These low carb blueberry mojitos are the perfect accompaniment to your healthy summer celebrations. Perfectly sweet and refreshing with no added sugar, and a crisp mint and lime flavour.
Do you remember the first time you ever had a mojito? For me, it was love at first sip. Or maybe it was darker than that. Total obsession at first sip. That perfect combination of mint and lime together with a touch of sweetness and a kick of rum. Oh my, I get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it.
They rank up there among my favourite cocktails, along with a really dry martini and a good margarita. There simply isn’t anything more refreshing on a hot summer evening than a really good mojito. Whoever invented it deserves my utmost admiration. Cheers to you!
I’ve made my own share of mojitos over the years, some good, some not so good. It took a while to perfect the right combination of sweetness to the tart lime and the fresh mint. I think I finally got it right while on a trip to Martha’s Vineyard.
How to Make Low Carb Blueberry Mojitos
Three women and 6 kids sharing a house on the island for a week, and I brought something like two pounds of limes over from the mainland to practice with. My roomies (the adult ones) were not unhappy with that arrangement and we would take a large mason jar filled with them to our daily late afternoon beach jaunts. But don’t tell the Martha’s Vineyard police, as I am pretty sure we weren’t supposed to drink in public. It is puritan Massachusetts after all!
But that was my pre-prediabetes days, so my love for mojitos took a backseat for a while there. The problem is that the best mojitos are made with simple syrup and that’s not so simple when going sugar-free. The sweetener I love best (Swerve) doesn’t like to be boiled into solution and tends to recrystallize out as it cools, which isn’t so great for cocktails. I did do a mojito recipe a few years back that was quite good but it was made with Honest Fizz, a soft drink that’s already sweetened with erythritol and stevia.
Still, I saw had a large basket of fresh blueberries the other day and they were just begging me to tackle blueberry mojitos. Begging, I tell you. And I felt I was up to the challenge. I decided to skip the simple syrup altogether and blend the blueberries up with some powdered Swerve and only then mix it into the rest of the ingredients. And you know what? They were perfect, just perfect. I guess simple syrup isn’t a requirement after all!
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 3 to 4 tbsp powdered Swerve Sweetener (depending on how sweet you like it)
- 1/4 cup packed mint leaves
- 1 cup white rum
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 liter club soda
- Blueberries and mint leaves for garnish
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In a blender, combine blueberries and powdered sweetener. Blend to a thick puree. Transfer to a pitcher.
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Tear mint leaves by hand and add to a pitcher that holds at least one liter. Crush with a muddler or the end of a wooden spoon to release the oils. Add blueberry puree, white rum, lime juice and soda and stir to combine.
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Fill 4 highball or bucket glasses with crushed ice. Pour mojitos into glasses, garnish with blueberries and mint leaves and serve.
janet says
Ooo! Sounds interesting, and just in time to try for July 4th holiday.
Maybe I will make them tonight, Got just gobs of mint in the garden right now, cause it has been a wet early summer here, so it is growing like crazy! Got some HUGE Habanero peppers too!
Alice B says
Carolyn, the drink sounds great but I wanted to tell you that your photos are absolutely gorgeous!
Cheers!
Alice
amanda says
Such a pretty drink!
Mellissa @ ibreatheimhungry says
These are gorgeous!
Karen says
So. I’m going on vaca in the tropics. Are you suggesting I should pack some powdered swerve for my beach bag!!???
Tina says
How about a virgin drink. Maybe replace rum with? Water?
Carolyn says
Just leave out the rum and you’re good to go.
Jacqueline G Mack says
Is there a club soda that is not with sugar???
Carolyn says
Club soda never has sugar. Are you thinking of tonic water?
Rachael Yerkes says
These are so refreshing! perfect for this warm weather!
Ashley F says
These are so refreshing! Perfect for these warmer days!
Lyn says
I can’t wait to drink one of these while sitting out by the pool this summer!
Jamie says
These mojitos were a hit with guests last night. I’ll be enjoying plenty more over the summer! Thanks for the recipe!
Anna says
Love how refreshing this mojito was! Perfect for summer parties!
Robyn says
Can sparkling water be subbed for the club soda?
Carolyn says
Sure.
Paula says
I have dark rum in my pantry but not white. Have you ever tried it with dark?
Carolyn says
Typically mojitos use white rum, although you are welcome to try with dark.
Jane R says
These are great but I used homemade mint ‘sugar’ which made the colour less clear .. and the blueberries definitely made it quite murky overall. Tasted amazing though!
Debbie says
Can this be made ahead for a group of 12?guests and then served from a pitcher?
Carolyn says
I can’t see why not. Add the soda water later, though, so it doesn’t run out of fizz before you serve.
Sara Reeves says
Just made this – so yummy and can’t wait to drink more in our (Australian) summer
Olga says
Just made this with Raspberries,yumm
Sabrina says
Made these yesterday AND today. This is a beautiful and refreshing drink. Thanks so much.
Diana says
I thought rum contained sugar?
Carolyn says
It’s made from sugar cane but the distillation process consumes all the sugar. Just google “rum nutritional information” and you will see… 0 carbs.
Misty says
Blueberry mojito amazing and delicious but your toothpicks are off the hook! Any idea where I might find those?
Carolyn says
Wish I had a clue. We’ve had them for a while and I cannot remember.