Strawberry-Kiwi Frozen Mojitos

When I bought them, I had every intention of using my fresh strawberries and kiwis into a fruity summer salsa.  I imagined scooping it on top of crisp tortilla chips or flaky fish tacos, and was enthralled at the idea.

But then I thought, What if I added rum to the salsa? That would be delicious. 

And then, What if I added mint to the rum-soaked salsa?!  Yes.  YES.

And eventually I abandoned the whole fruit salsa idea in favor of Strawberry-Kiwi Frozen Mojitos.  While I’m positive that the salsa would have been out-of-this-world, I have no regrets.

You won’t have any regrets either as long as you make these Mojitos tonight.

Yes, I’m aware it’s a Tuesday.  Who cares if you have work in the morning?  Some things are too tasty to wait for the weekend.  Strawberry-Kiwi Frozen Mojitos just so happen to fall into that category.

If you need any more convincing, just look at the drink pictures.  Just for a few seconds.  That glass of pink and green frozen splendor is calling out for you.  DRINK ME.  DRIIIINK MEEEEEE.

Please excuse me, by the way.  I had the brilliant idea of adding a double shot of espresso to my coffee this morning, which wound up being a horrible decision on multiple levels.  If this blog post is all over the place, it’s because my body apparently cannot handle this much caffeine.  It reminds me of the time I decided to drink coffee and an energy drink while listening to O Fortuna before going to work.

Don’t ever do that, by the way.  It’s really a terrible idea, but you probably didn’t need me to tell you that.

But I digress.  This recipe.  These Strawberry-Kiwi Frozen Mojitos.  If you (like me) are going to need a little help winding down after a long (potentially highly caffeinated) day at work, this is how you do it.  With a ton of fruit, a generous “splash” of rum, a little sweet simple syrup, and the fresh boost of mint, all blended up with ice cubes for a few glasses of frozen comfort on this hot August day.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Strawberry-Kiwi Frozen Mojitos

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Total time

15 mins

 

Author: Morgan

Serves: 3

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups chopped strawberries, frozen
• 1 ½ cups chopped kiwi, frozen
• 3 tablespoons simple syrup, divided
• 8 fresh mint leaves, divided
• 3 ounces rum, divided
• 3 ½ cups crushed ice, divided
• Strawberry and kiwi slices, to garnish
• Mint leaves, to garnish

Directions

1. In a blender, combine the 1½ cups frozen strawberries, 1½ tablespoons simple syrup, 4 mint leaves, one shot of rum, and 1¾ cups of crushed ice (if you have whole cubes, crush them in the blender first). Blend until well combined and slushy-like.
2. Pour the strawberry mojito into 3 (8 oz) glasses, filling half-way.
3. Rinse out the blender jug and combine the remaining 1½ cups chopped kiwi, 1½ tablespoons simple syrup, 4 mint leaves, shot of rum, and 1¾ cups crushed ice. Blend to desired consistency.
4. Pour the kiwi mojito over the strawberry mojito.
5. Garnish with kiwi, strawberry, and mint.
6. Serve immediately.

Notes

KitchenAid Blender

Set of 4 Stainless Steel Measuring Cups

3.2.2708