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Hannah Huddleston

Pineapple Jalapeno Mint Mocktail a.k.a. "Tropic Thunder"

This cool refreshingly sweet, bright, and spicy mocktail brings the chill to summer chillin. Enjoy the mocktail with the whole family, or add an ounce of rum to make it a strictly adult beverage.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Drinks
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 tsp Zest from 2 limes
  • 1/4 cup Lime Juice (Juice from about 2 limes)
  • 1 8.5 oz Pineapple juice (8.5 ounce)
  • 1/2 cup Jalapeno Syrup***
  • 2 cups Ice
  • 1/2 cup Fresh mint (rough chopped)
  • 1/2 cup Simple syrup **
**Jalepeno Simple Syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar (dry measures)
  • 1/2 cup Water (wet measures)
  • 2 whole Jalapenos sliced. stems discared
Simple Syrup
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Water

Equipment

  • Blender

Method
 

Jalapeno Syrup
  1. Add 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of water, and sliced Jalapenos to a medium, and heat on medium high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Cool the solution. Syrup will keep refrigerated for a up to a week.
Pineapple Jalapeno Mint Mocktail
    Simple Syrup
    1. Add 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water to a medium, and heat on medium high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Cool the solution. Syrup will keep refrigerated for a up to a week.
    2. In a clean blender add ice, pineapples, mint, lime juice, lime zest, simple syrup, and jalapeno syrup. Blend together, until well combined. Enjoy. Makes about 6 servings.