Majito Slush

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾  cup fresh lime juice
• 3/4 cup light rum
• 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves
•  1 1/2 cups ginger ale

 Directions

1.  In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat water and sugar over medium heat about 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2. In 8-cup blender, place sugar water, lime juice, rum and mint leaves (if smaller blender, do in batches). Cover; blend on high speed about 20 seconds or until mint is finely chopped.
3. Pour mixture into 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Freeze 4 to 6 hours, using fork to break apart ice crystals every 2 hours.
4. Option:  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass; pour 1/4 cup ginger ale over each. Stir. If desired, garnish with mint sprigs.
5. Option:  Break up the ice mixture and spoon into a punch bowl, pour the ginger ale into the bowl and garnish with lime and lemon slices and mint leaves

Makes 14 servings (3/4 cup each)

Tip

Omit the ginger ale and serve this traditional Cuban cocktail as a granita.