The Chocolate Raspberry Martini is a must try drink for those who love dessert drinks.
I really love simple drinks – especially when they don’t TASTE “simple.”
It’s pretty fun to just shake a few ingredients together and end up with a drink that makes people widen their eyes with surprised pleasure when they take a sip.
The Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini is just such a drink.
A Delicious Raspberry Martini Recipe
Served up in a nice martini glass with a garnish of fresh raspberries, the Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini is beautiful, but a touch deceptive.
Looking at it, your holiday guests will fully expect it to taste of raspberries.
But when they discovered the chocolatey richness hiding inside, it will be a true delight.
The true secret to the Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini, however, is the Crème de Cassis.
Made from blackcurrants, Crème de Cassis adds a depth of flavor that takes this martini from “really yummy” to “off the charts”.
The Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini is the perfect special occasion drink.
Whether you serve it at your next Christmas party or enjoy one with your beloved while sitting near a roaring fire, you’ll be happy to include this delicious cocktail in all your holiday celebrations!
Chocolate Blackcurrant and Raspberry Martini
This drink is so beautiful to look at, it just screams “serve me at a party!”
It’s truly perfect to serve at your New Year’s Eve parties, for Valentine’s Day, or even a wedding or bridal shower.
Like many martini recipes, this drink is strong. S
o while it tastes delicious, be mindful that the only ingredient in the recipe that doesn’t contain alcohol is the raspberry garnish.
The chocolate covered raspberry martini is simple to make but doesn’t taste like it.
It’s perfect to serve for New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day or weddings.
Thank you to our friends at Van Gogh vodka for sharing their recipe and photography with us.
Ingredients you need to make the Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini
(serves 2)
- 4 oz. Van Gogh Raspberry vodka
- 2 oz. Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate vodka
- 1 1/2 oz. Crème de cassis
- Raspberries, for garnish
You will need a cocktail shaker, martini glasses, and optionally, a cocktail pick for each drink.
Note: Since this recipe makes use of flavored vodkas, there are some substitutions you can make if you don’t have flavored vodka on hand.
If you wish to make the drink with regular vodka, you can add a teaspoon of raspberry puree and a teaspoon of chocolate syrup to each drink.
Can I make a non-alcoholic chocolate raspberry martini?
Yes, you sure can!
Like I mentioned in the note above if you don’t have flavored vodkas you can substitute raspberry puree and chocolate syrup.
You can do that to make a non alcoholic version of the drink too.
Just omit the vodka and replace it with the syrups.
But you will need to make up the lost volume.
To do that, I like to use club soda.
To replace the creme de cassis, you may also use blackcurrant syrup for its replacement.
Now that we’ve replaced 3 ingredients with syrups, the drink will be sweeter.
I like to use just a little at a time to see how it tastes the first time I make the replacement.
Less is more to begin, and you may find that you prefer more or less than 1 tsp of syrup per drink depending on your sweet tooth.
If you are adding club soda, you’ll need to make the drink a bit differently.
You’ll want to mix the syrups together in a mixing glass and add a bit of club soda to thin it out a bit.
Then stir it again.
Pour into the glass and then top it with club soda.
You may need to stir the drink again, but do so gently so as not to disturb the carbonation.
How to make Chocolate Raspberry Blackcurrant Martinis
Making the drink is very easy.
I like to begin by chilling the martini glasses.
A quick and easy way to do that is to fill them with ice water while you make the drink.
Then pour it out right before you pour the drink.
Just be sure to dry them off if the outside of the glasses get wet.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add the vodkas and creme de cassis to the shaker.
Shake well until the liquid is well-mixed and thoroughly chilled.
Pour into your martini glasses.
To make the garnish, simply thread a cocktail pick through three fresh raspberries and balance the pick on the glass.
Serve and enjoy!
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Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini
Equipment
- Measuring cup or jigger
- Cocktail Shaker
- Martini Glasses
- Cocktail Pick
Ingredients
- 4 oz Van Gogh Raspberry
- 2 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate
- 1 ½ oz Crème de Cassis
Instructions
- Shake ingredients very well with ice.
- Strain into two chilled martini glasses.
- Garnish with raspberries on a pick.
Notes
Nutrition
Hi, I’m Jennifer. I love to cook and entertain. I have a lot of fun sharing traditional food and drink recipes as well as putting a new spin on the classics. I strive to provide easy to make recipes that are perfect for the home cook, bartender and entertainer.
We just made these again and added some fresh raspberries and a teaspoon of raspberry puree. YUM!!!