Strawberry Mojito
It's cocktail time and I've got a Strawberry Mojito with your name on it! Fresh strawberries and a gentle basil flavor make this my favorite mojitos recipe. It's lightly sweetened and beautifully fragrant and perfect for a hot summer's day. It's also super easy to make a big batch for easy summer entertaining.

We're getting a jump start on summer around here!
Yes, I know we're still firmly planted in the middle of spring. But a girl can dream, can't she? Besides, I think a toast to warmer weather with a Strawberry Basil Mojito is just the thing to encourage an early summer.
You'll want to make this Strawberry Basil Mojito for just about every occasion:
- To celebrate the weekend! #friyay
- For your BFFs wedding shower or stagette. This has a girl's party written all over it.
- For your beach BBQ/picnic/backyard pool party.
- To sit on the deck and soak up the season's first warm rays of the sun.
- Because it's the afternoon and you can so you should.

I love my ‘job.' That's what I'm calling this these days. It's not because it feels like work, nor because I'm bringing home a fat paycheck. I love my job because I can sit here sipping a strawberry basil mojito because I ‘have' to. It's a rough life.
I know I've gone a bit overboard with mojitos recently. First, there was the Coconut Raspberry Mojito Jello Shooters, and then there was the Fresh Mint Mojitos, and now a Strawberry Basil Mojito. But I just came back from Cuba, can you blame me?

These babies are like summertime in a glass. Think grass between your toes, warm evenings that go on forever, and the scent of BBQ drifting through your neighborhood. You can make them by the glass, but I'd make them by the pitcher.
This recipe was inspired by a picture a family friend sent me a while back. It made me dream of summer!
This one's for you, Andy. One day I'd love to take you up on your offer and come back to Costa Rica to try your strawberry mojito. Cheers š

If you love this Strawberry Basil Mojito as much as I do, make sure to give it a 5-star review in the comments below!

Strawberry Mojito Recipe
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Ingredients
- 6 large mint leaves
- 3 large basil leaves
- 1 ounce strawberry simple syrup, see below
- 1 ounce white rum
- ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
- 2 ounces soda water
- Sliced strawberries, mint, and basil leaves, to garnish
Strawberry Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
Instructions
- Begin by making the strawberry syrup. Combine the water, sugar, and strawberries in a pot and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, mashing the strawberries with a spoon when they're soft.1 cup water, 1 cup chopped strawberries, 1 cup granulated sugar
- Remove the pot from the heat, let it cool slightly, then strain it through a fine-mesh sieve. See notes.
- Add the mint, basil, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker and muddle for about 30 seconds. Put a handful of ice into the shaker, add the rum and lemon juice, and stir until it's cold.6 large mint leaves, 3 large basil leaves, 1 ounce strawberry simple syrup, 1 ounce white rum, ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
- Strain your strawberry mojito into a tall, ice-filled glass, top it with soda water, and garnish with strawberries, mint, and basil.2 ounces soda water, Sliced strawberries, mint, and basil leaves
This cocktail looks delicious. I love the strawberry syrup and basil! Who knew basil could be used in a drink? I must try!
I made this recipe using only half the sugar advisedāabout 55 gramsāand it was still way too sweet. Next time I will try making it using only maybe 1/8 of the sugar you suggested.
Did you use only one ounce of the simple syrup? There is enough simple syrup to make many mojitos. š
I made this last night for my girlfriends and they LOVED it!!
Followed the recipe exactly and it did not disappoint!
Thank you for sharing.
I’m so happy the recipe was a hit!!
Thanks kristen for sharing your wonderful recipes.
You are so welcome! š
Looks so delicious and refreshing!
Okay so I want to make this but am unsure by what you mean when you say soda water? Did you mean club soda or tonic water? They taste different to me so I wanted to use the correct one.
Soda water! You’re right, they are different. Tonic wouldn’t taste right in this recipe. Any bubbly water will work – club soda, Pelligrino, ect. Hope that helps!
This looks so good! Been reading your plugin recommendations, Is this recipe made using easyrecipe? Thanks for sharing.
About a year ago I switched to using Tasty Recipes, which is what I use for all new recipes now. It is a premium (paid) plugin but I really like the features it has as well as the way it looks. Hope that helps!
I love anything with basil, and this looks super tasty.
Hi Christina,
The recipe can definitely be made in larger quantities. My mom actually told me she made a big pitcher of it last year for a BBQ.
The recipe is good for one drink so you’ll just want to increase the amounts by however much will fit into the pitcher you have. You can either add the soda water to the pitcher or have it on the side so that guests can put as much of it as they want in their glasses.
Hope you have a great family party!
I wonder if you could give the recipe if making it in a pitcher. I would like to make this for a family get together, but don’t want to have to make it per glass as I have a large family and this would make me the bartender, not the hosest. It looks so tasty!
Great looking drink. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Not sure if you’d noticed, but I think some of your code is displaying incorrectly on the recipe? Or maybe it’s on my end?
btw: I love this photo. Yum!
Hey Regan,
Thank you for giving me the heads up. I really appreciate it. All looks good on my end so I’m not sure what was happening. Hope you’re having a great weekend!
This is wonderful! I must make this one soon!
Thanks, Alisa. Let me know how you like it. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with them š
Holy moly! These sound so fabulous. I went through a mojito-craze phase when I went to Cuba a few years ago, too — and I don’t think the phase has ended. Cannot wait to try these!
Hey Katie,
It’s so hard not to go on a mojito crazy after Cuba, they’re so delicious! Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!
I love mojitos and strawbs too so I have to try this very soon, thanks.
Have pinned for another day.
You are so welcome, Debs!
I made this recipe for my girls luncheon — they were sooooo good. I blended the strawberries in the syrup and that was delious too. Thanks for this recipe, I will be making this many times more!
That’s an absolutely great idea to blend the strawberries. I will definitely be doing that next time for sure!
This is an amazing cocktail, love it!!
Thanks, Crystal! I have to admit, it was pretty tasty š