Strawberry Mojito Slushies
I had some extra strawberries and since I love love mojitos, I had to try to make strawberry mojitos yesterday but what better way to beat the heat than to make them into slushies. If you own a blender like I do, we both need to make more frozen drinks! Right?
What did you do for July 4th? We were absolutely boring and made chicken pot pies. That makes no sense right? And we watched our neighbors do fireworks on their driveway. We totally do this every year but this year, we have some great outdoor furniture to enjoy them on. I can't wait to share with you what we got from World Market!
Other things I'm absolutely loving right now are: blueberries!! And guacamole. Seriously, Curtis keeps asking me to make tacos. every. week. He could eat crunchy ground beef tacos every other day. And I have to make guacamole with them. I'm so excited that California Avocados are in season…Florida ones don't cut it and CA ones are just the besttt. So that means, Curtis will get more tacos and guac coming up…but don't tell him that I'm okay with having the same thing over and over again. I like to continue to give him a hard time or maybe make him think that I'm doing him a favor? Haha
And these babies, I really really want to take up canning because I love strawberry jam so much.
Excuse me while I go out to go buy more strawberries so I can keep making these fun things!
Do you have any strawberry recipe favorites? Please share, especially if you have a link!
PS, check out my friend Aggie's wonderful strawberry pinterest board if you're looking for more ideas.
Strawberry Mojito Slushies Recipe
Yield: 3 8-ounce drinks
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
3 cups chopped strawberries (stems removed, about 1 pound)
about 3 Tablespoons simple syrup (1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, directions on how to prepare below)
10 fresh mint leaves
1/4 to 1/3 cup citrus rum (optional)
3 1/2 to 4 cups ice
Directions:
Add strawberries, simple syrup, rum and ice to a blender and pulse until blended and ice is crushed. Pour into three 8 ounce glasses and serve with straws and garnish with mint.
How to make simple syrup:
It's really easy, just mix equal parts granulated sugar and water in a medium saucepan or pot and bring to a boil. Mix until the sugar has dissolved and then remove from heat. Add 5 to 8 mint leaves and allow to cool completely. The stronger the mint flavor you want in your mojitos, the longer you should infuse the mint leaves. It should only take a few minutes to make simple syrup! You'll have extra so you can store this in the fridge for a few days.
from The Little Kitchen, mint-infused simple syrup from Katie's Cucina
Have you tried this recipe?
Here are more strawberry recipes!
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Spinach, Strawberry and Walnut Salad with Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
Easy Strawberry Shortcake with Whipped Cream
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Endive with Strawberry, Mint, and Honey
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Oh yum! This drink is so perfect for the summer time 🙂 I Love strawberries!
We didn’t do anything for July 4th! It was my first day of work after 5 or 6 weeks of vacation. So that was kind of silly.
And loooove these mojitos! So pretty and fresh and perfect for summer.
Mojitos make me so happy. Just saying them puts a smile on my face. Drinking them makes me jump for joy!
With the weather making me melt right now, this is just what I need! Thanks!
Yum! We are big mojito fans in our home… love the idea of making slushies! Perfect way to cool off during the dog-days of summer!
I love strawberries! My best friend and I recently started a food blog and kicked it off with lots of strawberry recipes. The Roasted Strawberry Muffins were AMAZING! http://www.thetableblog.com/2013/06/when-life-gives-you-strawberries-part-2-roasted-strawberry-muffins/
What I love most about Strawberry season, is my granddaughters 2.5 & 7 yo – are strawberry picking angels!!! This Nana gets to share the joy of creating something from something they picked with their own to hands. So far we’ve nailed strawberry smoothies and of course, my own grandmothers strawberry jam canning recipe! Gotta love traditions!
These are so pretty! I love the idea of a mojito as a slushie – super fun for summer!
This looks wonderful ! Will have to try 🙂
Sooooo I LOVE strawberries, and I LOVE mojitos – this is MY drink!! 🙂
SO pretty Julie!! Hope you had a great holiday weekend
Ahh! These look so good especially with all this heat! I can’t wait for my next mojito – might have to be a strawberry one when FL strawberries kick back into season 🙂
And I’ve been obsessed with blueberries lately.
I can’t even tell you how much I need this right now! Come to mama!
Yum! I love mojitos and this year I have chocolate mint in my garden!
I love strawberry mojitos, but never though to turn them into a slushie! You should look into making freezer jam – much easier than canning!
SO pretty!! I must make a virgin version. Love these!
These slushies look unreal!!
It is strawberry season here in Maine and I think these slushies would be great to make. I did make up some Strawberry Shortcake Whoopie Pies http://www.sweet-morris.blogspot.com/2013/07/strawberry-shortcake-whoppie-pies.html.
Sounds great!
Ha, I love that you made chicken pot pies for the 4th! These slushies look SO good! I love a good frozen mojito!
A good mojito is my absolute favorite drink! This is such a fun take on the original 🙂
I fully believe every adult beverage should be made into slushy form. These are gorgeous Julie!!
I also love love mojitos. . yum! These look great and hey, nothing boring about chicken pot pies. . yum!
These look so refreshing and delicious. I’ve never had a blended mojito, but that needs to change!
I love mojitos…these look so refreshing and healthy! Lots of vitamin C. Citrus rum…I am intrigued. Thanks for sharing. I am with Curtis on the tacos….always a yes in my book.
Beautiful photos!
I posted Strawberry-Lime mojitos last week {and I even tried to healthi-fy them by making simple syrup with honey instead of sugar since I”ve been trying to cut excess sugar out of my diet}! Mine weren’t frozen, but these look like such a refreshing thing to sip on in the summer. Gorgeous! Here’s a recipe for a savory way to use up those perfect berries — Strawberry Quinoa Salad: http://www.thekitchenprepblog.com/2013/05/coming-clean-strawberry-quinoa-salad.html
Oh yes! I have a ton of strawberries in my fridge too! And it’s Friday so no better excuse than to drown myself in this 🙂
What a fun drink for hot summer days! Being a huge fan of strawberries, I know this is going to be great! Pinning!
So I hardly drink ever, but the one drink I will always partake in are mojitos. They are SO GOOD! And this sounds even better. Love it!
This just screams summertime, parties, friends, being outside…love it, Julie! Pinned!
I don’t think I’ve ever had a mojito before but it sounds really good with the strawberry.
These look so refreshing, gorgeous color!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love all that fresh fruit flavor in my cocktails. Pinned!