A Strawberry Mojito is the perfect summer cocktail! Fresh strawberries and mint combine with rum in this delicious and refreshing patio sipper.
If you love mojitos as much as I do, and I know you do, you are going to love this delicious spin. Adding fresh strawberries doesn’t just add beautiful color to this delightful cocktail, it adds some great natural flavor.
These delicious cocktails are absolutely delightful. They are the perfect drink to make during the summer with freshly picked strawberries and fresh mint from your garden. Don’t miss my section below on making these non-alcoholic.
Strawberry Mojito Ingredients
These ingredients come together to create a delightful strawberry mojito drink, perfect for a refreshing and flavorful summer drink. For the full recipe including all measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Strawberries: Provide a burst of sweet, juicy flavor and vibrant color. Muddled to release their juices, they infuse the cocktail with a delicious fruity flavor. Fresh or frozen strawberries can be used.
- Fresh mint: The star of the traditional mojito, the mint’s refreshing flavor complements the sweetness of the strawberries and enhances the overall taste of the cocktail. Plus some extra for garnish! Read more on storing mint below.
- Simple syrup: Sweetens the mojito without leaving any grainy texture. It is so easy to make homemade simple syrup. I always keep this bar staple on hand for cocktails!
- Lime juice: I always recommend squeezing it directly from the fruit for the best flavor.
- Rum: White or light rum is the classic spirit used in mojitos. It has a light, clean flavor that blends seamlessly with the other ingredients. Bacardi is a great choice.
- Club soda: Adds a light and refreshing fizz factor to the cocktail. I keep little bottles of club soda in my pantry to so I always have fresh club soda on hand.
How to Make a Strawberry Mojito
Here is a brief overview of how to make strawberry mojitos. For the full recipe including all measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Muddle the strawberries and mint. Add the mint leaves and strawberry slices to a glass along with the simple syrup and fresh lime juice. Gently muddle them. If you don’t have a cocktail muddler, the handle of a wooden spoon works great.
- Add rum. Fill the glass with ice and stir to combine.
- Top with club soda. Garnish with a fresh strawberry and extra mint springs. Enjoy!
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Strawberries
Fresh sweet strawberries that are picked in the peak of summer will be best for this cocktail. That being said, the simple syrup really compliments the strawberries and even strawberries from the grocery store will be great. You want to look for strawberries that are bright red with green stems. Look closely at the package because one strawberry that is at the end of its life can ruin a whole package. Keep in mind that raspberries and blueberries can easily replace the strawberries in this recipe.
Storing Mint
If you aren’t growing mint in your garden, you will need to buy some fresh mint sprigs for this recipe. You will want to look for a bunch of mint that has bright green leaves that are vibrant and not wilting.
To store the mint, get a paper towel damp, but not soaking wet. Loosely wrap the damp towel around the mint and put it in a plastic bag, keeping the bag open and unsealed.
Homemade Simple Syrup
Made with just white sugar and water, this is the best way to sweeten your cocktails! It dissolves into cold liquids much better than plain sugar and is so easy to make and keep on hand.
Simple Syrup
Non-Alcoholic Mojitos
While we were traveling over spring break this year, my daughter ordered a non-alcoholic strawberry mojito at a restaurant. They are so easy to make kid-friendly! Leave the recipe exactly the same, but just leave out the rum. If your kids have a sweet tooth, you can replace some or all of the club soda with lemon lime soda.
Other Alcohol
Classic mojitos are made with rum. If you don’t like rum or want to use something else, you could use vodka or even tequila as I do in my Mojito Margarita recipe, though you will be missing the classic flavor.
Other Mojito Recipes
Try these other delicious mojito recipes!
If you try this easy strawberry mojito recipe or any of my other recipes, let me know what you think by leaving a comment!
Strawberry Mojito
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped strawberries about one medium strawberry
- 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 3/4 ounce lime juice
- 2 ounces white rum
- 3 to 4 ounces club soda
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add the strawberries and mint leaves. Pour the simple syrup and lime juice over them and muddle to combine.6 to 8 fresh mint leaves, 1 ounce simple syrup, 3/4 ounce lime juice, 1/4 cup chopped strawberries
- Add rum, fill the glass with ice, and stir to combine.2 ounces white rum
- Top with club soda and enjoy!3 to 4 ounces club soda
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