Traditional Lime Mojito Recipe With Honey (2024)

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Can you use honey instead of sugar in mojito? ›

I'm also a big believer that the best mojito recipe is sweetened naturally with just a bit of honey (instead of loads of sugar), which really allows those bright, fresh, tart flavors shine through. But the joy in making homemade mojitos, of course, is that you can add as much sweetener, mint, lime, or rum to taste.

Mix this classic co*cktail for a party using fresh mint, white rum, sugar, zesty lime and cooling soda water. Play with the quantities to suit your taste.

The Ingredients for Making a Mojito

Sugar. White rum. Fresh lime juice. Soda water.

Always use white rum for mojitos. Avoid spiced rums, because these will take away from the freshness of the mint and lime.

One of the main reasons people choose to sub honey in is because they think it's a healthier choice than sugar. In truth, honey does have some benefits, like being less processed and having more micronutrients. But we have to be careful. Honey is sweeter and higher in calories than sugar.

Honey is largely fructose and is therefore much sweeter than refined sugar. Depending on the honey, it can be two or three times sweeter than sugar. For every 1 cup of sugar, replace it with 1/2 to 2/3 cups of honey. Use our infographic for conversions.

It is said that the original Mojito was a medicinal drink to curb disease on the island of Cuba. A moon shine rum-type alcohol was mixed with mint, lime, and sugar cane syrup to ward off illness.

No mint leaves? Try substituting basil, rosemary, cilantro, or jalapeno. You could also use a mint-flavored liqueur, mint bitters, or even a peppermint tea bag. Avoid mint extract or essential oil – they are both too concentrated and strong.

Mojitos have, in my experience, an average amount of alcohol for a co*cktail; typically one ounce of rum. For a person with low alcohol tolerance, one mojito can cause tipsiness, sure.

Do not over-muddle the mint, or muddle the lime with the ice cubes. These are strictly amateur moves. Do try Bacardi rum in your mojitos. For many of us, it is the closest thing we can get to real Cuban rum.

What is a substitute for lime juice in a mojito? ›

Lime Juice Substitutes

Other citrus juices: In most dishes, a 1:1 substitute of lemon juice will work just fine. (co*cktail chef Matthew Biancaniello is even using lemon in margaritas.) Depending on the recipe you could also try grapefruit juice or orange juice, bearing in mind that these are sweeter than lime.

The mojito is not a terribly strong co*cktail. When made with 80-proof rum, the alcohol content falls in the 13 percent ABV (26 proof) range. That makes it equivalent to a glass of wine, only far more refreshing.

THE CLASSIC MOJITO co*ckTAIL RECIPE

The Mojito kind of has a bad rap with bartenders… It can be annoying to keep fresh mint leaves around, and muddling interrupts your flow behind the bar. But I've yet to find one person who doesn't agree that a Mojito made just right is a thing of beauty.

Mojito - includes sugar or simple syrup, fresh mint leaves, lime juice, white rum and club soda. It is muddled, then stirred and served over ice in a tall glass. It is garnished with a sprig of mint and sometimes a wedge or wheel of lime. It is refreshing and typically lower in alcohol by volume than a margarita.

One alternative sweetener that's sometimes mentioned, especially by tea drinkers and those looking for a healthier alternative to sugar, is honey.

When using honey in wine making before the fermentation, you want to use it in-place-of or instead-of the sugar called for in the wine recipe you are using. As a general rule-of-thumb you can replace 1 pound of sugar with 1.2 to 1.3 pounds of honey. You can also use a wine hydrometer to determine how much honey to add.

If you're looking for a simple syrup substitute, there are three favorites you probably have right in your home: honey, maple syrup and agave.

Fruit juice – Fruit contains natural sugars (fructose). Agave syrup – This is a good way of sweetening a co*cktail without using processed sugar cane or sugar beet.