Remember the great heatwave of 2018? When the UK shut down gasping for air, and no one could get off the M20 into a Eurotunnel carriage. Whatever your weather this weekend, this Strawberry Mojito mocktail is guaranteed to quench thirst, impress visitors, and give you one of your five a day. #WIN.
We’re never happy in Britain, are we? It’s too wet, it’s too cold, it’s too windy, and now it’s too hot. I for one am hoping that the heatwave is set to last (although I do have some wellies to photograph for work soon, so I may have to flood the paddling pool).
One way of keeping my kids cool is to provide them with plenty of refreshing drinks. I make them drink lots of water when it’s like this – kids dehydrate quickly, but occasionally on a hot day it’s wonderful to have something a little different.
This virgin strawberry mojito is the perfect blend of citrus tang with cool mint and luscious berry. I guarantee your kids will love it, and you could even add a tiny shot of rum for yourself!
Strawberry Mojito Mocktail
There really couldn’t be a more tempting cocktail, bursting with colour and flavour.
Zesty Strawberry Mojito, full of flavour and alcohol-free
Ingredients
- 1.5 limes cut into wedges
- 20 mint leaves, plus extra sprigs to garnish
- 5 very ripe strawberries puréed
- 2 tsp sugar syrup
- soda water
- crushed ice
Instructions
- Put the lime wedges and mint leaves into a cocktail shaker, or sturdy glass and 'muddle' them with a cocktail muddler, or by crushing them with the end of a rolling pin
- When they're softened, pour the juice through a sieve into a tall glass of crushed ice
- Add the sugar syrup and strawberry puree
- Top up the glass with soda water and stir
- Garnish and enjoy!
A cocktail muddler is basically a wooden tool for squashing the juice out of the ingredients, ready to use in the drink, but the end of a rolling pin would do the same job. And technically, you should leave the ‘muddled’ lime and mint in the drink, but for kids it’s probably better just to strain them out.
Put your feet up, and enjoy your summer!
You might also enjoy this post about low calorie cocktail recipes.
THANK YOU FOR READING
If you’ve enjoyed this post and found it useful here are some ways you can say thanks and support Actually Mummy:
- Click here to buy me a virtual coffee.
- Join our Teenage Kicks Facebook group which includes lots of advice and support for parents of teenagers. You can post your own problems and advice here too.
- Click here to leave a review of the Teenage Kicks podcast.
- Click here to sign up to our newsletter packed with tips, ideas and support for parents of teens.
- Share this post with your friends.
- Follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
I have produced this recipe for Beko fridge freezers. You can find more of their strawberry recipes here.
That looks so good, I am cocktail mad at the moment I am going to have to try it x
I saw your strawberries and cream vodka cocktails – they’re next on my list!
Ooh now this looks amazing. I love a mojito so at the BBQ we are having in a couple of weeks I’m going to be making this for everyone to try.
With or without rum? 😉
This recipe is delicious! I am using it as I am trying to cut down my alcohol intake and I don’t miss the alcohol when it is so tasty without. Definitely prefer leaving the muddled lime and mint in the glass. I am trying to cut down my sugar intake as well so I used 2 tsps of Agave syrup instead of sugar.
Oh that’s a great idea too – thanks for the tip. Glad you’re enjoying it! Hope we get the weather back to go with it soon 🙂
Sounds so refreshing. Have you tried watermelon and coconut? Could share as rum into that one too 🙂
Oh that sounds amazing too!
What a delicious drink so refreshing for summer days