Mojito is a great addition to the festive table, a great touch to treat when guests suddenly come, and just a good drink for family gatherings. The recipe for non-alcoholic mojito is simple and requires only ten minutes to prepare it.
A few words about classic mojito
It seems to many that the recipe for non-alcoholic mojito is a secret accessible only to professional bartenders. Not at all. Even quite the opposite. Making a cocktail is easy. It would be a desire.
Mojito can be of two types - low alcohol and non alcohol. In the latter case, Cubans replace rum with water with the addition of cane sugar. Not all mint is suitable for mojito, so in order not to miscalculate, take a pepper better - this is ideal. In Russia, water mint is very common - this is the most successful analogue of peppermint.
In fact, the original mojito - the drink is just the same alcoholic. A classic Cuban drink is prepared based on rum. But if we exclude intoxicating notes from its composition, it acquires completely different qualities and taste. Many people value it as an excellent refreshing drink that you can drink in the morning and afternoon, and not just during parties. Therefore, for connoisseurs of citrus freshness - the following recipes that will tell you how to make mojito non-alcoholic at home. By the way, the non-alcoholic option will be appreciated by those who are driving, as well as pregnant and lactating women.
Non-alcoholic mojito at home
Cuban Mojito Non-Alcoholic Recipe
Cubans cook mojito like that.
A little brown cane sugar is poured into the glass (just one teaspoon with a slide is enough). Add squeezed lemon or lime juice for about two fingers. The pressed zest is placed in glasses. Topped with a sprig of peppermint. All are mixed. Then water, ice is added, a tube is placed - and the drink is ready!
Mojito with lime and tonic
A two-serving non-alcoholic mojito recipe boils down to the following.
At home, to prepare a drink you will have to apply imagination and, if necessary, replace some exotic ingredients with those available in our conditions.
For a cocktail you will need:
lemon or lime - 1 piece;
fresh mint - a few large pinch;
tonic - 0.5 liters;
sugar to taste;
ice.
Mint needs to be slightly wrinkled by hands, you can tear it into pieces. Put on the bottom of the glasses. Squeeze half lime into glasses, prepare slices or half rings from the second half.
Pour a little sugar into glasses (the amount is determined strictly according to personal preference: from one to three tablespoons). Place lime slices on top. Directly in glasses you need to knead lime with mint and sugar well.
The remaining space of the glasses is filled with crushed ice. And finally, it’s the turn of the tonic. It can be absolutely any (Sprite, 7Up or Schweppes). It’s better to choose the one you like best. A few leaves of mint should be put in a cocktail on top as a decoration. Now the cocktail is ready.
Mojito with cranberry juice and soda
You can try to use such a recipe for non-alcoholic mojito, which is slightly different in ingredients and cooking technology.
For a cocktail you will need:
fresh mint - 40 grams;
lime - 1 piece,
soda - 200 ml;
cranberry juice - 100 ml;
sugar syrup - 30 ml.
So, first you need to cut the mint (can be finely chopped). Cut the lime into thin slices (or even half slices). Combine and mash everything until juice appears.
Then mix cranberry juice and sugar syrup. Add soda to the resulting mixture. After that, everything can be poured into glasses on top of lime and mint.
The final touch is more ice. You can use crushed ice, or you can put large whole pieces - this turns out even more spectacularly. Done.