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Chocolate martinis are a delicious cocktail twist on a chocolate milkshake. In this chocolate caramel martini, caramel vodka, Godiva liqueur, and vanilla ice cream combine for a decadent and creamy dessert cocktail.

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The easiest way to dress up this delicious cocktail is to skip decorating the rim of the glass and instead pour chocolate syrup along the inside of the martini glass. Hold your martini glass by the stem at a 45 degree angle and swirl chocolate syrup onto the inside of the glass as you slowly twirl the stem.
We are skipping the Irish cream liquor in this easy chocolate martini recipe instead making it with creamy Godiva chocolate liqueur. It is a perfect sweet treat for special occasions like girl's night, Valentine’s Day or simply to cure your sweet tooth with dessert martinis.
The perfect dessert cocktail for chocolate lovers, this Godiva chocolate caramel martini recipe is a creamy, decadent sip.
Ingredients
- Caramel vodka - Smirnoff and Stoli make good caramel vodka options.
- Godiva chocolate liqueur - If you can't find Godiva, try Mozart Chocolate liqueur.
- Coffee liqueur - Kahlaúa is the easiest to find, but any kind of coffee liqueur will work. You can also substitute my homemade coffee syrup.
- Milk - You don't need a high milk fat on this one. It's mostly being used to help break down the ice cream.
- Chocolate bitters - My favorite addition to dessert drinks. This keeps the sweetness from getting out of hand.
- Vanilla ice cream - Pick a good quality vanilla ice cream for this cocktail.
- Cocoa Powder and/or Chocolate sauce or chocolate syrup - For garnishing your drink.
How to Make a Chocolate Caramel Martini
Prepare your glass by drizzling the inside of it with chocolate syrup. Set aside.
Place caramel vodka, chocolate liqueur, coffee liqueur, milk, chocolate bitters and vanilla ice cream in a cocktail shaker, along with 3-4 ice cubes.
Cover and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. (You want to break down the ice cream so it mixes into your cocktail.)
Strain into a coupe or martini glass.
Garnish with a sprinkle of cocoa powder. You can even use whipped cream or chocolate shavings for an indulgent finishing touch.
Enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Any dairy milk will work in this drink. (I would expect a nondairy milk like oat or almonds milk to also be delicious, but haven’t tested it with that.) The higher the milk fat the creamier the cocktail, but stay away from half and half or heavy cream.
- Drizzle the inside of your glass with caramel syrup if you don’t have any chocolate sauce on hand or prefer caramel over chocolate.
- A sprinkle of cinnamon is a delicious alternative to cocoa powder on top of your cocktail.
FAQs and Substitutions
If you don’t have any caramel vodka on hand, use vanilla vodka or plain vodka. I love Stoli vanilla vodka in this recipe if I've run out of caramel vodka.
No. They are both chocolate flavored liqueurs, but the Godiva liqueur has cream in it whereas crème de cacao does not. This gives the Godiva liqueur a rich chocolate flavor.
Yes! Godiva chocolate liqueur does have alcohol in it. You can find it in your local liquor stores. If you want to reduce or remove that alcohol from this recipe, you can substitute chocolate milk in place of the creamy chocolate liqueur.
If you don’t have any coffee liqueur on hand, you can substitute strong cold brewed coffee or my coffee syrup in its place.
Looking for More Dessert Cocktails?
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PrintGodiva Chocolate Martini Recipe with Caramel Vodka
Chocolate martinis are a delicious cocktail twist on a chocolate milkshake. In this chocolate caramel version, caramel vodka, Godiva liqueur, and vanilla ice cream combine for a decadent and creamy dessert cocktail.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktails
- Method: Cocktail Shaker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 oz caramel vodka
- 1 oz Godiva chocolate Liqueur
- 0.5 oz coffee liqueur
- 1 oz milk
- 4 dashes chocolate bitters
- ¼ c vanilla ice cream
- Cocoa powder (for garnish)
- Chocolate syrup (for garnish)
Instructions
Drizzle the inside of a glass with chocolate sauce. Set aside.
Place caramel vodka, chocolate liqueur, coffee liqueur, milk, ice cream and bitters in a cocktail shaker with 3-4 ice cubes.
Cover and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. (You want to break down the ice cream so it mixes into your cocktail.)
Strain into a coupe or martini glass.
Garnish with a sprinkle of cocoa powder!
Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 442
- Sugar: 29.7 g
- Sodium: 47.7 mg
- Fat: 8.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 31.8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2.8 g
- Cholesterol: 49.8 mg
Keywords: dessert, cocktail, ice cream, vodka, drinks, chocolate, caramel, sundae, martini
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