Chocolate Martini

You can have your chocolate and drink it too

Have you ever been given a block of dark chocolate and turned up your nose because it tastes too bitter? It’s time to use up all the uneaten chocolate and make this delicious three ingredient chocolate syrup. Fast and fun to make, this home-made rose flavoured chocolate syrup tastes fantastic. Use it to make a decadent espresso martini cocktail or drizzle over pancakes and ice cream. Chocolate syrup is a sweet and versatile condiment that is loved by many so be thrifty and regift the chocolate if it’s not your thing.

Time to get ready for Christmas. Here are two recipe ideas for handcrafted Christmas gifts and one delicious Christmas cocktail made with said gifts.

Turing thrift into chocolate gold

Step 1 Make Chocolate Syrup

Ingredients

100 g good quality dark chocolate (we used Frey Supreme 78% dark Authentic)
80 ml Hibiscus syrup or Rose simple syrup
80 ml Boiling water

Instructions

Break up chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl.
Place bowl over a pot of boiling water
Mix in boiling water and simple syrup
Mix with a whisk until smooth
Pour into a glass jar or bottle when cool and seal
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Store for 1 month or longer if refrigerated

Serving Ideas

Make Chocolate Gin and Tonic
Make Irish Cream Liquor
Make a Chocolate Espresso Martini
Pour over pancakes waffles or pudding
Mix up a chocolate milkshake or mocktail
Lightly drizzle over fresh fruit or cake
Donut or Churros Dipping sauce

Homemade Irish Cream is incredibly easy to make and a project that takes a few minutes and requires simple ingredients. If you enjoy Baileys Irish Cream, you will love this even more.

Step 2 Make Irish Cream Liquor

Ingredients

1 and 1/4 cups of Irish Whiskey (we used Blackbush Special Old)
395 g can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup cream
2 tbs chocolate syrup (step 1 above)
2 tbs instant coffee (we used Moccona espresso style)
1 tsp of vanilla essence

Instructions:

Add all ingredients to a large glass jug
Use a stick blender or whisk to combine
Transfer into recycled clean dry bottles
Fills 2 x Botanikos Amber (270 ml) Bottles
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Serving Ideas

- Make Chocolate Martini
- Serve in a rocks glass over ice
- Mix up a tipsy milkshake

So how did we do so far?

About the Cocktail

Everyone has at one-point shovelled a spoonful of peanut butter or Nutella into their mouth. I have indulged in this practise, and it is oh so satisfying. How good would it be if you could mix up this nutty indulgence into a martini glass?

The chocolate “Nutella” martini is not the most sophisticated or chic drink. James Bond would never be seen sipping on the Nutella Martini at the Monte Carlo Casino, but this drink is definitely a fun chocolatey cocktail to make at home for a little me time or as a Christmas treat!

I am positive Willy Wonka would enjoy this sweet chocolate cocktail for Christmas.

Picture this: you have just finished your main course and sadly have no room for Christmas pudding. Yes, you could wait for later or you reach into your drinks cabinet and shake up this Christmas Martini- and enjoy this delicious liquid dessert. Trust us it will be a hit served up with a maraschino cherry.

Now it’s time to put everything together and make this drink