Mojito Jell-o

I'm contemplating a new dessert to try out for Scott: Mojito Jell-o. How hard can it be, right? The primary ingredients of a mojito are rum, lime, mint, sugar and fizzy water, and we have most of those things in the house at any given moment. Here's the planned ingredients:

1 box of lime jell-o
1 big ol' handful of mint leaves, plus some for garnish
2/3 cup of fizzy water (refrigerated)
1/3 cup of rum (refrigerated)
slightly more than 1 cup of water

Note: mojitos are consumed through a straw for good reason: no one wants tiny bits of muddled mint leaf stuck in their teeth. Most people also don't want to chew on a salad mid-drink. With this in mind, muddling the mint leaves with sugar seems not the best idea. Instead, I'm going to add the mint leaves to the water before boiling it. My hope is that I'll end up with a nicely infused mint water strong enough to stand up to the lime jell-o.

Here goes the tentative instructions:

* Add mint leaves to water, bring to boil
* Leave mint leaves in hot water at least 5 minutes
* Strain mint leaves out, return water to boil
* Add 1 cup of water to Jell-o powder, stir until powder is dissolved
* Stir in rum and fizzy water
* Pour into ice cube tray
* Refrigerate until set

We have everything in the house right now except the lime Jell-o. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of Mojito Jell-o!