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Looking for the perfect drink to celebrate hot summer days? This passion fruit mojito is a fun take on the classic cocktail. It’s fruity, refreshing and utterly delicious, yet so easy to make at home!
For another version of the classic Mojito, take a look at my Mango Mojito! Or if you wish to create a theme, why not make my Summer Party Mojito Grilled Chicken Thighs and serve them with this delicious Orzo Salad with Grilled Zucchini.
Few cocktails work better on a hot summer day than a mojito. Everything in it is designed to refresh and take away the most desperate thirst.
This legendary Cuban drink brings together mint and lime alongside rum with just right sweetness and a bit of fizz. The classic mojito is just about as perfect as a drink could be.
So why am I tinkering with such a good thing? The basic ingredients for a mojito make a great platform for experimenting, adding new flavours to add a bit of extra flair, which is exactly what you get by including passion fruit.
Making a passion fruit mojito
This fantastic recipe came to me from a Columbian friend I met at a barbecue. He spent his time making pitchers of passion fruit mojito, none of which lasted long before they were emptied.
Mojitos take a bit more technique than some cocktails, and a little bit of effort. But none of it is all that difficult to master and it well worth the effort.
Just like with a classic mojito, the key to a good result is well balanced flavours. This is a little harder with a drink like this because not every lime or mint leaf is the same.
Because of this, it is important to taste the mojito as you are making it. That way you can judge the balance of the drink and add more of any ingredient that is missing.
Another trick is to use patience with this recipe. Allowing the mint, sugar and rum to sit together for five minutes gives the flavours time to combine and ensures you are not left with sugar granules at the bottom of your glass.
Once this is ready, add the lime juice and passion fruit and combine well. Add a handful of ice, top with soda water and you are ready to go!
If you love the flavours here, definitely try out other passion fruit cocktails. Passion fruit margarita is my personal fav!
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Don’t muddle the mint too intensely. The mint should be bruised to release flavour, but not shredded into small pieces. Lightly mashing the mint 3-4 times is usually enough. Clapping it between your palms before adding it the glass can also help release the aroma.
- I’ve added the insides of the passion fruit to the glass and mixed it in with the other ingredients. If you don’t like the seeds in the glass, the passion fruit insides can be passed through a strainer to isolate the juice.
- Cold cocktails are the best cocktails. Be generous with ice to bring the temperature as low as you can.
- It is easiest to drink a passion fruit mojito with a straw to avoid bringing bits of mint or passion fruit into your mouth. Using a paper straw is friendlier to the environment.
Serving suggestions
I don’t like to fuss over complicated garnishes when making a cocktail. A good drink like this shouldn’t need too much embellishment, so I limited the garnish to a sprig or two of mint. If you feel like adding more, there is nothing to stop you!
What is important is that the drink remains cold. Use plenty of large ice cubes. Using large cubes means that the drink is kept cold for longer, without watering the drink down too quickly. This is why you often see a single very large cube used in fancy cocktail bars.
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Passion Fruit Mojito
Ingredients
- 50ml / 2oz This is an affiliate link.light rum
- 2-3 mint leaves
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 passion fruit
- 1/2 lime, juice of
- ice
- soda water
Instructions
- In medium sized glass muddle mint leaves with brown sugar, add rum and let it sit for 5 minutes for the rum to infuse with the mint flavour and for the sugar to fully dissolve.
- Stir, then add lime juice and scoop the inside of a passion fruit in the glass. Fill the glass with ice, top with soda water and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I love this
I live in Florida and I’ve bought passion fruits at Walmart. Not in all Walmart’s are available.
I have never seen a Passion fruit or found one even when I lived in Florida. I can’t even locate any on the internet. Where r u finding them?
Hmm…that is interesting. Where do you live? I am in the UK and passion fruit is availables in most shops. Also I did a quick search and it seems that most US supermarkets carry them as well as Amazon. From what I understand passion fruit grows in Florida and Southern California. It’s sometimes spelled as passionfruit.
Ooooooh baby! Mojito’s are my favorite cocktail but I’ve never tried them with passion fruit, can’t wait to! Awesome photos too!
That’s the only way I will drink mojitos now! Passion fruit adds a subtle but such a lovely flavour!