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Sitting here looking at a yard full of snow feeling like I’m at the beach drinking this! Love the honey instead of simply syrup!
Kristin
I’m feeling the pretty pink love in the air!
Not even because it’s almost Valentine’s Day (which I pretend to not care about but definitely do care about ♡) but mostly because these Pretty Pink Grapefruit Mojitos for Two have become a deliciously regular treat in my life lately. And that brings the love.
Last fall when we moved into a neighborhood with neighbors who actually know and enjoy each other, we started this really sweet every-few-weeks tradition with our neighbors two houses down: it’s called drink + snack night. And it’s not actually called that – I am saying that name out loud for the first time, but in my mind, that’s what it’s always been called, so there. Now it has a name.
On drink + snack night, we put on coats and hats and boots and make the two-second cold and snowy walk over to our neighbor’s house to have chips and salsa, cheese and crackers and fruit, and a specialty drink – all on random Tuesdays or Wednesdays or Thursdays or otherwise lonely winter nights.
And I’m serious, you guys. Surviving winter in Minnesota can be a lonely endeavor.
The one thing about this drinks + snacks with neighbors tradition is that it reveals my secret: I am not a super experienced specialty drink maker, if you can’t tell from the 600+ posts on this blog over the last 5 years of which EXACTLY NONE are drinks.
That’s right, friends. Welcome to the first ever Pinch of Yum drink recipe.
Simple, classic mojitos seemed like a good place to start for our first featured drinks + snacks with neighbors contribution. I picked up limes and mint, made a simple syrup, and dusted off the cocktail shaker that had previously only been used for iced coffees in the summer – and Bjork consulted the Google Machine: HOW TO MAKE MOJITOS.
After a few weeks of this being our contribution to drink + snack night, and a few weeks of us “practicing” in between –> we had mojitos mastered! High five.
And then winter got even colder, and we got even braver.
And/or I got obsessed with grapefruits.
So after lots of clunking around in the kitchen, pretending to know anything about drink making and adjusting and sampling and buying eight million grapefruits at the grocery story every week, now our “go-to” drink recipe is this pink and adorable grapefruit mojito and it is most perfect for two people.
It uses honey and limes and mint and of course, OF COURSE, that beautiful pink grapefruit juice that is my ultimate spirit survival food during winter.
Valentine’s Day? Love? Pink? Puckery, refreshing, and sweetened with smooth honey? I think this is the one.
XO
Grapefruit Mojitos for Two
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Grapefruit Mojitos – the perfect recipe for two! Grapefruit juice, lime juice, honey, mint leaves, white rum, and sparkling water. Naturally sweet and pink!
Ingredients
- 2 large pink grapefruits
- 2–3 limes
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3–4 ounces white rum
- a handful of mint leave
- sparking water
Instructions
- Squeeze the juice out of the grapefruits and limes. Filter through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds and pulp. Stir the honey in with the juices until dissolved (sometimes I give the mixture a few seconds in the microwave to get the honey really incorporated, otherwise it clumps together when you add the ice).
- For one drink, vigorously shake the following in a cocktail shaker: a handful of ice, half of the rum, and half of the juice mixture which should be about 2/3 cup of juice, and several torn mint leaves. If you don’t have a shaker, use a jar with a tight fitting lid or just stir it all up in a glass.
- Pour the drink into the glass with or without the ice (your call! we leave the ice in). Give it all a good stir to get the mint leaves going and top it off with sparking water.
Notes
If you want a stronger drink, serve without the ice and/or sparkling water.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: grapefruit mojito, mojito recipe
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Wao, this drinks looks very refreshing. An ultimate drink to celebrate summer days. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
If you use agave instead of honey, it doesn’t clump. Also, I just tried coconut rum and it’s pretty delish! 🙂
And on rating this recipe, II tried to click five stars but it will only let me click 4 🙁
Just made this! So easy and delicious. I’m obsessed with mojitos.
Awesome, Lindsay! Glad you like them.
I came to your page looking for a more natural and hopefully slkightly health dessert recipe and saw this picture and the word Mojito and I didn’t make it much farther than this. I’m looking forward to trying this but wanted to commend you on an awesome blog! Can’t wait to browse more.
Awesome, Nicole!
so refreshing! I just enjoyed one . . . and now the baby unexpectedly woke up to nurse. guess he wanted some mojito, too . . .
So funny! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it, Danielle.
Hey Lindsay! I just wanted to let you know that I made these with my boyfriend for Valentine’s day and it was a BIG hit! And I don’t even like grapefruit juice. We can’t find mint leaves in Canada at this time of year but we followed the rest of the recipe and it really made our Valentine’s day special!
I love hearing that! Thanks for the comment Julia!
Sitting here looking at a yard full of snow feeling like I’m at the beach drinking this! Love the honey instead of simply syrup!
Yes! Makes me happy. 🙂
Uhm…. these look so freaking delicious! I’m going to have to convince my roommates to try these sometime with me.
Yum! This looks fantastic! Probably going to be my next favorite cocktail 🙂
Ahh I love Grapefruit & Mojitos so naturally I’m dying to make this! I just discovered that Polar makes Ruby Red Grapefruit Seltzer water and I’m loving it. I’m definitely going to whip up a nice low-cal cocktail soon 🙂
Could I make without the alcohol? Sorry for asking, but I am not a drinker, but looks divine.
Sure! Just sub with more grapefruit juice and soda.
My husband and I are big mojito fans. Huge really. So, we’ll have to double, maybe triple this recipe 🙂 We go for the big tumbler-o-mojito. When we’re eating healthy, we often turn to mojitos with fake sugar as a low calorie drink.
I just discovered our mint plant has turned into a mint forest, so this recipe comes at a good time!
Just made it. I like it! Didnt think grapefruit would go so well. Im gonna use this very often now… 😀
I love hearing that! Thanks for the comment Dennis!
I love you! I have been craving a monitor all pregnancy! Not that I will indulge now of course but this is getting printed for April. Hell, I might bring a mixer to the hospital.
C.
Hard to believe this is your first cocktail recipe. But looks like you nailed it. Love that blush of pink hue!
One of my all time favorite drinks is a Seabreeze. Adding grapefruit to a mojito is such a great idea. Thank you for sharing. 😀
I just discovered grapefruit gin and tonics at the cabin with my girlfriends this weekend… and am reading your post in the car on the way home, which is the perfect way to ease the reentry back into regular life. 🙂
So glad you were able to get away for a weekend! Well deserved!
Congratulations on your first cocktail post! We’ve done a few — the testing, tasting, tweaking, tasting (again!) can be …. fun! I’ve pinned the mojito and look forward to trying it as soon as I get my hands on fresh mint. I’ve managed to kill my plant off this winter!
Ohh your photos are just amaziing!!! Love your blog <3<3
xx
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Now you’ve got me thinking. Why do I never make fancy drinks at home? Especially drinks with ‘mojito’ in the title. How fabulous for Valentine’s day!
Mojitos are my go-to drink during the summer and fall and I love grapefruit, it’s genius to combine the two!
These look so pretty!
Ooooo this sounds really awesome! Must try! 🙂
Mmmmm…..mojitos! I live in that kind of neighborhood too. We have our regular happy hours all year round, it’s really one of the only ways to get through a cold and snowy winter. I love this grapefruit version.
Ooh – cute! We love drink recipes for two as well!