Mojito

This classic cocktail, made with fresh ingredients in the Vitamix® Aer™ disc container, is best enjoyed on a warm summer day.

Ingredients

• 1 cups (195 g) ice cubes
• 10 fresh mint leaves, additional for garnish
• ¼ cup (60 ml) simple syrup
• ¼ cup (60 ml) fresh lime juice
• ¼ cup (60 ml) white rum
• ¼ cup (60 ml) club soda, or soda water

Directions

1. Place ice in a highball glass and set aside. Place mint, simple syrup, lime juice, and rum into the Aer® Disc container in the order listed and secure the lid.
2. Run the Muddle Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.
3. Pour into the highball glass. Top with club soda and garnish with mint.

Notes

You can easily batch this recipe by increasing the amounts of the ingredients up to 4 times. Depending on how you like your Mojito's you may strain the beverages into the glasses to remove excess mint leaves.

Nutrition

1 serving (308g)

• Calories: 1965

• Total Fat: 0g

• Total Carbohydrate: 55g

  • Dietary Fiber: 0g
  • Sugars: 49g

• Protein: 0g

• Cholesterol: 0mg

• Sodium: 25mg