Mojito non-alcoholic

3 servings
25 min

Alcohol-free Mojito is a cool and fragrant cocktail that you can treat not only adults, but also children. In a sultry summer, the drink will be your real salvation! The recipe can be supplemented and modified. For example, add two small circles of fresh ginger root to each glass. Lime can be replaced with grapefruit. The taste of the drink will be different. Try something you'll love more.

How to make non-alcoholic mojito? Prepare the ingredients. Wash and dry lime and lemon thoroughly. Also wash the fresh mint with cold running water and dry with paper towels.

Slice lime and lemon into thin semicircles or quarters. The form of cutting here does not play a fundamental role and will not affect the taste of the drink.

Transfer the chopped citrus to a container. Pour in the regular sugar. It is better to replace it with cane sugar, then the taste of the drink will acquire a pleasant caramel note. Or use a sugar substitute.

Add the mint leaves, which you break with your hands in advance into pieces or finely cut with a knife (you can rub in a mortar until the juice is released).

Use a fork or spoon to thoroughly mash the lemon, lime and mint. You can rub the ingredients in a mortar. It is very important that juice is released from these components, so the cocktail will be even more saturated and fragrant.

Divide the resulting mixture into pre-washed and dried glasses. Fill the contents with a sprite. Instead of a sprite, you can use regular carbonated water without additives.

Transfer some of the ice to a blender bowl. Beat it to a coarse crumb. You can grind ice in another way. Wrap the ice cubes in a towel. Beat it a little with a rolling pin.

Add the ice crumb (about 0. 75 volume of glass) and whole ice cubes to the drink. How to cook ice correctly? To make it clear, use cold boiled or non-carbonated purified water. Do not take tap water, it will give the drink an unpleasant taste. Boil the water for about 2 minutes. Cool down. Boil again. Cool to room temperature. Pour into ice molds. Place in the freezer until fully set.

Garnish the drink with whole rounds of lime and mint leaves. Drink immediately after cooking until the ice has melted. Serve the drink with a cocktail straw.