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Strawberry Vodka Slush

Strawberry Vodka Slush is a frozen cocktail made with strawberries, freshly squeezed lemon juice, vodka, sugar and seltzer water.

Strawberry Vodka Slush

Strawberry Vodka Slush is sweet, refreshing and hits the spot on a warm day. If you are a daiquiri fan, this is the type of cocktail for you and a real treat! There may be snow on the ground here in Cincinnati at the moment but I can’t help to think about sipping this baby by the pool this summer while soaking up some sunshine.

Tips & Tricks

Don’t blend for too long! You want a powerful blender and use crushed ice. If you don’t have crushed ice, just blend the ice for 30 seconds before adding any other ingredients. This way, the cocktail will be nice and slushie without random chunks of ice.

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Strawberry Vodka Slush

Strawberry Vodka Slush is a frozen cocktail made with strawberries, freshly squeezed lemon juice, vodka, sugar and seltzer water.
Course drink
Keyword cocktail, vodka
Servings 2 drinks
Author Amber

Ingredients

  • 1 pound strawberries hulled and frozen
  • 1 cup lemon juice 4 lemons
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup vodka
  • 1 cup seltzer water
  • 1 cup ice

Garnish

  • 2 ounces extra vodka optional
  • 2 lime slices
  • 2 fresh strawberries
  • whipped cream optional

Instructions

  • Wash, hull and freeze strawberries. I always freeze the fruits my kids don't eat throughout the week and use for these type of recipes.
  • Squeeze 1 cup worth of lemon juice from about 4 lemons.
  • Place frozen berries into blender with the rest of the ingredients. Blend until smooth.
  • Serve in 2 glasses and garnish with a slice of lime and a strawberry.
  • Optional to add an extra ounce of vodka to float on top of each drink before serving. Try it with a dollop of whipped cream!

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

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The Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer is made with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries muddled with vodka and poured over ice with a lemon-lime sparkling water for a refreshing cocktail with few calories and a lot of flavor.

Hot summer days call for a cocktail with simplicity, low calorie and leaves you completely refreshed. This Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer does just that! Bonus that this cocktail is also beautiful and would be great for hosting a get together with girlfriends.

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

This Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer is really simple to create. All you need:

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The Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer is made with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries muddled with vodka and poured over ice with a lemon-lime sparkling water for a refreshing cocktail with few calories and a lot of flavor. 

  • 2 blueberries
  • 2 raspberries
  • 1 strawberry
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 6 ounces sparkling water lemon-lime
  • ice
  • Garnish
  • 1 Strawberry
  • 1 lime slice
  • 2 blueberries
  • 2 raspberries
  1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle 2 blueberries, 2 raspberries and 1 sliced strawberry.
  2. Add 2 ounces vodka and 2 ounces sparkling water.
  3. Shake and strain into a glass over ice.
  4. Top off with more sparkling water.
  5. Garnish with a couple more berries, slice of lime and strawberry.
  6. Serve.


Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan made with your favorite vodka, triple sec, a splash of cranberry juice and lime for a simple and classic cocktail for any gathering.

Classic CosmopolitanThe Class Cosmopolitan has a reputation of being a “girly” drink but it really is a great classic suitable for many occasions girly or not. Bridal showers, holiday gatherings, date night, New Years Eve, or just hanging with friends on the weekend- this drink just works.

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

All you need to make this Classic Cosmopolitan is the few basic ingredients, jigger, a cocktail shaker and some martini glasses. I found these Martini Freeze Cooling Glasses from Host on Amazon and they are a pretty neat find. You place the glasses in the freezer for a couple hours and there is a solution inside that freezes to keep your cocktails cool while drinking.

To make your Class Cosmopolitan: 

  1. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Measure out your ingredients using a jigger and place into shaker.
  3. Shake, shake, shake.
  4. Pour into martini glass.

