Frozen Passion Fruit and Lime Rum Slush with Fresh Mint

Chill 4 coupe or rocks glasses in the freezer while you prepare the drink.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup passion fruit pulp (fresh or frozen, thawed)
• 1/2 cup white rum
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons simple syrup or cane sugar syrup
• 4 cups ice cubes
• 1/2 cup coconut water
• 8 fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs to garnish
• Lime wheels, to garnish
• Passion fruit seeds, for topping

Instructions

1. Chill 4 coupe or rocks glasses in the freezer while you prepare the drink.
2. Add the passion fruit pulp, rum, lime juice, simple syrup, coconut water, and mint leaves to a blender.
3. Add the ice cubes and blend on high until completely smooth and slushy, about 30 seconds.
4. Taste and adjust with a little more syrup for sweetness or lime for tartness.
5. If the slush is too thick to pour, blend in a splash more coconut water.
6. Pour the frozen slush into the chilled glasses, filling to the rim.
7. Garnish each with a lime wheel, a mint sprig, and a spoonful of passion fruit seeds.
8. Serve immediately with a straw while frosty and vibrant.
9. Passion fruit, or maracuja, grows abundantly across the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where its intense tropical perfume flavors everything from sorbets to rum punches. Blended into a frozen slush, it captures the essence of an island summer, tangy and cooling, the kind of drink meant to be sipped slowly under a shady palm.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

• Calories: 180 kcal
• Protein: 1g
• Fat: 0g
• Carbohydrates: 24g
• Fiber: 3g
• Sugar: 18g
• Sodium: 20mg