Coconut Mojito

I don't like a lot of drinks, but I do love Mojitos, and I also love Pina Coladas! So when I saw this recipe for Coconut Mojitos in People Magazine I had to write it down. I have been saving it for a while now and finally got to try it out now that I am no longer pregnant! They are really good and sweet; just how I like my drinks.

Makes one drink

Ingredients:

• 8 mint leaves
• ½ lime, cut into 4 wedges
• ¼ cup coconut rum
• 2 tbsp. sour mix
• 1 tbsp. coconut cream, such as Coco Lopez
• ¼ cup lemon-lime soda
• ¼ cup club soda

Place mint leaves and 3 lime wedges in a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add rum, sour mix and coconut cream, then fill shaker with ice. Close and shake well. Strain mixture into a glass, and top with lemon-lime soda and club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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Mojitos

I don't like many drinks, but this is one of my favorites. Here's the recipe, you're going to want to write this one down!

Mojitos

1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons sugar
1/4 fresh mint leaves
4 limes juiced, 1 for garnish
4 oz white rum

Prepare the glasses by dipping the rims into lime juice and then sugar. Bring the water to a boil and dissolve the sugar in the water. Stir the leaves into the hot water. Add the juice of the limes and the rum. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate if making a larger batch or into a shaker with ice and shake. Pour over ice and garnish with a few mint leaves and a lime wedge. Enjoy!