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This Caramel Martini is the easiest dessert martini out there. Add salted caramel and kahlua to a vodka martini and you have one of the sweetest cocktails – it’s like a creamy espresso martini – with chocolate!
Salted Caramel Martini
This Caramel Martini is one of the best out there! It has a vanilla vodka martini base with milk and then I mixed chocolate and coffee liqueur with salted caramel. A caramel cream martini is perfect to finish off a meal as dessert – or just because it’s a Tuesday afternoon and you’re craving a martini!
This recipe shows how to make one martini or a pitcher for a party – because who doesn’t love having dessert cocktails on your dessert bar? And do you love coffee flavored drinks? You must also make my espresso martini!
Ingredients Needed
- Vanilla Vodka: You can also use regular vodka and add a few drops of pure vanilla extract
- Creme de Cacao: This is chocolate liqueur. I recommend getting the clear kind, any brand.
- Kahlua: This is coffee liqueur.
- Milk: I used whole milk but 2%, nondairy, or half and half would work also.
- Salted Caramel Sauce – any brand.
How to make Caramel Mocha Martini
- Rim each martini glass with caramel sauce. I do this by pouring caramel sauce on a plate and dip the top of the cocktail glass into it.
- Place ice in a cocktail shaker and add vodka, creme de cacao, Kahlua, caramel syrup and milk. Cover with the lid, shake then strain and pour into prepared glass.
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Expert Tips
- Martinis are all about the garnish! I put some coffee beans on mine to really bring all the flavors together – this is like a creamy espresso martini. You can also garnish with chocolate flakes.
- You can use a martini glass or small coupe glasses for this.
- Feel free to drizzle caramel sauce or chocolate sauce on the sides of a cocktail glass in addition to (or in place of) rimming the glass.
- If you don’t like Kahlua you can substitute Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur or Rumchata.
- If you have caramel vodka you can use that in place of the vanilla vodka.
FAQs
If you make a pitcher and have leftovers, store this drink in the fridge for up to a month. I would recommend covering the top of your pitcher to prevent evaporation.
Salted Caramel Mocha Martini
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Ingredients
For one cocktail:
- 2 ounces vanilla vodka
- 1 ounce Creme de Cacao
- 1 ounce Kahlua
- 2 ounces milk
- 1 tablespoon salted caramel sauce
- Caramel sauce and whipped cream, for garnish, optional
For a pitcher:
- 2½ cups vanilla vodka
- 1 ¼ cups Creme de Cacao
- 1 ¼ cups Kahlua
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 1¼ cups salted caramel sauce
- Caramel sauce and whipped cream, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Drizzle martini glass (or glasses, if making a pitcher) with caramel sauce.
- For one drink: place ice in a cocktail shaker and add vodka, creme de cacao, Kahlua, caramel and milk. Shake then strain into glass.
- For a pitcher: add vodka, creme de cacao, Kahlua, caramel and milk to the pitcher, stir, then chill until ready to serve.
- Garnish each drink with whipped cream and more caramel sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I love your drink! That really makes different, I think. I will make this for my next birthday party in December. Thanks for sharing!