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Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Martini

January 15, 2016 By justalittlebitofbacon 8 Comments

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The essence of a chocolate dipped strawberry is all about the strawberry! You need that juicy, sweet strawberry flavor to be right there in front or there’s no point. And that is what I have here in my latest cocktail! A strawberry chocolate martini! Intense strawberry flavor, a little cream to soften things, and chocolate to round things out. Yum!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini - Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Hello, all!

I knew as I began developing this drink that I needed a kick-ass, intense strawberry sauce. One that wasn’t too sweet, and also one that wasn’t too thick since I didn’t want all the strawberry flavor sitting at the bottom of the glass or requiring us to pull out our straws. Not for this drink at least. šŸ™‚

It took me a few tries, but finally I came up with my Strawberry Vanilla Bean Syrup. The moment I smelled it as it cooked on the stove, I knew it was the winner. A little time spent dialing in on the right amount of sugar, and we had intense, amazing syrup. The foundation of the drink had arrived!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini - Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

The next question was what to use for the chocolate flavor? A chocolate syrup? A chocolate liqueur? Creme de cacao?

  • Chocolate syrup was too heavy and sank. Nope to that one!
  • Chocolate liqueur made the flavor muddy and obscured the strawberry. Remember the amazing strawberry syrup? No obscuring it, so nope to that one too!
  • Creme de cacao kept the strawberry flavor bright and – in something that turned out to be very important – didn’t didn’t muddy up the color of the drink. I wanted a chocolate strawberry martini that was as pretty to look at as it was tasty to drink.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini - Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

One look and one sip of my strawberry syrup + creme de cacao + vodka cocktail and I was almost convinced. It was almost there. And then I had it!

A dollop of cream to round out the drink was the last little bit that put it over the top. Now I finally had the romantic chocolate dipped strawberry martini of my dreams. And I hope it will be the martini of your dreams as well.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini - Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini - Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
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Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Martini

Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate martini, strawberry martini
Servings: 2 drinks
Calories: 250kcal
Author: justalittlebitofbacon

Ingredients

  • 4 oz strawberry vanilla bean syrup
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 oz creme de cacao
  • 1 oz heavy cream
  • red sugar, optional

Instructions

  • Pour all ingredients into a shaker. Add ice. Shake until drink is cold and well mixed.
  • Rim the glasses with red sugar. Pour out some sugar onto a plate. Wet the rims of the glasses with water and then dip the rims in the sugar to coat them all the way around.
  • Divide the drink between the two glasses and enjoy!

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Filed Under: 10 ingredients or less, 15 minutes or less, 5 ingredients or less, beverages, cocktail, gluten free, recipe, sweet treats, vegetarian, winter Tagged With: chocolate, strawberries, vodka

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Comments

  1. Keating says

    February 25, 2018 at 10:42 pm

    5 stars
    This is super delicious! Perfect for Valentine’s Day!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      February 26, 2019 at 10:29 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Chrissa says

    February 18, 2016 at 10:40 am

    5 stars
    Mmmmm this is amazing!!! So easy too! Perfect Vday cocktail!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      February 18, 2016 at 4:49 pm

      Thanks for the comment!

      Reply
  3. Kim says

    February 9, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    What? What? sounds and looks amazing…I LOVE the sparkly red sugar on the rim…so Valentines-y

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      February 9, 2016 at 4:17 pm

      Thanks! I thought the sugar rim gave it a little extra zip. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  4. Emma says

    February 9, 2016 at 8:48 am

    5 stars
    Yes please! This looks phenomenal! (And your photos are gorgeous!) Can’t wait to give this a try.

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      February 9, 2016 at 2:22 pm

      Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. It really does taste like a chocolate covered strawberry. šŸ™‚

      Reply

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