Classic Cosmopolitan

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Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan made with your favorite vodka, triple sec, a splash of cranberry juice and lime for a simple and classic cocktail for any gathering. 

  • Classic Cosmopolitan
  • 1.5 ounce vodka
  • .5 ounce triple sec
  • .5 ounce cranberry juice
  • lime wedge, squeezed
  • Ganrish
  • lime slice
  1. Combine vodka, triple sec, cranberry and juice from a freshly squeezed lime wedge in shaker with ice.
  2. Shake, strain and pour into martini glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime slice

Classic CosmopolitanHow do you enjoy a Classic Cosmopolitan? 

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

Chocolate L’espresso Martini

Chocolate L’espresso Martini

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GiftAndShare #CollectiveBias The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older.

Chocolate L’espresso Martini is made with Grey Goose Vodka, single-origin espresso, coffee liqueur, a pinch of salt, and a drizzle of chocolate. Garnished with coffee beans and a milk chocolate rim for the perfect holiday cocktail that mixes my love for coffee, dessert, and spirits in one.

A Grey Goose L’espresso Martini was the inspiration for today’s cocktail with one small twist- chocolate! Grey Goose has been my go-to vodka for many years because it is a superior spirit made with high-quality ingredients. It is worth paying a little extra money for the best tasting vodka for so many different cocktail variations.

Grey Goose comes in a new festive package that makes a beautiful gift this holiday season for friends and family. It is not just a gift you give, it’s a gift you share and enjoy. Look for the blue canister pictured above for a gorgeous gift set!

Chocolate L’espresso Martini

 -Time to get mixing!

This Chocolate L’espresso Martini is really simple to make and is a great cocktail for holiday parties or small gatherings with friends this season. Use this recipe for a brunch or as an after dinner dessert cocktail. When gifting, create a recipe card on the tag with instructions on how to make this cocktail at home.

Click HERE for a free gift tag printable with recipe attached.

You need:

  • Cocktail shaker
  • Ice cubes
  • Martini glasses for yourself and your friends
  • Jigger to easily measure your pours
  • Chocolate L’espresso Martini ingredients

Gather all your ingredients: 

  • Grey Goose Vodka
  • Single-origin espresso
  • Premium coffee liqueur
  • Pinch of fleur de sel (salt)
  • Chocolate syrup
  • Coffee beans to garnish
  • Chocolate syrup and milk chocolate shavings for rim of glass

The method: 

Rim your glass with chocolate syrup, followed by chocolate shavings. Add all martini ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini cocktail glass, and garnish with three coffee beans.

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Chocolate L’espresso Martini is made with Grey Goose Vodka, single-origin espresso, coffee liqueur, pinch of salt and chocolate. Garnished with coffee beans and a milk chocolate rim for the perfect holiday cocktail.

  • Chocolate L’espresso Martini
  • 1.5 ounces Grey Goose Vodka
  • 1 ounce single-origin espresso
  • 3⁄4 ounce premium coffee liqueur
  • Pinch of fleur de sel (salt)
  • 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup
  • Garnish
  • 3 coffee beans
  • chocolate syrup
  • milk or dark chocolate, shavings
  1. Dip the rim of martini glass into chocolate syrup and then dip into chocolate shavings.
  2. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously.
  3. Strain into a martini cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with three coffee beans.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season with friends and family. Comment below and share some of your favorite Grey Goose cocktail creations.

Bloody Mary : Halloween Edition Cocktail

Bloody Mary :

Halloween Edition Cocktail

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We have a Bloody Mary recipe today for your Halloween cocktail needs with tomato juice, fresh cilantro, roasted jalapeno, crispy bacon and other awesome garnishes, hot sauce, and seasonings that are out of this world!

Bloody Mary : Halloween Edition Cocktail, Bloody Mary, Halloween Cocktail, #Halloween #bloodymaryI know Summer is still in effect but Halloween is literally just around the corner. Halloween parties will be kicking off here in a couple weeks.

