Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Cherry Mojito

Cherries are great in desserts but they can be a sweet ingredient in cocktails as well. Here is a Cherry Mojito recipe that is ideal for entertaining and may become your new favorite drink. It’s also easy to prepare!



Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
3 pounds dark cherries, such as Bing or Burlat, pitted
2 1/4 cups best-quality black cherry or plain vodka
1 (750 ml) bottle sparkling water


Bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool completely. (Makes about 2 cups syrup.) Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month.

Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl. Halve 2/3 of the cherries; add all cherries to lime juice. Stir in syrup. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight).

Stir cherry mixture and vodka in a large serving bowl. Fill 12 glasses with ice. Spoon 1/2 cup cherry-vodka mixture into each glass. Top with sparkling water; serve immediately.


Serves 12

Note: Omit the vodka to make a delicious cherry soda.


From The Martha Stewart Show, all rights reserved

7 comments:

  1. that sounds yummy! will save for summer...

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  2. This sounds like a must try!

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  3. This sounds sooo good!! I wish summer was here already. Now I will know what to do with the cherries I get from my parents tree!!

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  4. thanks for sharing, sound very very good for body and soul!
    found you on twittermoms

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  5. I am a facebook fan of yours and love the look of that cocktail!!

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