Gorgeous dragon fruit juice muddled together with mint, vanilla and lime in a fruity sparkling dragon fruit mojito cocktail!
You don’t always hear me say this, but today i need a drink, hence the Dragon Fruit mojito recipe today.
I needed something good and exquisite so i can deal better with my technology troubles that have followed me this past week.
Was Mercury in retrograde ? Who knows, who cares, i really don’t wanna talk about it anymore, but instead muddle together some gorgeous dragon fruit juice with mint, vanilla and rum, top it with some sparkling water and give myself a mandatory time out from all things electronics.
But first I needed to document the dragon fruit mojito recipe- priorities you know!
I wish i could go on about the charm of juicing or pureeing some dragon fruit myself, but this week I barely had time to take a shower, so no kids, I did not go out picking dragon fruit for this mojito. Instead I stocked up on dragon fruit juice smoothie packs, and that is what i’ve been using. Organic, individually packaged and so convenient to mix up a mojito or lemonade or a smoothie.
I fell in love with dragon fruit not too long ago when i made us the pitaya avocado smoothie with bee pollen. I’ve been hooked ever since, plus it is so pretty, i love pretty don’t you ?!
Best thing about this dragon fruit mojito is that you can prepare the base in advance and have it ready for a crowd.
Literally you mix and muddle all the ingredients in a big jug except the sparkling water. Then when your guests arrive you just pour over ice and garnish with mint and lime. Absolute killer I tell ya ! ~ Florentina Xo’s
Gorgeous dragon fruit juice muddled together with mint, vanilla and lime in a fruity sparkling mojito cocktail!
- 3 oz dragon fruit purée
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lime sliced
- 4 mint sprigs
- 3 tbsp agave + more to taste
- 2 shots white rum
- 1 1/2 c Sparkling water + more to taste
- 2 c ice cubes
- In a large mixing cup muddle together the dragon fruit puree with the lime juice and the mint leaves from 3 sprigs of mint. Mix in the vanilla extract, agave and rum and top with the sparkling water.
- Taste the mojito and adjust sweetness to taste with more agave or more lime juice.
- Pour the mojitos in two glasses over ice and serve promptly garnished with the remaining mint leaves and some lime slices.
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Laura | Wandercooks
April 17, 2016 at 6:06 pmNo way, gorgeous AND easy to serve up when friends arrive?? Yes please. These look absolutely stunning and I can just imagine the flavours now. I had no idea that you could get dragon fruit juice packs like that too! So cool. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Florentina
April 17, 2016 at 6:20 pmOh yes, such a great short cut to having to juice your own dragon fruit. Makes for a great lemonade too, but i’d rather have a mojito 😉 Happy Sunday !
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
April 18, 2016 at 3:49 amThe colour of this is just beautiful! I bet it is so refreshing too!
Gloria @ H
April 18, 2016 at 5:41 amWhat a beautiful looking drink. We often don’t have dragon fruit here, but when we do I will have to give this a try.
Trish
April 18, 2016 at 7:24 pmSo GORGEOUS! I am totally jealous of these right now. I’ll be pregnant all through Spring! Drooling over the cocktails!
Florentina
April 19, 2016 at 10:21 pmAwww Congratulations ! That is so exciting ! Don’t worry , they are just as tasty as mocktails! Most days is what i have !
krish recipes
April 20, 2016 at 9:51 amThis mojito looks simply superb. Love the lovely colour
Florentina
April 20, 2016 at 12:54 pmThank you Krish, i hope you give it a try, dragon fruit is so tasty 🙂
Janet
July 24, 2017 at 3:00 pmI did not find recipe for dragonfly puree for this gorgeous drink?
Florentina
July 25, 2017 at 7:56 pmHi Janet, I just used the store bough organic packets, they are in the freezer section of the supermarket or you can order above from Amazon.