Strawberry White Chocolate Valentine Martini
Perfect for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or any romantic occasion, this Strawberry White Chocolate Valentine Martini is easy, tasty and festive.
What beverage says festive more than a martini? And whether it’s for an anniversary, Valentine’s day, or another romantic event, it’s hard to beat this Strawberry White Chocolate Valentine Martini.
Yes, ruby red berry puree topping a creamy-sweet white chocolate mix is both seriously tasty and fun. Whether served as a before dinner cocktail or as a dessert, it can make for a perfect addition to any romantic celebration!
Why You’ll Love This!
Flavorful. Creamy and chocolatey with an accent of strawberry flavor, this Strawberry White Chocolate Valentine Martini is a taste delight!
Easy. Shake up the drink mixture and top with pureed berries. It’s easier than making dessert and maybe even more fun!
Romantic. With white chocolate, ruby red berries and a little alcohol, this Valentine Martini hits the romance jackpot.
What You’ll Need
Ingredients
- White Chocolate Liqueur. This adds alcohol and white chocolate flavor.
- White Crème de Cacao. This adds alcohol and additional chocolate flavor.
- Vanilla Vodka. This adds alcohol and a vanilla accent.
- Half and half or cream. This adds creamy goodness and increases the volume without adding alcohol.
- Ice. This chills and dilutes the alcohol.
- Strawberries. Frozen & thawed works fine for the drink. If you want to garnish with an additional berry, you’ll need fresh.
- Sugar. A pinch of sugar is optional to help soften the berries.
Special Tools
- No special tools are required but a cocktail shaker is nice to have (though you can stir and pour if you don’t have one) as well as a small food processor to blend the berries (though I’ve hand-mashed them too).
Step by Step Overview
Mash or puree 2 strawberries and optional sugar until very fine.
Add alcohols, cream and ice to a cocktail shaker.
Shake and strain into martini glass.
Drizzle with strawberry puree, garnish with an additional strawberry if desired and serve immediately.
On Martini Glasses and Alcohol Volume
When I worked to develop and size this recipe I learned a few things about martini glasses. Did you know that the traditional martini glass is about 3-5 ounces? And that, per the CDC, a standard drink contains 1.5 ounces of 80 proof liquor or .6 ounces of pure alcohol.
Well just like so many other things in life, cocktail glasses are getting larger with the typical martini glass now sized at 7 ounces or more.
But as a result, a lot of martini recipes either contain 2-3 drinks worth of alcohol or look skimpy once poured into a big glass. Happily, since the sweeter liqueurs are often lower in alcohol, this drink comes out at just slightly over a standard drink with the brands that I used (70 proof, 30 proof, 28 proof). If you’re using a larger martini glass, consider going with 2 ounces of half and half or cream (the top end of my 1-2 ounces) to add a little more volume.
Tips & FAQs
Especially if you are smashing fresh berries by hand, you might consider tossing them with a pinch of sugar to allow them to macerate (soften and expel juices) before mashing. If won’t up the sugar percentage much in this already sweet drink, and can make prep easier.
I should also note that mashed strawberries can be stringy. Be sure to mash them up well or you may end up with a big strawberry string dangling from your mouth. And, yes, that just says nerd movie more than simmering romance.
Similarly, don’t add the pulp to the martini shaker because, even mashed fine, it can clog the strainer.
I originally mashed the berries by hand but have since bought a mini food processor which was just small enough to work for this.
More Options
Now if all of this has you really psyched for romantic cocktails you might also consider this Ruby Prosecco Cocktail, the super easy Sorbet and Champagne Cocktail or classic Strawberry Bellini.
Or for something alcohol free (but still pink!), consider a Virgin Cosmopolitan.
White Chocolate Strawberry Martini
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur see note
- 1 ounce White Crème de Cacao
- 1 ounce Vanilla Vodka
- 1-2 ounces Half and half or cream
- 2-3 Strawberries 2 for cocktail, frozen & thawed works fine, 1 optional fresh berry for garnish
- optional pinch Sugar to help soften berries
- Ice
Instructions
- Mash or puree 2 strawberries and optional sugar until very fine.
- Add alcohols, cream and ice to a cocktail shaker, shake and strain into martini glass.
- Drizzle with strawberry puree, garnish with anadditional strawberry if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published Feb 9, 2014 (new images, additional detail).
I really need to visit you and John! Your cocktail life is Fantastic!
Any time David!
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oh wow this looks amazing!
Thanks Dina! You should give it a try–it was a lot of fun!
this is my kind of drink, inger–sweet and not too boozy. you’re right–it’s beautiful and perfect for valentine’s day!
I am not the least bit surprised that sweet would appeal to you in a drink Grace!
LOL, Inger. When T.W. told me he tried the Wedding Belle drink I posted the other day I headed for the Dubonnet to give it a try. However, there wasn’t any. Instead, there was a bottle of Vermouth so I went with a Martini. If I would have seen this gorgeous looking Martini of yours I would have put it back and made one of these. Oh so yummy to look. I bet it was pure deliciousness…
Thank you so much for sharing…
Oh Vermouth–a classic martini. The booze historians are applauding you!
Yum! Interesting history on the size of martinis.
Of course the purists would never consider this a “real” martini!
What a beautiful drink – a perfect choice for Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Beth! I might do for our anniversary too–then I get two 😉