After Dinner Mint recipe

Blogger Cooking With Sugar shares this chocolate martini recipe - a sure way to add a sweet start to any special meal. “Whoever said, “eat dessert first” was brilliant. This luscious chocolate cocktail will certainly satisfy that desire. I’m a busy mom of two teens, so I try to fit in a romantic dinner with my husband now and then.”

Prep Time: 10 Min
Total Time: 15 Min

Makes: 1 martini

2 chocolate wafer cookies
Chocolate syrup, for drizzling inside the glass and the rim
Ice
2 ounces store bought chocolate milk
1 ounce vanilla vodka
1 ounce creme de cocoa

Place the chocolate cookies in a plastic baggie and pound with a rolling pin or wooden mallet until fine crumbs are formed.

Coat the center of a small plate with chocolate syrup in a circle. Sprinkle the crushed chocolate wafers over the chocolate syrup on the plate.

Turn a martini glass upside down and dip the rim of the glass in the mixture and spin back and forth, until the rim is coated.

Drizzle some chocolate syrup inside the glass, forming a swirling design and place the glass in the freezer.

In a shaker with ice add the chocolate milk, vodka and creme de cocoa. Shake well.

Remove glass from freezer.

Strain mixture into glass and serve.

If you are making these for a party, glasses can be garnished with the chocolate and cookies ahead of time and kept in the freezer until ready to use.

This recipe can easily be doubled to make two drinks at a time.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Pillsbury.