Mint-Pineapple Rum Cooler Recipe

Mint-Pineapple Rum Cooler Recipe

  • 3 tablespoons dark rum
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons minted simple syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups packed fresh mint leaves
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • Garnish: pineapple slices and fresh mint sprigs
  1. In a tall glass filled with ice stir together rum, juice, and syrup until combined well.
  2. Garnish drink with pineapple and mint.
  3. Chop mint. In a saucepan bring sugar, water and mint to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer syrup, undisturbed, 2 minutes. Pour syrup through a fine sieve, pressing hard on solids, and cool. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.