Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2-inch long piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch slices
  • 1 1/2 cups ripe fresh mango, cut in 1-inch cubes (about 2 small mangoes)
  • 1/3 cup ginger syrup
  • 1/8 cup fresh mint, tightly packed
  • 1 lime, cut in eight wedges
  • 1 cup sparkling water, plain or lime-flavored
  • ice to serve

Method

  • For the ginger syrup: Add water, sugar and ginger slices to the pot. Heat over medium-high until sugar has dissolved. Cover, remove from heat, and let steep for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, remove ginger slices from syrup and transfer syrup to another container. Chill.
  • For the Hawaiian Ginger Cooler: Place mango and ginger syrup in blender and puree until smooth.
  • In your serving glasses, gently muddle limes and mint together with either a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon. Add ice and 1/2 cup mango mixture to each glass. Top up with sparkling water (about 1/2 cup per glass), stir gently, and serve immediately.