Indulgent, smooth, and sweet white chocolate martinis are the perfect cocktails for the holiday season. Creamy Godiva white chocolate liqueur mixes with creme de cacao for a sweet chocolate flavor with a hint of vanilla from the vanilla vodka. Garnish with edible glitter, sanding sugar, and a sprinkle of cocoa and you have a winter wonderland treat!
We were at a Christmas Cookies and Cocktails cookie swap recently and...y'all. So much fun, we all brought christmas cookies and enjoyed a menu of holiday cocktails. You gotta have one of these festive little parties this holiday season!
We brought Neiman Marcus cookies and Santa's M&M's cookies and nibbled on the shared cookies, but the real stars were the cocktails, of course.
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White Chocolate Martini - Perfect Dessert Cocktail for Christmas!
This creamy cocktail is so easy, yet so fancy! Shake up the spirits in your cold cocktail shaker, pour them into a martini glass with a sparkling sugar rim. Boom, a delicious Christmas cocktail just ready to shine at your own cookie swap party!
White Chocolate Martini Ingredients
Full ingredients, measurements, and printable instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Vanilla Vodka - vanilla flavored vodka keeps the flavor well-rounded in the dessert arena, you can tell the difference without it.
- Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur - this white chocolate liquor is really rich and decadent, made with both white chocolate and cream.
- Heavy Cream - the heavy cream adds extra creaminess and mellows out the bite of the alcohol, making it an easy to sip dessert drink.
- White Crème de Cacao - this is the clear version, which you can easily find at your local liquor store. It has a smooth milk chocolate flavor that cannot be missed here.
- Simple Syrup + Edible Glitter and Sanding Sugar - this is for the rim garnish.
How to Make this White Chocolate Martini
- Dip the martini glasses in a shallow dish of simple syrup (or honey or a little maple syrup if you don't have simple syrup), then coat the rim of the glass with shimmering sugar and edible glitter.
- Shake all of the martini ingredients in the cocktail shaker with a handful of ice for 30 seconds, then pour the cocktail into your prepared glasses.
- Top with a light dusting of cocoa powder and serve.
Variations and Pro Tips to Make it Festive
- For a gorgeous presentation, top with dark chocolate shavings!
- For the holiday season, garnish with mini candy canes, snowflake sprinkles, or holiday-themed shimmering sugar.
- Chill the cocktail glasses before serving for the best cocktail experience.
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker - if you don't have one, a mason jar with its lid works!
- Martini glasses.
- Shimmer Sugar or Edible Glitter - I used both in white for a pretty, sparkly garnished rim. Like snow!
FAQs
No. Creme de cacao is more of a spirit with the flavor of chocolate, while chocolate liqueurs are more creamy, milky, richer in texture.
Creme de cacao is a French-style liqueur that is very sweet, it has an intense chocolate flavor rounded out with vanilla.
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Decadent White Chocolate Martini
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup, or maple syrup or honey (for rim)
- edible glitter and sanding sugar, for rim garnish
- 2 ounces vanilla flavored vodka
- 2 ounces Godiva white chocolate liqueur
- 1.5 ounces white creme de cacao
- 1 ounce heavy cream
- Handful of ice
- cocoa powder, for garnish
Instructions
- Pour honey, simple syrup, or maple syrup into a shallow dish wide enough to dip the rim of a martini glass in. In a separate plate or shallow dish, add edible glitter or sanding sugar.1 tablespoon simple syrup
- Dip the edge of the martini glass into the syrup and then generously cover the coated glass rim in sugar and glitter. Set aside.edible glitter and sanding sugar
- Place ice into a cocktail shaker, then add all of the cocktail ingredients into it. Cover and shake for 20 seconds, until very cold, then pour into the prepared martini glass.2 ounces vanilla flavored vodka, 2 ounces Godiva white chocolate liqueur, 1.5 ounces white creme de cacao, 1 ounce heavy cream, Handful of ice
- Serve cold, shake of cocoa powder optional.cocoa powder
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