Mint-Pineapple Rum Cooler |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
3 tablespoons dark rum |
1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice |
2 tablespoons minted simple syrup |
1 1/2 cups packed fresh mint leaves |
1 cup sugar |
1 cup water |
garnish: pineapple slices and fresh mint sprigs |
Directions:
1. In a tall glass filled with ice stir together rum, juice, and syrup until combined well.
2. Garnish drink with pineapple and mint.
3. To make simple syrup: Chop mint. In a saucepan bring sugar, water and mint to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer syrup, undisturbed, 2 minutes. Pour syrup through a fine sieve, pressing hard on solids, and cool. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
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