Pumpkin Mojito

Ingredients 6 – 8 mint leaves 1 1/2 oz. light rum Splash of lime juice (about 1/2 teaspoon) 3 oz. pumpkin syrup (recipe below) Club Soda Pumpkin Syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned) Prepare pumpkin syrup first: Stir together sugar, water, and pumpkin puree in a medium saucepan, and cook over high heat until puree has dissolved and mixture just boils; about 3 to 5 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve. Pumpkin syrup can be made the day before it will be used. To make the Pumpkin Mojito: Add juice, mint, and rum into a tall glass. Crush mint using the back of a spoon or a muddler until liquid is light green, then pour in pumpkin syrup. Add ice cubes to fill half of the glass. Add club soda to where glass is 3/4 full and stir. Source: http://www.jeannebenedict.com/

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