Mojito Recipe

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The traditional Mojito is made with rum, which is both pleasant and mildly sweet. The version made with tequila is more tart and has a more distinctive alcohol taste, but is still refreshing.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Mojito Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

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Ingredients

1 to 2 lime wedges
2 mint sprigs
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
3/4 to 1 cup ice cubes
2 ounces light rum
1/2 cup club soda, chilled
GARNISH:
Mint sprig and lime slice

Directions

Squeeze lime wedge into a highball glass; drop lime into the glass. Add mint and confectioners' sugar; muddle. Add ice. Pour rum and club soda into glass; stir. Garnish as desired. Yield: 1 serving.

Tequila Mojito: Substitute silver tequila (such as Jose Cuervo Clasico) for the rum.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 149 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Mojito in The Taste of Home Cookbook