Spicy Strawberry Mojito
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A spicy twist on a classic mojito recipe, this strawberry jalapeno mojito is the perfect craft cocktail for a warm summer day.

Summer for us means fresh produce (especially pick-your-own strawberries), fruity cocktails, and warm, sunny days by the water. That means we’re always looking for new, fun, and refreshing drinks to make for ourselves, and of course, to share with you!
We recently went down the street to our local farm to pick some strawberries, and of course ended up picking far more than we expected (it’s very easy to get carried away when we keep seeing a beautifully ripe strawberry and claiming “okay just one more!”).
So with our 6 pounds or so of strawberries we had to figure out what to do with them. And as our thoughts always revolve around this blog, we naturally decided to remake our very first cocktail that we posted on The Candid Cooks and give it the photos it deserves.
This spicy strawberry mojito is sweet, spicy, and perfectly refreshing. We love to whip up a batch of these to enjoy on our balcony or bring to a day by the lake. It’s also the perfect cocktail to make a big batch of for a garden party or summer Sunday brunch.
What This Recipe Entails
This cocktail takes a little more prep work because of the fresh strawberries, jalapenos, and mint. It’ll take a couple minutes to wash and prep your fresh produce before you can make the drink. Otherwise, this recipe is super straight forward.
- Prep time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
A traditional mojito is made with white rum, mint, lime, simple syrup, and club soda. We took the foundation of a true mojito and simply added strawberries and jalapeno to create this sweet and spicy riff on the cocktail!
- Strawberries – Muddling fresh strawberries into the rum, lime, and simple syrup gives this drink its refreshing and sweet flavor. Ripe strawberries are great for this recipe, but slightly overripe ones work well too since they tend to be extra sweet and the texture doesn’t matter!
- Mint leaves – Mint is a very powerful flavor, so tweak this recipe to your tastes by adding or subtracting a mint leave for two. I tend to like my mojitos stronger on the mint while Alex likes the mint to be a little more subtle.
- White rum – While almost everyone knows of Bacardi, we actually recommend Don Q or Curzan white rums because we find them to both taste better and be decently cheaper.
- Simple syrup – Don’t buy simple syrup, make it yourself! It’s better, cheaper, and can be made with so many different flavors! We always have at least 5 different simple syrups in our fridge at any given time, like our cranberry rosemary simple syrup.
- Club soda – If you’re like us and always end up buying club soda just to throw away half of it when it goes flat, we recommend getting a SodaStream! We love being able to quickly make bubbly water for drinks like this (no it isn’t technically club soda, but we’re okay with that).

Equipment
While it’s easy to make our spicy strawberry mojito, you will need a few useful bar tools:
- Cocktail shaker
- Muddler
- Hawthorne strainer
- Bar spoon
We have this awesome 11-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set from Mixology and Craft that includes everything you need (and more!). Get yourself a set if you don’t already have these tools in your kitchen, and if you enjoy making cocktails at home!
How To Make A Spicy Strawberry Mojito
- First, wash and prepare the strawberries, jalapenos, and mint. Remove and discard the tops of the strawberries, then slice them in half if they’re on the large side. Slice the jalapeno into small disks (leave the seeds in if you want your cocktail to be extra spicy!). De-stem some of the mint leaves, while leaving a few sprigs intact for garnish.
- Next, add the strawberries, rum, simple syrup, and lime juice to a shaker and muddle until the strawberries are thoroughly pulverized.
- Then, add the mint leaves and jalapenos to the shaker, and shake well – without ice. You want to be gentle with the fresh mint leaves so as not to bruise them, which can impart a bitter flavor. Shaking without ice allows you to properly agitate the ingredients before chilling the drink.
- Now, add ice to the shaker and shake briefly to chill the cocktail.
- Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into a Collins glass filled with ice cubes. Top with club soda, garnish with a fresh mint sprig and serve with a straw.
And just like that, we have a light and refreshing cocktail perfect for a warm summer day. Cheers!

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Spicy Strawberry Mojito
Equipment
- Hawthorne strainer
- Collins glasses
Ingredients
- 4 large strawberries or 6-8 medium strawberries
- 1 medium lime juiced
- 6 mint leaves
- 4 fluid ounces white rum
- 1 fluid ounces simple syrup
- 1 small jalapeno sliced into wheels
- club soda
- 2 mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- First, wash and prepare the strawberries, jalapenos, and mint. Remove and discard the tops of the strawberries, then slice them in half if they’re on the large side. Slice the jalapeno into small disks. De-stem some of the mint leaves, while leaving a few sprigs intact for garnish.
- Next, add the strawberries, rum, simple syrup, and lime juice to a shaker and muddle until the strawberries are thoroughly pulverized.
- Then, add the mint leaves and jalapenos to the shaker, and shake well – without ice.
- Now, add a few large ice cubes to the shaker, then shake briefly until chilled.
- Fill two Collins glasses with ice. Strain mojitos into each glass usingusing a Hawthorne strainer, then top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a sprig of mint leaves and serve with a straw.
Notes
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