Being a chocolate lover (who isn’t?) I really perked up when some family friends, Jack and Karen, told me about Chocolate Martinis! With New Year’s coming up I had to get their recipe! Here’s what you’ll need:
1 to 1 & 1/2 oz of vanilla vodka (Regular works too)
1 & 1/2 to 2 oz . of Chocolate Liqueur (Godiva makes 1/2 bottles as well.)
1 & 1/2 oz. of half and half (you can also use vanilla almond milk.)
Chocolate syrup in a squeeze bottle (Smucker’s is nice and thick.)
Step 1. Chill the martini glasses and chocolate syrup bottle in the freezer for 10 or so mins.
Step 2. Pour the first three ingredients into a martini shaker, filled half way with ice, and shake vigorously.
Step 3. Swirl the Martini glass with a generous amount of chocolate syrup, pour in the drink and serve immediately.
As If That’s Not Enough Chocolate….
The Pickett’s love chocolate fountains! As a matter of fact we own two! They are totally fun to have at kid and adult parties! The good news is that you can get a decent one for around $40 and the large packages of chocolate are pretty easy to find. We love to dip strawberries, banana slices, Famous Amos cookies, Nutter Butters and even cheesecake bites!
One word of advice though: make sure you screw the tower on correctly. One New Year’s Eve at the house of our friends, Jay and Lisa, I DID NOT! When I turned the switch on the thing went spinning out of control and the chocolate hit all four walls. Thankfully Lisa just laughed. (She is my kind of gal!)
Funny Snowmen Story
Years ago at my birthday party, I got all snowman gifts: cute little snowmen hand towels, candles and even salt and pepper shakers! I said to my friends, “Why all the snowmen gifts?” My close friend Jill said, “You collect snowmen, right?!” I said “not that I know of.” We had a good laugh and to this day, I have random snowmen everywhere in my house come wintertime. I have even added a few to “my collection”!
