White Chocolate Martinis

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

2 cups water

1/2 cup half-and-half

2 bars DCD Chef-Series White Chocolate (4 oz.), chopped

2 oz. vodka, regular or vanilla-flavored

DCD Raspberry Dessert Sauce 

Tools

Dove Chocolate Discoveries Cocktail Shaker

Preparing the Simple Syrup

1. In a saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until sugar is completely dissolved.

2. Remove from heat and cool in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Preparing the Martini

3. Pour half-and-half and White Chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat mixture in microwave at 20-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Cool in the refrigerator until ready to use.

4. Pour vodka, 2 oz. simple syrup and white chocolate mixture into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake.

5. Drizzle the inside of the glasses with DCD Raspberry Dessert Sauce. Pour drink into 2 martini glasses and serve.

Garnish Ideas

Mini candy canes or tempered white chocolate snowflakes, fresh mint leaves 

Makes 2 martinis