Pomegranate Mojito Cocktail

Pomegranate Mojito Cocktail – refreshing, with healthy antioxidants this would make a great holiday drink.

Happy Monday!

How was your weekend?

Ready to say “Goodbye” to 2014 and say “Hello” to the new year?

Although I’m still in a holiday mood, I found some time to make mojitos.

Mojitos are my favorite drinks to make by far.

I know that most people connect them with the summer and going to the beach, but I can have them any time of the year. With pomegranates in season now, it was the perfect time to make a pomegranate mojito cocktail. I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to make this drink and after my Original Lime, Strawberry and Watermelon Mojito recipes I shared last summer, I thought this could make a nice New Year’s Eve drink.

I love sweet cocktails like this pomegranate one, which I prepared with fresh pomegranate seeds and simple syrup. Of course rum, lime juice mint and some ice.

For this particular cocktail I used lime flavored Perrier sparkling water, but unflavored soda or sparkling water works awesome.

This is not a classic Mojito recipe, that’s why I’m not using brown sugar, instead I prefer making my mojitos with simple syrup. This way it tastes so much better, sweeter and flavors are well balanced.

And another fun fact about me – I love making Mojito in a tall glass and refuse to drink it from a short one. I like this drink in size “large”.

It is pretty, festive, sweet and flavorful. Very sparkly and if you skip the rum, it will make a great mocktail  (virgin mojito).

I hope you enjoy it! Very simple and quick to make, perfect for a party.

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5 from 9 votes

Pomegranate Mojito Cocktail

By Lyubomira from CookingLSL

Pomegranate Mojito Cocktail – refreshing, with healthy antioxidants this would make a great holiday drink.

Prep: 2 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 12 minutes mins

Servings: 1

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Ingredients 

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For the simple Syrup:

• ▢ (If you’d like to make your own simple syrup, this recipe makes around 1 3/4 cups)
• ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 cup water

For the Mojito:

• ▢ 8 fresh mint leaves, ( plus more for garnish)
• ▢ 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
• ▢ juice from 1 lime
• ▢ 3 oz Bacardi white rum
• ▢ 2 oz simple syrup
• ▢ 1 cup ice, (might need more)
• ▢ soda water, (I used lime flavored Perrier)

Instructions 

• Prepare simple syrup, by combining 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water and bringing it to a boil. Stir to let sugar dissolve and remove from heat. Let syrup cool.
• In a sturdy glass add mint leaves, pomegranate seeds, lime juice, rum and simple syrup. With a muddles or a wooden spoon, muddle to extract juices from mint leaves and pomegranate seeds.
• Add ice to the glass and top with soda water. Garnish with more pomegranate seeds, mint leaves or lime wedges.

Nutrition

Calories: 408kcal, Carbohydrates: 57g, Protein: 1g, Sodium: 39mg, Potassium: 246mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 48g, Vitamin A: 340IU, Vitamin C: 26.2mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 2.8mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Cuban

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