Homemade Strawberry Simple Syrup

I decided to make Mojito's tonight using a homemade Strawberry Simple Syrup.  The recipe is very simple and most of the ingredients you will already have at home!  It makes a lot, so you will want to make sure to have a container to store it in! You can do so much with this, from topping for pancakes, to Fresh Homemade Strawberry Lemonade! The possibilities are pretty much endless :-) And the wonderful thing is it's homemade, so you don't have to worry about any pesky preservatives!

Now down to the recipe!

Strawberry Simple Syrup

Ingredients:
2 Pints of Fresh Strawberries (Please use fresh!)
2 Cups of Sugar
2 1/4 cups of water


Step 1.  Chop up your strawberries and place them in a pot large enough to hold the berries and your water.
Step 2.  Add your water to the pot and bring it all to a boil, once it's boiling bring it down to a medium simmer.  Allow it to simmer for 20 minutes -- The berries should be a very pale pink color--Almost colorless!
Step 3.  Strain the berries with a mesh strainer and discard them! DO NOT squeeze the berries! It won't help lol. It will only make your syrup cloudy!
Step 4.  Add your liquid back to your pot and add the sugar.
Step 5. Bring your sugar and liquid to a boil stirring frequently ! Once it is boiling , lower it to a simmer, and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes.
NOTE: If you plan on using this for pancakes or something where you need a thicker consistency allow it to simmer a few minutes longer. Otherwise this is the PERFECT consistency for beverages!

Allow it to cool and lets get ready to make our Mojito!

Strawberry Pineapple Mojito

I really wanted to go out tonight and have fun with friends, but time and hectic happenings would not permit!!  Regardless of what went on today I decided that I still deserved a nice cocktail!!  Normally when I'm at home I drink red wine, but today , I wanted something different!

I recently had a strawberry mojito at Bahama Breeze that was just amazing, so I decided I had to have one at home too!

Strawberry Pineapple Mojito

Ingredients:
1/4 Cup Club Soda
1/4 Cup Bacardi Pineapple Rum (One Shot or more if thats how you like it lol)
2 Tablespoons of Strawberry Simple Syrup

Mint Leaves

Lime

Step 1.  Chop up a couple of mint leaves and place it at the bottom of your glass.  Squeeze a slice of lime over the mint leaves.  Muddle mint leaves and lime slice at the bottom of your glass.  Add your ice.

Step 2.  Mix your club soda and rum in a shaker and pour it over your ice.  Add the simple syrup and enjoy! If you want a sweeter drink you can add more of the syrup!