Easy Mojitos Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 mint leaves
- 2 lime slices
- 1 teaspoon white sugar (or more to taste)
- cup ice cubes (or as needed)
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum (such as Bacardi)
- 4 ounces diet lemon-lime soda (such as Diet Sprite)
Directions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Place the mint leaves, lime slices, and sugar at the bottom of a glass. Use a spoon to muddle the ingredients until the mint is crushed and fragrant.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes to your liking.
- Pour the rum over the ice, followed by the diet lemon-lime soda.
- Stir the mixture well to combine the flavors.
- Enjoy your refreshing mojito!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Calories | 121 |
|---|---|
| Total Fat | 0g |
| Sodium | 13mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 7g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g |
| Total Sugars | 5g |
| Protein | 0g |
| Vitamin C | 7mg (8% DV) |
| Calcium | 9mg (1% DV) |
| Iron | 0mg (1% DV) |
| Potassium | 27mg (1% DV) |

Comments
lovestohost
10/06/2025 01:52:54 PM
I've been on a big Mojito kick lately and I've been using Diet 7up in place of club soda, per personal preference, so this was a huge hit with me! I used 2 tsps of sugar and bottle lime juice. This will be a repeater at the LTH house! CHEERS, Jennifer!
Kristin Bayer
04/13/2020 02:13:58 AM
Turned out great! I muddled in my shaker and shook with ice, rum, and sugar, then poured into a martini glass with diet 7-up. Should be noted that it’s best to make a multiple batch if you’re using a shaker.
Mae
05/12/2017 06:26:04 PM
Make sure you use spearmint not peppermint. I would use Nellie & Joe's Key West lime juice instead of real limes to make it even easier (unless you're serving it to company), and I would probably use regular 7-Up instead of diet because then the sugar part is also taken care of for you. Also Mexican 7-Up uses real sugar cane, which is what the original recipe for this drink calls for, so even better.
juliekay
02/07/2021 02:03:57 AM
Yum! I used simple syrup instead of sugar and I tried using white rum and it was terrible. No fault of the recipe I didn't like the white rum I used. I ended up using gin and it was great. When I get better rum I will make it again and I'm sure it will also be delish.
BraveToast6421
03/01/2024 10:08:30 PM
I loved the recipe. I used vodka instead of white rum & I used simple sugar syrup instead of sugar. Looking forward to more recipes.
Kathy Williams-Thompson
08/19/2017 10:57:53 PM
Excellent. Super easy and delicious. I use Zero Sprite. I do not add sugar.
slccmr
06/04/2017 04:21:40 AM
Soooo yummy! The only change I made was to cut the sugar in half
spammy
08/01/2015 02:35:04 PM
Perfect! Used regular Sprite instead of diet because that's all I had. Delicious and helps me use up the mountain of mint that's taken over my garden!
John Rodriguez
07/12/2024 08:54:15 PM
This recipe is officially legendary.
QuickSage8323
07/09/2024 03:22:58 PM
Great
Brian F
10/06/2019 04:02:08 AM
Great recipe. I made a special Green Dragon version of this. It tasted great. However, next time, I would probably make sugar water first as my friends said they can taste the granulated sugar.
noncookingfoodie
08/21/2018 06:50:39 PM
The recipe was super easy and it came it great! I have even memorized it so that I can make it again whenever the mood strikes. I couldn't find Diet Sprite at the time, so I substituted with Diet Mountain Dew. It was perfect!
Alby McEvoy
12/24/2017 07:58:24 PM
Quick to make tastes amazing
La Esposa de Cooky
07/02/2017 04:25:23 PM
This is a great mojito for this amount of effort--appropriately named. If you really do a good job on the "muddle", it is delicious. We have found that a drinking straw is key to enjoying this drink. All the good stuff is on the bottom, and you get a taste of all of the ingredients from the first sip when you drink it with the straw.
Marsku
03/24/2017 09:18:48 PM
I followed the recipe exactly and it is one of the best mojitos I ever had, yum!! Thank you for the recipe!
Sheila LaLonde
05/19/2016 10:54:08 PM
This was very, very good! Very refreshing and went down way too easy! The measurements were perfect! Thanks for sharing this great recipe!
Niki S
01/29/2016 03:35:00 PM
I love this recipe. I have always made mine with Sprite or other brand of lemon lime soda. Its an easy recipe for parties.