I cannot wait!

I love Halloween. Always have. Aaron, my husband helped me out in the kitchen today for this fun Bloody Mary creation. Perfect for those upcoming Halloween parties or less face it… the morning after the Halloween party to… uh… wake up.

Bloody Mary : Halloween Edition Cocktail, Bloody Mary, Halloween Cocktail, #Halloween #bloodymaryWhat makes a great Bloody Mary?

The right amount of heat and flavor.

I don’t want to drink tomato juice with vodka or be gagged with pepper. A great Bloody Mary is balanced with just the right amount of kick from hot sauce. A stroll through Jungle Jim’s here in the suburbs of Cincinnati put us face to face with a hot sauce we couldn’t pass up : Whoop Ass Bacon Hot Sauce. I kid you not. Who can just walk by that without picking it up? Funny name, cool product bottle and it has a great taste so win, win.

We also decided to add in some heat with jalapeno but not just any jalapeno. We roasted the jalapeno to get that great roasted flavor and also get the most juice from it for optimal taste.

Bloody Mary : Halloween Edition Cocktail, Bloody Mary, Halloween Cocktail, #Halloween #bloodymaryOkay, so we have the heat of a great Bloody Mary handled.

What else sets this apart from a bland ole Bloody Mary?

What makes this Bloody Mary rock is how it is prepared. A cocktail shaker is a must, along with a muddler. The muddler will help get the most from your roasted jalapeno and fresh cilantro. Using a cocktail shaker is going to get the Bloody Mary to that refreshing cold temperature. Yum!

Bloody Mary : Halloween Edition Cocktail, Bloody Mary, Halloween Cocktail, #Halloween #bloodymaryThis Bloody Mary crosses over to Halloween edition with just a couple special touches. One being a fun Halloween glass like these ‘Here for the Boos’. Sure it’s a wine glass but who cares? They are awesome.

Black salt is used to rim the glass. I ordered this black salt from Amazon and had to have it because of its product description alone. I quote, ‘Black salt is a powerful ritual component used in removing jinxes and in keeping away evil forces or bad neighbors’. Kind of perfect for Halloween festivities and something fun to tell your guests as you prepare these Bloody Mary cocktails.

The garnishes are also important for a Bloody Mary and can turn a bleh cocktail into an epic one! I basically want a salad bar inserted into my drink. We have lemon, lime, celery, crispy bacon, roasted jalapeno, pepperoncini, pickle and created some olive eyes. The eyeballs are just a candy eye stuffed into a Manzanilla olive for a creepy final touch.

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  • 3 ounces vodka
  • 6 ounces tomato juice
  • 1.5 teaspoon horseradish
  • 2 teaspoon Worcestershire
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorn
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
  • 2 sprigs of cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce, we used Whoop Ass Bacon Hot Sauce
  • 1 jalapeno
  • Garnish
  • 1 jalapeno
  • black salt
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1 slice thick cut bacon
  • 1 slice lime
  • 1 slice lemon
  • 3 Manzanilla olives
  • 3 candy eyes
  • 1 pepperoncini
  • 1 small cornichon pickle
  1. Preheat oven to a broil.
  2. Cook bacon according to packaged directions.
  3. Place jalapenos onto baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
  4. Rim your glass with a lime or lemon slice and dip into the black salt.
  5. Fill cup with ice.
  6. Place a lime slice on the side of glass.
  7. Insert a celery stalk into drink and a slice of bacon.
  8. Make your eyeballs. Insert a candy eye balls into your olives. You may need to make a small slit to fit them properly.
  9. Build a skewer with pickle, lemon, pepperoncini, and olive eye ball.
  10. Slice one jalapeno.
  11. In a cocktail shaker, add 1-2 slices roasted jalapeno and 2 sprigs of cilantro. Muddle these ingredients.
  12. Fill with ice.
  13. Add tomato juice, horseradish, Worcestershire, peppercorn, celery salt and hot sauce to cocktail shake. Put the lid on and shake.
  14. Strain Bloody Mary into garnished glass.
  15. Add a roasted jalapeno and more eyeball olives.
  16. Enjoy.

