Watermelon Mojito, one taste of this refreshing cocktail and you’ll be hooked!
It’s slightly sweet, fruity, light and simply perfect for a hot summer day!
If you like a light tasting, refreshing cocktail this is the drink for you. If you like mojitos, this is the drink for you.
The cool taste of watermelon mixed with sweet rum, mint and a fizzy soda makes this an unforgetable cocktail. Mix this up for friends and you’ll be very popular. I should add a disclaimer: Plan to make more than you think you’ll need. You’ll need them.
I usually add sugar water to my mojitos. I’ve been trying to cut a few calories and a friend suggested this Fresca. (This is not a sponsored posts, by the way!) Fresca is much like tonic water or club soda. It has fizz, is neutral is flavor and zero calories. It’s perfect to top off the alcohol and muddled watermelon and mint.
The process I use for making this drink is simple. I muddle watermelon, mint, lime and ice in a shaker. If you’ll add the ice with the watermelon and mint, it helps to break the fruit down and release the flavors.
Next, pour in the rum and shake to combine.
In a glass that has been filled with ice, fill the glass half to 3/4 with the watermelon mixture and top it off with the Fresca. Stir gently to combine.
Two things to remember, Fresca is carbonated, you do not want to add it to the shaker and shake. Trust me. Remember that soda you dropped then opened?
You can substitute tonic water, club soda, Sprite, 7-up or any carbonated beverage that is neutral in flavor for the Fresca. It won’t be exactly the same, but will be close to my recipe. I do recommend Fresca if it’s available in your area.
For mocktail, simply leave out the rum. It’s a refreshing drink that doesn’t have to include alcohol!
For printable recipe, click here.
Watermelon Mojito
Author: Paula Jones
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 4 servings
Watermelon Mojito, one taste of this refreshing cocktail and you’ll be hooked! It’s slightly sweet, fruity, light and simply perfect for a hot summer day!
Ingredients
1 Lime cut into wedges
12 Mint, leaves
2 to 3 cups Watermelon, cut into chunks
1 cup Ice
2 oz Rum
Fresca soda (can substitute tonic, club soda, Sprite, 7-up)
*garnish – watermelon, lime, mint for garnish
Instructions
- To a shaker add watermelon, mint, ice, and limes wedges and muddle crushing the ice and lime to release flavors.
- Add rum and shake.
- Fill glasses with ice and pour half full with watermelon mixture. Finish filling glass with Fresca and stir to combine.
- Garnish with watermelon wedge, mint stem and or lime wedge
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This sounds so good Paula. I mean, sooooo good! Especially after a long night of baseball with my boys. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Matt. I completely understand,baseball can be so long. Are you watching any of the CWS? My college team is in the final four, woot 🙂
This looks awesome, Paula!! We’ll be hanging out by the pool a good portion of the summer and this will be perfect! I would love it if you would come link it up with us at Foodie Fridays!!
I love this recipe but will substitute ginger ale or, even better, sparkling wine for the Fresca…
This looks so refreshing and I love Mojito thank you for sharing – popping in from #FoodieFridays
I hope you love it as much as I do, thanks for stopping by!
Love these babies!!! Pinned and scheduled for the weekend on FB
Hugs from Freedom FRidays!!
Thanks so much for sharing Evelyn! Have a great weekend!
Wow all these Mojitos look fabulous! Coming over from the Foodie Fridays party
Thanks so much for visiting! Have a great weekend!
Perfect for a hot day, Paula! Pinned and scheduled to share on FB. Thanks for joining us at #FreedomFridays!
Thanks so much Jamie. Hope you’re having a great summer!
Two of my favorite things watermelon and mojitos. Visiting from #foodiefridays and pinning to make later.
Mine too!!!! 🙂 thanks for sharing!
This looks so refreshing and delicious! I would love to make this for a hot summer day!
Found you through the Plan Your Menu hop.
Thanks for sharing. Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
Thanks Jennifer! I hope you love it, have a great weekend!
Yum! I will be making these for my next party! Thank you!
Do you think I could blend the ingredients? I don’t have a muddler…
I think blending will be fine. You just really want to get the flavors out of the mint and watermelon so it should work beautifully!
Hi Paula,
I was in an e-mail from Arlene at “Flower On My Face”. This was one of the drinks she featured.
I am not much of a drinker, but this does sound soooo good. I noticed that there are not any amounts of item used showing….example 1. cups of watermelon.
I was hoping you would be able to fill in the amount of each item needed. I saw that this served 4….would be a big help. I will be going down to my Summer Place in “The Valley” in South Texas and I thought this would be a good way to start off the stay.
Thanks so much for your help on this.
Have a good one.
Carpe Diem
Roy
@ texasroy@suddenlink.net
Hi Roy, I don’t know what happened to that and it won’t allow me to fix it there where it’s supposed to be, but I added it in the notes. It’s a great hot weather cocktail, my favorite. Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks Paula. I can’t wait to make it and give it a try…..I’m sure I’m gonna luv it!