Spicy mango mojito recipe

Name: Spicy mango mojito
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1-2 tsp demerara, to taste; 2 sprigs fresh mint; ½ a fresh green jalapeno chilli, thinly sliced and seeds removed; 50ml dark rum; 75ml mango juice; 100ml soda water, to top up; handful ice cubes

Treat yourself to a refreshing mojito, spiked with hot jalapeños and amped up with a tropical twist of mango juice. Muddled together with ice, sugar, mint and soda water for the ultimate summer's night cocktail.

See method

Serves 1
10 mins to prepare
178 calories / serving

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Billingtons Demerara Sugar 500G
1-2 tsp demerara, to taste
£2.25
£4.50/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Mint 30G
Aldi Price Match
2 sprigs fresh mint
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Finger Chillies 80G
½ a fresh green jalapeno chilli, thinly sliced and seeds removed
£1.15
£14.38/kg
Tesco Dark Rum 35Cl
50ml dark rum
£8.00
£22.86/litre
Rubicon Still Mango Juice Drink 288Ml Carton
75ml mango juice
£0.85
£2.95/litre
Tesco British Natural Mineral Water Sparkling 2L
100ml soda water, to top up
£0.90
£0.45/litre
The Ice Co. Premium Ice Cubes 1Kg
handful ice cubes
£1.35
£1.35/kg

Method

Put the sugar, 1 sprig of mint and a couple of slices of chilli into a tall highball glass and muddle with the end of a wooden spoon or cocktail muddler until the mint is bruised.
Pour the rum and mango juice into the glass and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add a handful of ice and top up with soda water.
Garnish the mojito with the remaining sprig of mint and a couple more slices of jalapeño before serving.