With these Candy Cane Martinis your guests will be feeling the minty and bright Christmas spirit in no time!
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Festive Candy Cane Martini
Every year around Christmas, people start getting all ooey gooey about their traditions. I'll admit- I've always been someone who goes a bit soft at the knees when I think of the Christmas season- it is beautiful, everyone is happy, there is family, and festivities... and cocktail parties.
Sometimes finding the right cocktail to serve at a cocktail party can be a bit tricky. You want something with mass appeal- who wants to be mixing random drinks all night that require a ton of different ingredients- but you want to be sure it's classy, innovative, and fun.
How to make Candy Cane Martinis
Assemble the following ingredients:
- Vanilla Vodka - this flavored vodka will enhance the flavor of the peppermint candies.
- White creme de cacao - this white chocolate sweetener will make this drink nice and festive.
- Peppermint schnapps - you can also use peppermint liquor for this, it will bring that classic candy cane flavor.
- Peppermint candies - these candies will be crushed to line the rim of the glass to make it look festive and beautiful.
- Peppermint Twist - these adorable candies stay in the glass well. You can also use traditional candy canes if you can't find the cute twist ones.
- Ice cubes - ice cubes are necessary to have in the shaker to make bring the martini to a nice cold temperature quickly.
Once you have assembled the ingredients use the following method.
- Crush the candies and rim the glasses. Crush the candies. Dip the glasses in water and dip in the candies to coat the rim, set aside.
- Mix. Mix all the ingredients in a shaker until chilled.
- Pour and garnish. Pour the mixture into the glasses and garnish with the peppermint twist, enjoy!
Tips and Tricks for the perfect Candy Cane Martini
Add leftovers to your hot cocoa. If you have leftover mix you can add it to your hot cocoa for a spiked hot drink.
Flavor your own vodka. If you prefer you can make your own vanilla flavored vodka by soaking a few vanilla pods in vodka for a few weeks.
FAQs
If you like your drinks a lot less sweet, you will definitely want to use an unflavored vodka. You'll still get a hint of vanilla and plenty of peppermint flavor.
You can garnish with some fresh mint that you have wet then rolled in white sugar. It's a fresher look and still on theme.
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Candy Cane Martini
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ ounces vanilla vodka
- 1 ¼ ounces white creme de cacao
- ¾ ounce peppermint schnapps or liqueur
- Peppermint candies, crushed
- peppermint twist, to garnish
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Finely crush peppermint candies.
- Wet the rim of martini glass with a little water. Don't let it go all over- you just want the rim to be wet.
- Dip glass into crushed candies, pressing them to rim.
- Turn upright.
- Mix ingredients and ice in a shaker.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Pour into glass and garnish with peppermint twist.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
2Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 195Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 5mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 0gSugar 18gProtein 0g
Nutrition is automatically calculated by Nutritionix - please verify all nutrition information independently and consult with a doctor or nutritionist for any and all medical and diet advice.
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