July 18, 2012

A Twist on A summer Drink - Virgin Mojitos


This is in no way a real Mojito!  But it's been a great hit at every summer party I take it to! :)  It makes a quick, easy dessert/drink!
All I do is buy a Mojito mixer, 2 liters sprite (not 7-up... sprite is a little more tart) and Vanilla Ice Cream!  I usually use almost 1 full mixer to 4 liters of soda.

To start,  I get a HUGE punch bowl.  Take vanilla ice cream and add it in small chunks to a bowl, pouring the Mojito mixer over it and then the soda over that.  It fizzes up, but stirring it slightly will help.   The vanilla ice cream makes it creamy and delicious while add froth and volume to the mix.
(If you don't want to use a mixer, you could also take mint and boil it down into a simple syrup with 1 cup sugar/1 cup water.  Then use fresh-squeezed lime juice.  This tastes much better, but I end up using the easy version because we can't buy mint out here and I need a drink in a jiffy!)
Enjoy!