberries , washed, sliced

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1 cup

Granulated Sugar

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1/3 cup

Water

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1/2 cup

Fresh Mint Leaves , loosely packed

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2 Tbsp

Lemons , juiced

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Lemon , sliced

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1.5 oz

BACARDÍ® Superior Rum

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to taste

Club Soda

or Carbonated Water

•

to taste

Fresh Mint

Cooking Instructions

In a blender, puree Fresh Strawberries (3 cups) with Water (2 Tbsp) .

Pour strawberry puree into a small saucepan. Add Water (3 Tbsp) , Granulated Sugar (1 cup) , Lemons (2 Tbsp) , and heat over medium heat. Stir well to combine.

On a cutting board or in a small bowl, gently mash and bruise the Fresh Mint Leaves (1/2 cup) to release their flavor. Stir into the strawberry mixture, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.

Strain the strawberry mint mixture and discard the solids. Let syrup cool.

For each drink, fill an 8 ounce glass with crushed ice and one Lemon (1) . Over the ice, spoon 2 to 4 tablespoons of the strawberry mint syrup, depending on how sweet you want it. Pour BACARDÍ® Superior Rum (1.5 oz) over the strawberry and ice. Fill to the top with Club Soda (to taste) .

Stir gently, and serve with a Fresh Mint (to taste) sprig and a straw. Enjoy!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

250

FAT

0.1 g

PROTEIN

1.1 g

CARBS

65.5 g