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angled shot of two white christmas mojitos garnished with mint and pomegranates — Credit: Photo: Alex Lepe; Food Styling: Janette Zepeda

This recipe is a part of 24 Days of Holiday Cocktails. Come back every day to reveal a new festive drink and stay holly jolly all season long.

If you’re looking for a cocktail showstopper this season, look no further. This white Christmas mojito isn’t just beautiful, it’s delightfully refreshing and wonderfully festive. When assembled, it looks remarkably like freshly fallen snow and holly for the perfect HOLLY-DAY cocktail. The cocktail itself gets its beautiful snow-like appearance from white rum, coconut rum, and coconut milk. It lightly blends to a froth, and when combined with the muddled mint and the zesty lime, it comes together to create a tropical take on a classic mojito. Top with some sparkling water for bubbles along with deep-red pomegranate seeds and mint for pops of color, and I guarantee it will catch everyone’s eye this holiday season.

Why You’ll Love It

It’s just as delicious as it is beautiful. The coconut milk froths up in the blender and once poured over ice, it resembles freshly fallen snow.
Incredibly refreshing. Adding coconut milk and coconut rum to this version creates a refreshing, tropical twist on the classic cocktail with just the right amount of acidity and sweetness.

Credit: Photo: Alex Lepe; Food Styling: Janette Zepeda

Key Ingredients in White Christmas Mojito

Mint: Brings that distinctive mojito flavor while complementing the rum with its freshness.
Rum: The traditional choice for a mojito. I use white rum and coconut rum, which adds a festive twist.
Coconut milk: Adds flavor and brightens up the drink with its frothy white color.
Pomegranate seeds: Contribute a touch of color and brightness, along with a burst of flavor.

Comments

The perfect mojito recipe with a festive holiday twist.

Prep time 10 minutes

Serves 2

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

3
medium limes
1/4 cup
fresh mint leaves (about 3 sprigs), plus 2 sprigs for garnish
2 tablespoons
granulated sugar, plus more for rimming if desired
4 ounces
coconut cream, such as Good and Gather
2 ounces
white rum, such as Bacardi
2 ounces
coconut rum, such as Malibu
Ice
4 ounces
seltzer water or club soda, divided
2 teaspoons
fresh or frozen pomegranate seeds, divided

Instructions

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Finely grate the zest of 1 medium lime until you have 1 teaspoon. Juice that lime and more limes as needed until you have 2 ounces (1/4 cup). Place the zest and juice in a small bowl or mortar.
Add 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Muddle the mixture with the back of a spoon or pestle until the leaves darken in color (it’s okay if the leaves tear).
If you’d like to rim the glasses with sugar, sprinkle some granulated sugar on a plate. Run a wet paper towel or lime wedge around the edges of 2 collins glasses to dampen. Invert each glass into the sugar, turning it as needed, to coat the rim.
Blend 4 ounces coconut cream, 2 ounces white rum, and 2 ounces coconut rum in a blender until smooth and fluffy, about 30 seconds.
Fill the glasses with ice. Divide the lime and mint mixture and then the coconut mixture between the glasses. Stir until combined. Top each glass with 2 ounces seltzer water. Garnish each mojito with 1 mint sprig and 1 teaspoon pomegranate seeds.

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