Hey friends!!
We are so excited to share some amazing news with you!
We have decided to start a mocktail Periscope series!
Yes, you read that right! Each week we will have a different guest and we will show you how to make a yummy mocktail and chat about life! What could be better? So come hang out with us on Periscope (@theurbanhare) today at 2pm MST and hear Natashia Mclean from Canary Jane and Steffanie talk about making time for yourself as a mom and wife. Each week we'll have a coordinating blog post so you can follow along with the recipe!
Natashia is a passionate mom, wife, illustrator, social media expert, blogger AND fitness instructor! She does it all! Despite being the busiest woman I have ever met she still takes the time for her self and I knew she would have a lot of great things to say about that! Be sure to tune into the scope (or watch the replay by checking out the scopes in our bio!) to see what she shares!
Photo credit: Roxana Baker Photography
So let's get to the drink this week!!!
Have you ever had a mint julep from the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square at Disneyland? They are SO good and SO refreshing after walking all day in the hot sun. My husband and I couldn't get enough and I think we had three of them all together. As soon as we got home my husband put me to work to figure out how to make them. Challenge accepted!
I found this really great recipe from Six Sisters Stuff but have modified it just a bit. I actually made it wrong on accident but ended up loving it anyway! So my recipe is just a little different.
One thing I love about this recipe is you are making a concentrate so you can save it in a jar for later and make it when you feel like or you can add it to a large pitcher to serve at a party! Just add mint leaves and lemon wedges to your pitcher. It adds a ton to the flavor!
I hope you make your own and let me know how it goes!
~Steffanie
Disneyland Mint Julep
1 cup sugar *
3 cups club soda
2-3 TBS fresh lime juice
3 TBS fresh lemon juice
3 TBS Creme De Menthe Syrup *
Fresh mint
Lemon slices
Marschino cherries
Ice
Heat club soda and sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add lemon and lime juice and bring to a boil. As soon as it starts to boil remove from heat and add creme de menthe syrup.
Cool mixture in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Prep each glass with crushed mint leaves (using a muddler in the bottom of the glass), ice and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Pour 1/3 club soda to 2/3 of the mint syrup mixture into the glass. Add more or less as desired! Garnish with mint leaves, lemon slice and marschino cherries. Enjoy!
* To make this recipe on the more health conscious side** you can substitute sugar for xylitol or your sweetner of choice and substitute the creme de menthe syrup with 2-3 drops of mint concentrate.
**This version will not have the same green color as shown.
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