Minty Lime Cooler Recipes

MINT COOLER

Steps:

• Reserve 4 mint leaves for garnish. Place the remaining mint leaves and lime cordial into the container of a blender, and process until mint is finely ground. Stir in the club soda. Serve in tall glasses over ice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and lime slices.

LIME COOLERS

Steps:

• Make Classic Sugar Cookies with lime zest instead of orange. Whisk 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons green decorating sugar and 3 tablespoons lime juice, then spread over finished cookies.

MINT COOLER RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak the chia seeds in 1/2 cup of water for 30 minutes.
• Add mint leaves, lime juice, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a blender and blend to make a smooth paste.
• Transfer the paste to a pitcher.
• Add the remaining water to the pitcher and stir well.
• Pass the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer.
• Stir in soaked chia seeds.
• Add a few ice cubes, lime round and mint leaves to serving glasses.
• Pour the mint mixture over ice and serve chilled.

WATERMELON-LIME-MINT COOLER

Steps:

• In a small heatproof bowl, pour 1/2 cup boiling water over sugar and mint; stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely, about 20 minutes. Strain syrup into a blender; discard mint.
• Add watermelon, lime juice, and 1 3/4 cups cold water; blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• Serve over ice, garnished with a mint sprig, or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days. If using tequila, stir a shot (1-ounce) into each glass before serving.

MINTY LIME COOLER (OR MOJITO)

Steps:

• Combine the lime juice, sugar and mint in a blender, and puree until smooth.
• Fill 2 tall glasses halfway with ice cubes, then pour half the juice concentrate in each. For the mojito option, add one ounce of rum to each glass.
• Top with sparkling water, garnish with lime and mint, and serve.