Cook the Book: The Throwdown Cocktail
You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Cook the Book: The Throwdown Cocktail a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan recipe has 421 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. If you have sugar, lime wedges, pineapple, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine the sugar, 1/2 cup water, and the ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let cool. Strain out the ginger, cover, and refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes.
Combine the lime, pineapple, mint leaves, Thai basil leaves, sugar, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and muddle well.
Add the rum and shake for 10 seconds.
Fill 2 rocks glasses with ice, pour the drink over the ice, and float 1 tablespoon of the cream of coconut over each drink.
Garnish with mint and Thai basil sprigs.