Bloody Mary : Halloween Edition Cocktail, Bloody Mary, Halloween Cocktail, #Halloween #bloodymaryI have a final question. Which bad neighbors are getting the boot after you use this black salt?

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20 Summer Drinks for 21+

20 Summer Drinks for 21+

We have another round up today for 20 Summer Drinks for 21+. A list of 20 ahhh-mazing summer drinks that were created for hot summer days! There is a mix of everything from whiskey, vodka, to sangria and tequilas.

I just have one question. Which one will you pick to sip by the pool first?

 

Peach Whiskey Iced Tea from Serena Bakes made with fresh peaches that is perfect for days lounging by the pool.

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Vodka Mint Lemonade Cocktail from Honey & Lime made with Stoli vodka and fresh berries.

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Passionberry Kombucha Martinis from Stacey Homemaker. Kombucha is something I have never had before but apparently tastes like a bubbly sweet tea. Yum!

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Tropical Moscato Sangria from Living Sweet Moments with dragon fruit, kiwi and blackberries.

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Best Ever 2 Ingredient Watermelon Vodka Slushie from my friend over at Easy Cooking with Molly. You guessed it- watermelon and vodka!

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The Crazy Good and Easy Sangria Recipe that you will want to make all summer long from Eze Breezy.

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Fresh Blackberry Mango Mojito from Diary of a Debutante . Mojitos and summer are just the perfect pair.

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Skinny Wine Spritzer from Hungry Hobby with wine soaked fruits.

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More Great Summer Drink Recipes

 

Rhubarb Mojito from Living Sweet Moments.

Strawberry Grapefruit Whiskey Iced Tea from Serena Bakes.

Hibiscus Sangria from Immaculate Ruemu.

High Tide Cocktail from Ann’s Entitled Life.

Mango Jalapeno Margarita from Easy Cooking with Molly.

Pineapple Upside Cake Mixed Drink from The Neighborhood Moms.

Rose French 75 from Nomageddon.

Strawberry Thyme Margaritas from My Wife Can Cook.

Mezcal Margarita from Emma Eats and Explores.

Homemade Fruity Red Wine Sangria from Happy Foods.

Strawberry Lime Vodka Tonic from here at Simply Made Recipes.

 

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Dirty Shirley Temples

The Dirty Shirley Temple is made with ginger ale, grenadine, maraschino cherries and vodka to turn a favorite childhood beverage into an adult one!

I remember as a child going out to eat with my family and on occasion, we were allowed to get soda! It was always a treat and my favorite drink to order was a shirley temple so this cocktail takes me back in time… but adds in some vodka because I am a grown up now. Okay, I am not going to lie- I make regular shirley temples all the time with my kids too! They just taste so delicious.

Dirty Shirley Temples

Here is what you need for a Dirty Shirley Temple:

  1. Vodka .Recommend a cherry flavored but regular is fine. We used Titos today.
  2. Grenadine
  3. Ginger ale (7 up can also work)
  4. Maraschino cherry
  5. Cherry Moonshine. This is optional to swap the vodka or you can use the cherries from the moonshine for a garnish to swap marashino cherries)

You can jazz up your Dirty Shirley Temples! Go with a cherry vodka to add more flavor and make a homemade grenadine from pomegranate juice. Homemade grenadine is awesome! Give it a try or just get a store bought grenadine.  You can also grab some moonshine cherries to garnish just for a little extra punch. I thought about skipping the vodka and going with moonshine altogether but I’m not in my 20’s anymore and moonshine always has the last laugh with me. I can’t lay in bed with a hangover with kids running around. But hey, if you are on board with the moonshine- swap it with the vodka!

