
Just added to my kitchen wish list…
A muddler!
Do you own a muddler?
May I please borrow it???
Or should I just buy my own, so I can make more yummy herb infused drinks for summertime sippin’ like this rum laced Cantaloupe Mojito, or a refreshing Cantaloupe Mint Sparkler?
Both these drinks were inspired by sweet juicy cantaloupe ripening on my countertop, and by the fresh pineapple mint growing in my courtyard, in a pot, mind you, as I have been forewarned many a time, that mint will take over your entire garden if you don’t contain it!

I suspect it’s true, as a green thumb I DO NOT have, but the mint is already flowing over the top of my pot!
I’m sure many of you have tried a mojito before…
The original version muddles fresh mint with rum, fresh squeezed lime juice, and sugar. Pour it over ice, top it off with sparkling water, and you have a classic summertime drink.
In a nod to health, I added fresh cantaloupe juice to mine, and cut way back on the sugar {subbing in maple syrup for a twist}, because who needs 2 tablespoons of sugar in their cocktail like some mojito recipes call for???

No one does.
You are all sweet enough just as you already are ๐

Oh, and if you would prefer a mocktail version, simply omit the rum, and top it off with plain, or mint flavored sparkling water. Cheers!
(Related: 15 Refreshingly Healthy Mocktail Recipes)

Cantaloupe Mojito & Cantaloupe Mint Sparkler
Ingredients
- 1/2 ripe cantaloupe, peels and seeds removed, and cut in to cubes
- 4 limes
- 8 ounces rum , omit for Cantaloupe Mint Sparkler
- 4 teaspoons maple syrup
- 40 mint leaves, plus extra for garnish
- 2 cups sparkling water
- Ice
Instructions
- Place the cantaloupe cubes in a blender, and blend, on high speed, until liquified. Cut the limes in half and squeeze them into the cantaloupe juice, and add maple syrup and blend until well combined.
- For each mojito or mint sparkler, tear up 10 mint leaves in to a glass and muddle them with a muddler. Divide the cantaloupe juice mixture amongst the 4 glasses and pour the juice over the muddled mint.
- Add 2 ounces rum to each glass if making mojitos, and stir to combine with the juice.
- Top each glass with 1/2 cup sparkling water and add ice to chill. Add fresh mint on top to garnish.