Refeshing Watermelon Mojitos

For once it wasn't a sauna in our house- it really cooled down since it wasn't 90-something degrees in the Detroit area, thank God! And to celebrate this and several other extremely happy things going on with some friends of ours, we decided to "cheers" last night with a few glasses of Watermelon Mojitos! Our kitchen was a total disaster area from some construction going on, and my friend, Dee and I, who were trying to make them, (both of us on crutches-we looked like a couple of hot messes), were having a not-so-typical time throwing these drinks together. Not because of the recipe, but mostly because of our gimpee-ness. But we made it, and they were refreshing and oh-so-summery!!

Ingredients & Recipe:

Printable Recipe

• about 4-5 (1-inch) chunks of fresh watermelon
• 1/4 of the juice of a lime
• 2 tsp. of sugar
• a handful of fresh mint leaves
• 2 shots of white rum (we used watermelon flavored! regular is fine too)
• ginger ale

Begin by really smashing the watermelon chunks down into the bottom of your glass- really smoosh and smash them good- I used the bottom of my meat tenderizer (sounds really weird but it was flat and worked well). Then squeeze in the juice of the lime. Rub the mint leaves together in between your fingers to get the odors flowing and toss them into the glass. Top with the sugar, and next throw in a few pieces of ice to your likings. Pour in the liquor and then top with ginger ale, gently stir and take a sip. Add a little more lime juice if needed, and garnish with mint. Put those feet up and enjoy!!

You Could Also Try...

• You can definitely make this without the alcohol- skip it and just add the ginger ale! No problem!


• Our mojitos got slightly chunky, the watermelon was so yummy to eat while we were sipping, but if you don't like a cocktail with little chunks, you may want to strain out the fruit before serving.


• You could totally make a pitcher of the cocktail, omitting the ginger ale and then just topping each individual drink with the soda just before serving!