Chocolate Martini

Indulge in this decadent chocolate martini with rich chocolate liqueur, creamy creme de cacao, and smooth vodka. Perfect for a cozy night in or a special occasion. This martini is a delectable, easy, six-ingredient cocktail made in less than three minutes. 

This chocolate lovers martini is perfect for Easter, Valentine’s Day, birthday celebrations, bridal showers, or just because you and your significant other want to sip on something marvelous with chocolate flavors for dessert!

Do you like a good martini? I love martinis, and my hubby adores chocolate, so these are one of our favorites. This delectable martini is a chocolate lover’s dream come true. I had forgotten how much I love these. These will most certainly be on our Easter menu. If you love martinis as much as we do, try my appletini, lemon drop martini, and French martini.

Ingredients Needed

• Grated chocolate: try Ghirardelli Intense Dark
• Chocolate syrup: again, you can’t go wrong with Ghirardelli
• Chocolate liqueur: try Godiva, it is delicious
• Créme de Cacao: DeKuyper’s is my usual go-to
• Vodka: Sky or Titos, but any quality vodka will work
• Heavy cream: or whipping cream

How to Make a Chocolate Martini

This is just the summary version of the recipe. See the recipe card below for ingredients and complete instructions.

First, grate some chocolate and place it on a plate with some depth. Put a little bit of chocolate syrup on the tip of your finger and run the rim of the glass. Turn the glass upside down and run the edge gently in the grated chocolate. Keep turning and tilting till you get a nice rim of chocolate around the glass.

Put some ice in a martini shaker, and then add the chocolate liquor, creme de cocoa, vodka, and heavy cream. Place the strainer and the cover for the strainer on the shaker and give it a few gentle shakes. Before you pour the cocktail, swirl a little chocolate sauce into the glass. Promptly take the top off the strainer and strain the cocktail into the prepared glass. The chilled martini will help keep the chocolate syrup from spreading too much.

Preparation Tips

• Refrigerate the chocolate syrup before preparing the cocktail. Just a small amount of chocolate syrup at a time on the tip of your finger works best for preparing the glass for rimming. If necessary, put another small amount on the end of your finger and finish working it around.
• Use a box grater to grate the chocolate. Do it right on the plate on which you will rim the glasses.
• Use good quality vodka. It makes a difference. The market is plentiful with great selections.
• Godiva chocolate liqueur is one of the best.
• Bailey’s Irish Cream can be substituted for the Creme de Cacao and the heavy cream.
• If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, don’t worry. You can use a clean jar, a sports bottle, or a protein shaker.

Serving Suggestions

These delicious cocktails can be served as dessert or paired with chocolate-covered strawberries, cherry cheesecake, Oreo truffles, or cream cheese brownies.

Why is a Martini Shaken and Not Stirred?

Shaking the martini ingredients with ice for 5 to 10 seconds chills the cocktail perfectly without diluting it too much. If you were to stir the same cocktail with ice, it would quickly dilute before it was consumed, disturbing the perfect balance of ingredients.

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Chocolate Martini Recipe

The Chocolate Martini is a delectable easy seven-ingredient cocktail made in less than three minutes.  This chocolate lovers’ dessert cocktail is perfect for Easter, birthday celebrations, and bridal showers.

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Course: cocktails

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 3 minutes minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 martini

Calories: 444kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon grated dark chocolate
• 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
• 2 ounces chocolate liqueur
• 1 ounce Creme de Cacao
• 1 ounce vodka or vanilla vodka
• 1 ounce heavy cream
• ice

Instructions

• Place grated chocolate on a plate. Put a small amount of chocolate syrup on the tip of your finger and run the rim of the martini glass. Turn the glass upside down and run the rim gently through the grated chocolate.
• Fill the martini shaker halfway with ice. Add the chocolate liqueur, Creme do Cacao, vodka, and heavy cream. Cover the martini shaker and gently shake.
• Swirl the remaining chocolate syrup in the glass. Pour the martini into the prepared glass. Serve immediately.

Notes

• Refrigerate the chocolate syrup before preparing the cocktail. Just a small amount of chocolate syrup at a time on the tip of your finger works best for preparing the glass for rimming.  If necessary, put another small amount on the tip of your finger and finish working it around.
• Use a box grater to grate the dark chocolate.  Do it right on the plate that you will rim the glasses on.
• Use good quality vodka.  It really makes a difference. The market is plentiful with great selections.
• Godiva makes delicious chocolate liquor. 
• Baileys can be substituted for the Creme de Cacao and heavy cream.
• If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, don’t worry.  You can use a clean jar, sports bottle, or even a protein shaker.
• As with any cocktail, adjust it to your taste.  You might want less vodka and more chocolate liquor.
• Grated or finely shaved chocolate is delicious and the perfect garnish. 

Nutrition

Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 474IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 1mg

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