Garnish

To make the cherry garnish sticks, you just need toothpicks. Depending on the width of your glass, 2 toothpicks should work per garnish. Just thread the cherries through a toothpick, add a second toothpick to add more length and cherries if needed to fit on glass.

 

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Dirty Shirley Temple

The Dirty Shirley Temple is made with ginger ale, grenadine, maraschino cherries and vodka to turn a favorite childhood beverage into an adult one!
Course drink
Keyword alcoholic, cherry, drink, vodka
Prep Time 3 minutes
Servings 1 cocktail
Author Amber

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces vodka cherry vodka recommended
  • 6 ounces ginger ale
  • 1 Tablespoon grenadine
  • maraschino cherry garnish
  • moonshine cherries optional

Homemade Grenadine

  • 2 cups pomegranate juice
  • .5 cups sugar
  • .5 lemon

Instructions

  • If making homemade grenadine, put 2 cups pomegranate juice in sauce pan with .5 cups sugar and 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon. Let simmer for 10 minutes mixing often. Let cool.
  • Grab a tall glass.
  • Fill with ice.
  • Pour a little grenadine in glass.
  • Pour 3 ounces of cherry vodka into glass (this drink has a double shot). 
  • Fill glass with ginger ale.
  • Put a straw in drink and give a little mix.
  • Add some maraschino cherries to garnish. 
  • Enjoy!

What was your favorite childhood drink? Have you ever had a shirley temple? Let me know in the comments below.

 

 

 

9 Cocktails for the Best New Years Eve Yet

Bring in the New Year with class and simplicity. Here are 9 alcoholic drinks from some of the best sites around. Whiskey, vodka, champagne, root beer, wine… a little bit of something for everyone to make this NEW Years Eve the best one yet!

Need some Non-Alcoholic ideas too? Check out the round up of 7 Non Alcoholic New Year Drinks!

 

Orange Raspberry Sparkling Wine Cocktail from Living Sweet Moments is beautiful and delicious.

Riesling Peach and Cherry Slushies are another beautiful drink from Living Sweet Moments that is sure to be a crowd pleasure.

Get the recipe for Cranberry Margaritas from Baking Beauty for a perfect New Year cocktail that all will enjoy!

Whiskey Champagne Cocktail from Ann’s Entitled Life for just the sort of drink your guests want at a New year’s party.

The Adult Root Beer Float from Small Town Woman. I have made a similar recipe in the past and it is yummy! Sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Stay warm with a Hot Lemon Orange Toddy also from Small Town Woman.

Tart Green Apple Martini from My Yellow Apron for a simple but classic drink for all.

Find out how to host a Cocktail Tasting Hour and peak at these Apple Cider Bellini’s from Lydi Out Loud.

Strawberry Lime Vodka Tonic from here at Simply Made Recipes.

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Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate

Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate with candy cane infused vodka and a simple white chocolate hot cocoa perfect for a cold winter day or holiday party.  The white chocolate cocoa is creamy and blends perfectly with the candy cane infused vodka. Fa-la-la-la-yum-oh!

 

Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate

 

Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate was created to use up the rest of our candy cane vodka from those Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martinis a couple weeks back. We are not big drinkers so alcohol lasts forever around here and I wanted to create another drink with that delicious candy cane infused vodka! This recipe is great because 1) tastes amazing and 2) you can make the kids their white chocolate hot cocoas while the adults get their spiked version with candy cane infused vodka. Its fun to garnish with a candy cane and some marshmallows. The grocery store had some cute snowman candies that we put on top and the kids thought it was hilarious.

