While I have often used jam for cocktails, this go around it was cranberry sauce and trust me, these Cranberry Sauce Mojitos are absolutely fantastic!
Course Cocktails, Rum
Cuisine American
Keyword cocktails, cranberry sauce, mojito, rum
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 1Cocktail
Calories 206kcal
Author Barb
Ingredients
For the Cocktail
2tablespoonscranberry sauce
8mint leaves
1slicelime
2ouncesrum
2ouncesginger beer - up to one ounce more if desiredor sparkling water, chilled
Garnish
Lime Slices
Fresh cranberries
Instructions
Put the cranberry sauce, mint leaves and lime slice into the bottom of the glass; muddle all ingredients to release flavors and mix everything together.
Add the rum and mix with a bar spoon. Add ice and lime slices (if desired) and fill with ginger beer; gently stir.
Garnish with cranberries and mint sprig.
Notes
Simple Cranberry Sauce
12 oz bag cranberries
1 cup water
1 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
Mix everything together in a medium saucepan and simmer until thick; approximately one hour. Allow to cool.