Mojito Strawberries

Our latest dessert addiction, a strawberry riff on the Cuban cocktail called the mojito but served "virgin". Or not. Your call.

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I ♥ Summer Cocktails

You know the mojito [mo-HEE-toe], right? It's that hey-yeah-it's-summer cocktail of rum with tongue-twisting tart lime juice and muddled mint, slightly sweet, ever so fresh. If I had a signature "summer cocktail", this Cuban cocktail would be it.

But sugary cocktails are less than appealing. I checked not long ago, summer's most popular cocktail, a margarita, has something like 19 – yes, NINETEEN – Weight Watchers Points. (To say nothing of the chips and salsa that seem to eat themselves under the table whenever margaritas show up.)

But this simple strawberry dessert is light and simple and very healthy, that last bite of sweet ending that seems to so perfectly finish a summer meal.

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MOJITO STRAWBERRIES

Hands-on time: 10 minutes
Time to table: 10 minutes
Serves 1, easily multiplied

• Fresh strawberries, trimmed and chopped
• Fresh lime juice
• White rum (skip the rum/alcohol for "Virgin")
• Honey or agave
• Fresh mint, chopped
• Dollop of sour cream

Cut up the strawberries and squeeze fresh lime juice over top (about a tablespoon for every five or six large berries). Stir in the rum (if using, about a tablespoon), a little honey (a couple of teaspoons) and fresh mint (to taste but don't skimp).

Transfer into glass serving bowls, top with a dollop of sour cream (just a teaspoon seems plenty).

ALANNA's TIPS Our favorite version of this easy summer fruit dessert is "virgin", savoring one tiny biteful after another. So far, we've only made them with the supermarket strawberries that are so abundant and inexpensive for a few weeks of the year. But local strawberries, better yet, berries from your own garden, would be great too. And after the strawberries are gone? I'm thinking mojito peaches and mojito mangoes and mojito blackberries and mojito pineapple and mojito apricots. It lookin' like a fruity summer!

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Per Serving, assumes Virgin: 111 Calories; 1g Tot Fat; 1g Sat Fat; 2mg Cholesterol; 4mg Sodium; 20g Carb; 4g Fiber; 20g Sugar; 2g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS Old Points 1.5 & PointsPlus 3 & SmartPoints 6 & Freestyle 3

Per Serving, includes Rum: 143 Calories; 1g Tot Fat; 1g Sat Fat; 2mg Cholesterol; 4mg Sodium; 27g Carb; 4g Fiber; 20g Sugar; 2g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS Old Points 2 & PointsPlus 3 & SmartPoints 7 & Freestyle 4

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