 

Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini

 

A few days before making a Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate, you will need to infuse the vodka. Decide how much you will need. Let us go with liter measurements today. Pick out a liter of vodka. Higher quality vodkas will infuse better and make the overall drink taste smoother. I typically just go for a mid priced vodka like Grey Goose. For one liter of vodka, you will want 15 tiny candy canes. Unwrap each candy cane and put into vodka bottle. Put the vodka bottle to the side and let the candy cane flavor infuse for 2 days. Shake well before using. Never use a plastic container for infusing vodka, you will also infuse the plastic taste. Nobody wants a plastic flavored anything. So, if you are transferring the vodka into another container to infuse, make sure it is glass, like a mason jar.

 

Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate

 

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Candy Cane Hot Chocolate
  • Candy Cane Vodka
  • 15 tiny candy canes
  • 1 liter vodka
  • Candy Cane Hot Chocolate
  • 14 ounces condensed milk
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips for baking
  • 1.5 ounces candy cane vodka (one shot, can do up to 2 shots)
  • marshmallows to garnish
  • candy cane garnish
  1. Put 15 tiny candy unwrapped candy canes into liter of vodka and let sit for 2 days.
  2. Shake bottle well.
  3. On the stove top in a pot, add 14 ounces of condensed milk, 2 cups milk and 1 cup white chocolate and use whisk to stir until bubbling on a low to medium heat.
  4. Pour into mugs.
  5. Add one shot candy cane vodka.
  6. Mix and garnish with a candy cane and marshmallows.

 

 

Spiked Candy Cane Hot Chocolate

 

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Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini

Celebrate the holidays with a Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini. The perfect combination of peppermint and chocolate for a festive drink for a holiday party or an end of the day relaxing drink… possibly after all that shopping to stay in the spirit.

 

Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini

 

A few days before making a Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini, you will need to infuse the vodka. Decide how much you will need. I had about half a liter of vodka in the freezer. Figuring there are about 23 shots in a bottle. Half a liter would give me about 11 martinis. A full liter would give you about 23 martinis. Since the crème de cacao comes in liter sizes, lets figure on making 23 martinis to make everything come together equally. You can adjust the measurements depending on your needs.

Pick out a liter of vodka. Higher quality vodkas will infuse better and make the overall martini taste smoother. I typically just go for a mid priced vodka like Grey Goose. For one liter of vodka, you will want 15 tiny candy canes. Unwrap each candy cane and put into vodka bottle. Put the vodka bottle to the side and let the candy cane flavor infuse for 2 days. Shake well before using. Never use a plastic container for infusing vodka, you will also infuse the plastic taste. Nobody wants a plastic flavored martini. So, if you are transferring the vodka into another container to infuse, make sure it is glass, like a mason jar.

 

Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini

 

I love these drinks for a festive holiday party. They are so simple and beautiful. The recipe calls for both crème de cacao and chocolate milk plus a squirt of chocolate syrup. The chocolate can be adjusted according to your personal taste. I love chocolate! I cannot get enough so the more the chocolate, the merrier I am. You can opt out of the added chocolate syrup or cut back the 2 ounces of chocolate milk and still have a wonderful Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini.

 

Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini

 

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Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini
  • 1.5 ounce candy cane infused vodka (15 tiny candy canes per liter of vodka)
  • 1.5 ounce creme de cacao
  • 2 ounce chocolate milk
  • 1 squirt chocolate syrup
  • crushed candy canes
  1. Make the candy cane infused vodka by adding 15 tiny candy canes into a bottle of vodka and let sit for 2 days. Shake well before using.
  2. Break a few candy canes into very small pieces. I used a Ziploc bag and paddles with a rolling pin.
  3. Put broken candy cane pieces on a plate.
  4. Grab a second plate and pour chocolate syrup on it.
  5. Take martini glass and dip brim into chocolate syrup followed by dipping brim into the broken candy canes.
  6. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 1.5 ounces candy cane infused vodka, 1.5 ounces crème de cacao, 2 ounces chocolate milk, and 1 squirt chocolate syrup(optional).
  7. Shake well.
  8. Strain into martini glass.

 

Candy Cane Infused Vodka Chocolate Martini

 

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