Pineapple Mint Julep
From divaliscious 15 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 4
For those who love a nice refreshing beverage, here's a nice cool pineapple one! Put your glasses or mugs into the freezer to really make your drinks make that splash with your guests or family and friends at your house tonight! Read more This is my version of an oldie but goodie recipe! See less
Ingredients
- 6+ sprigs of fresh mint shopping list
- 3/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest shopping list
- 4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice shopping list
- 2 cups ginger ale (diet is fine too, or flavored seltzer) shopping list
- 1 cup Alcohol of your choice - bourbon is traditional, but I would use vodka or white rum too with super excellent results. shopping list
- ice shopping list
- Pitcher shopping list
- Wooden spoon or wooden potato masher shopping list
How to make it
- Put rinsed mint into pitcher, take leaves off their stems.
- Add lemon zest.
- Add sugar on top of mint and zest.
- Mash for at least one or two minutes really well, bruising the mint.
- Add lemon juice and let stand for 15 minutes.
- This is when you call your GF to come on over for early evening drinks if you already haven't done so.
- Add pineapple juice, ginger ale.
- ***For extra decadence, wet rims of cold glasses with a little of pineapple juice or lemon, then place glass down into small plate with a little sugar so that the rims are covered in sugar.
- Put ice into drinks, add alcohol to desired amount, then add mix into drink.
- Add fresh sprig of lime.
- Makes almost 8 cups, enough for 4 people having two drinks.
- Photo from timeinc.com
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this sounds very gooood....
peetabear
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oh yum this sounds great....i love your new avatar so pretty
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Oh Leah, this loooks so D-lish! If we ever get any hot weather up here I'll be sure to try it!
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