Combine your favorite summer cocktail-the mojito-with your favorite warm weather dessert-classic Key Lime Pie for a fun, unique cocktail to remember!
A couple of weeks ago when I was making my grandmother's old fashioned Key Lim Pie recipe to share with you I was inspired by my leftover key lime juice to whip up a little twist on one of my favorite cocktails - mojitos! This Key Lime Mojito cocktail takes everything you love about a refreshing minty mojito combined with one of the summer's favorite desserts!
Key Lime Mojito Ingredients
- light rum
- key lime juice
- seltzer
- fresh mint
- simple syrup
- crushed ice
Key Lime Mojito
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Drinks
- Method: none
- Cuisine: American
Description
Combine your favorite summer cocktail-the mojito-with your favorite warm weather dessert-classic Key Lime Pie for a fun, unique cocktail to remember!
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounce light rum
- 1 ounce key lime juice
- 3 ounces seltzer
- 2 large springs fresh mint
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- crushed ice
Instructions
- Place mint springs in a glass and crush with the back of a spoon to release flavor.
- Add ice to cup.
- In a cocktail shaker combine rum, lime juice, and simple syrup and shake to mix.
- Add seltzer to shaker and pour mixture into prepared glasses.
- Serve immediately
Keywords: key lime mojito
What are your favorite summer flavors-are you a fan of key lime pie? What about mojitos?
Melissa says
great cocktail!
★★★★★