“Tahoe Snowdrop” Lemon White Chocolate Truffle Martini

There’s a wonderful artisan chocolate shop here in Reno called”Dorinda’s Chocolates.”  They have seriously spoiled me to the point of not quite enjoying other, less wonderful, chocolate brands (of course, that doesn’t stop me really from still partaking in the other brands.  Lol).

One of my favorite truffles of theirs is a lemon raspberry chocolate truffle that, for some time, I have wanted to copy in a cocktail.  Last year, however, I had a really awful and wonderful lesson in culinary chemistry when trying to create this cocktail.  It turns out, lemon juice curdles the milk solids in white chocolate!  Who knew?!  Hahaha.  Apparently everyone…  But I digress.

This year, I still had not forgotten my goal to make a white chocolate lemon martini for the Christmas season.  And I thought I knew how to do it, but definitely took it on with more caution and experimentation this year than I did last year. I have to say, what has come out of it is nothing short of festive!  Of course, Dorinda, there’s nothing that is ever going to surpass your truffle, but I think with the help of Tahoe Blue Vodka and DoTerra Essential Oils, we came really close. (The recipe below is just for one cocktail so if you’re sharing, multiply as needed.)

"Tahoe Snowdrop" Lemon White Chocolate Truffle Martini

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Serves: 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 Shots Tahoe Blue Vodka (This is seriously the only vodka I drink anymore... Visit their site at http://www.tahoebluevodka.com/our-story/ to see their story.)
• 1 Shot Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
• 2 Drops Lemon DoTerra Essential Oil (if you don't use DoTerra PLEASE make sure to buy the highest quality oils which are formulated for human consumption--not all of them are safe to ingest.)
• ½ tsp. Raspberry Jam Simple Syrup (Combine ¼ Cup Seedless Raspberry Jam with ½ Cup Water; Whisk together; Boil down until you get a syrup-y consistency)

Instructions

1. Combine the first three ingredients in a martini shaker with a few ice cubes and shake.
2. Pour the raspberry syrup in the glass to settle at the bottom or to decorate the glass (you can also add it to the shaker with everything else if you prefer).
3. Pour the drink in glasses.
4. Enjoy!

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