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Chocolate Peppermint Martini (Easy Holiday Cocktail)

Published: Nov 12, 2023 · Updated: Apr 6, 2025 by Marye

This creamy cocktail is perfect for the holidays. Chocolate peppermint martini tastes like an after-dinner mint. An after-dinner mint that's been soaked in vodka, that is.  
Total time for the recipe to be finished.Total Time 2 minutes minutes
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Square image of the chocolate peppermint martini with a dark background, chocolate shavings on top, and peppermint sticks as a garnish
A chocolate cocktail in a martini glass with a chocolate rim

Love peppermint bark candy? Can't resist a creamy dessert drink? you'll love this!

This recipe is meant for people over 21 years old. Please drink responsibly.

A chocolate cocktail in a martini glass with a chocolate rim and a peppermint stick.
Table of Contents
  • 🗝️ Key takeaways
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 📞 The last word
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💬 Comments

🗝️ Key takeaways

  • It's a perfect holiday cocktail with the creamy flavors of chocolate and peppermint.
  • It's easy to make for any holiday party, snow days cuddled up on the couch, or to ring in the new year with your favorite people.
  • For the best flavor put everything in the freezer before making and serving.

I love this creamy cocktail recipe! It's comfy-cozy and perfect for sweater weather. Leave it out with Santa's cookies and maybe you'll finally get that pony you asked for when you were 6.

Closeup of a chocolate peppermint martini with grated chocolate on top, a chocolate rim, and peppermint sticks as garnish.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: Everything must be ice cold including the glass. Put your vodka and glass in the freezer for an hour prior to making the drink if possible.

It's sort of a classic criticism that it's really hard to find a perfect martini. You run into things like shaken or stirred, the brand of gin... the list goes on and on.

Then when you get into all the variations (I mean is it really a martini if it's made with vodka?) it gets even more confusing.

All of that doesn't matter. What matters is a few, simple rules.

  • Bubbles or velvet? In making a regular martini whether it's shaken or stirred depends on the mouth-feel you like. Shaken means that tiny air bubbles will form and the drink with have a crisp mouthfeel. Stir it and it stays smooth and velvety. In the case of our perfect peppermint chocolate martini, we'll stir to keep it smooth.
  • Quality ingredients. Please do not try to make ANY kind of martini with rotgut vodka. Break out the wallet and get the good stuff.
  • The wider the mouth of the martini glass the more oxygen you'll get with each sip. Not only is oxygen essential for breathing purposes but it intensifies flavors.
  • It's easy to make a peppermint rim with candy that you've crushed with a rolling pin.
  • I prefer a chocolate-rimmed glass. Just use melted chocolate to dip the rim in.
  • You can make this a white chocolate peppermint martini by using white chocolate liqueur, clear creme de cocoa, and white chocolate for garnish. Or substitute Amaretto for the peppermint schnapps and get rid of the peppermint garnish.

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📞 The last word

Creamy and full of chocolate flavor, this easy holiday chocolate peppermint martini cocktail finishes with a cool, minty sensation reminiscent of an after-dinner mint. An after-dinner mint that's been imbued with vodka, that is.

This is the perfect after-dinner cocktail to get you through the holidays looking like an efficient 1960s Trophy wife... or husband...or..whatever.

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If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

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Chocolate Peppermint Martini

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This creamy cocktail is perfect for the holidays. Chocolate peppermint martini tastes like an after-dinner mint. An after-dinner mint that's been soaked in vodka, that is.  
Course Beverage/Cocktails
Cuisine American
Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes minutes
Servings:1
Calories:457
Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

Cocktail

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce creme de cocoa
  • 2 ounces chocolate liqueur, I used Godiva
  • ½ ounce peppermint schnapps
  • 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
  • Heavy cream, As desired

Garnish

  • 1 candy cane, crushed
  • chocolate syurp
  • chocolate, finely chopped or shaved

Instructions

Cocktail

  • Prepare martini glass according to instructions below
  • Add cocktail ingredients to an ice cold cocktail shaker.
  • Stir the ingredients until they are cold and well mixed.
  • Pour into the chilled martini glass and garnish with a candy cane.

Garnish - Prepare Glass

  • Melt the chocolate in a shallow plate.
  • Dip the rim of the martini glass in melted chocolate then roll in crushed candy canes.
  • Put in the freezer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the glass from the freezer and squirt a spiral of chocolate syrup around the inside of the glass.
  • Return to the freezer for a minute or two.

Notes

 
  • Everything must be ice cold including the glass. Put your vodka and glass in the freezer for an hour prior to making the drink if possible.
  • Bubbles or velvet? In making a regular martini whether it's shaken or stirred depends on the mouthfeel you like. Shaken means that tiny air bubbles will form and the drink with have a crisp mouthfeel. Stir it and it stays smooth and velvety. In the case of our perfect chocolate peppermint martini we'll stir to keep it smooth.
  • Quality ingredients. Please do not try to make ANY kind of martini with rot gut vodka. Break out the wallet and get the good stuff. Honk. Honk.
  • The wider the mouth of the martini glass the more oxygen you'll get with each sip. Not only is oxygen essential for breathing purposes but it intensifies flavors.
  • You can make this a white chocolate peppermint martini by using white chocolate liqueur, clear creme de cocoa, and white chocolate for garnish. Or substitute Amaretto for the peppermint schnapps and get rid of the peppermint garnish.
  • If the cocktail is too strong for your tastes add a little heavy cream until it's just right
You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 34g | Iron: 0.4mg

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

First published October 20, 2017... Last updated November 12, 2023, to update information and improve reader experience.

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  1. Catherine @ Whine and Dancing says

    October 20, 2017 at 2:04 pm

    4 stars
    I love this Choctoberfest theme you have going! I didn't very much about martini's, but you sure explained a lot! I could do without the Peppermint, but a chocolate martini, especially in those cute, stemless martini glasses, sounds divine for the holidays!

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