Food and Recipes Drinks Cocktails Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos 3.0 (2) 2 Reviews Watermelon, mint, lime, and ginger come together to make this wonderfully refreshing pitcher drink. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on June 7, 2019 Rate PRINT Share Active Time: 20 mins Chill Time: 1 hr 15 mins Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Yield: 10 serves Watermelon, spearmint, lime, and ginger come together to make this wonderfully refreshing pitcher drink. Ginger beer gives these mojitos a spicy kick and nice effervescence, but you can substitute ginger ale if you prefer something milder. The mint simple syrup can be prepared up to two days in advance and stored, covered, in the refrigerator. Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Ingredients 1/2 cup granulated sugar 5 fresh spearmint sprigs, plus more for garnish 8 cups seedless watermelon cubes (from 1 [7 1/2-lb.] seedless watermelon) 3 cups (24 oz.) light rum (such as Bacardí Superior), chilled 1 (12-oz.) bottle ginger beer, chilled 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 4 limes) Ice cubes Small watermelon wedges, for garnish Directions Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan over high. Simmer, stirring often, until sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add mint, and stir until submerged. Refrigerate until mixture is completely cool, 1 hour. Pour mint mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl; discard solids. Chill mint syrup until ready to use. While syrup cools, place watermelon in a blender, and process until smooth, about 20 seconds. Pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large measuring cup, pressing gently to squeeze out juice. Discard solids, and refrigerate 15 minutes. Repeat straining procedure. (You should have about 4 cups juice.) Stir together mint syrup, watermelon juice, rum, ginger beer, and lime juice in a large pitcher. Pour evenly into 10 highball glasses filled with ice; garnish each with a mint sprig and small watermelon wedge cut to sit on rim of glass. Rate It Print