Mojito Recipe With Nutrition Data and Calorie Count

Mojito

A traditional Cuban cocktail made of five ingredients: spearmint, rum, sugar, lime, and carbonated water.

Yields:

1 servings

Meal Type:

Beverage

Rating:

Ingredients

2 fl oz clear rum
12 leaves mint
1 oz sugar syrup
1 lime
4 fl oz club soda

Directions

Start by making some simple syrup. Put equal parts sugar and water into a pot and cook it on high (stirring the whole time) until it dissolves together (you do not want it boiling!). You can also use granulated sugar but just make sure that it is well dissolved before serving. There is nothing worse than a crunchy mojito! Alternatively, forego the simple syrup and use guarapo (sugar cane juice) instead for a more natural and less sweet flavor.
Make sure you have a good muddler, a sturdy glass and a shaking tin for muddling and mixing the drink. The cocktail's success depends on the blending of the lime and mint flavors.
Use a good light rum. You will also need fresh limes, mint, soda water and sugar. Brown sugar or simple syrup can be substituted for refined sugar.
Cut the limes into quarters and pick the mint leaves off of the stems. For eight mojitos you will need a generous bowl of mint and eight limes, one per drink.
Muddle a generous pinch of mint and about three lime wedges in the bottom of a tall mojito glass, cocktail shaker, or a mixing receptacle. If using granulated sugar, also muddle the sugar with the mint and lime to extract the lime's essential oils. When the ingredients are well pulverized, add ice to fill the glass.
Add 2 tablespoons of your simple syrup (equivalent to 1 oz). Fill the glass with about 2 ounces of rum with the ice, the glass should appear about 3/4 of the way full.
Shake or stir the mixture until fully blended. Fill the remainder of the pint glass with soda water. Another option is to transfer the shaken cocktail to another glass to serve since the muddled lime and mint often stick in the bottom of the glass.
Garnish with a lime wedge, a mint sprig, a sugar cane swizzle stick, or all three.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Daily Values

Calories

Amount Per Serving 258

% Daily Value*

Total Fat

Amount Per Serving 0.14g

% Daily Value 0%
- Saturated Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 0.016g
- Trans Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 0g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 0.04g
- Monounsaturated Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 0.013g
Cholesterol

Amount Per Serving 0mg

% Daily Value 0%
Sodium

Amount Per Serving 27mg

% Daily Value 1%
Total Carbohydrate

Amount Per Serving 35.49g

% Daily Value 13%
- Dietary Fiber
  
  Amount Per Serving 1.9g
  
  % Daily Value 7%
- Total Sugars
  
  Amount Per Serving 29.45g
  
  Includes -g Added Sugars
Protein

Amount Per Serving 0.49g

Nutrients Declaration Requirement

Vitamin A

Amount Per Serving 0mcg

% Daily Value 0%
Vitamin C

Amount Per Serving 22mg

% Daily Value 24%
Vitamin D

Amount Per Serving -mcg

% Daily Value -%
Calcium

Amount Per Serving 2mg

% Daily Value 0%
Iron

Amount Per Serving 3mg

% Daily Value 17%
Potassium

Amount Per Serving 75mg

% Daily Value 2%

Nutrition summary:

Calories 258 KCal
Fat 0.14 g
Carbs 35.49 g
Protein 0.49 g

There are 258 calories in 1 serving of Mojito.

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Values estimated based on person weighing 160 lbs.