Chocolate Turtle Martini Food

CHOCOLATE TURTLE MARTINI

Steps:

• Sweeten the cocoa powder to your liking by mixing the cocoa and powdered sugar.
• Take a large martini glass and very carefully coat the rim in caramel sauce from the squeeze bottle, being careful not to let it drip too far down the sides.
• Then, dip the entire rim of the glass into the sweetened cocoa powder, being sure to coat all of the caramel.
• The desired effect is a chocolate dusted caramel rim.
• You can also put just a drop of chocolate syrup at the bottom of the glass for color.
• Shake the vodka, creme de cacao and praline liqueur in a martini shaker with ice to chill.
• Fill the martini glass nearly full with crushed or shaved ice, being careful not to touch the rim.
• Strain the drink into the martini glass.
• Garnish atop the floating ice with a roasted pecan half and a small piece of chopped chocolate.
• Or you can garnish it with a half of a Turtle candy by making an incision and hanging it on the rim of the glass.
• Also, if you prefer your martini to LOOK dark like chocolate, I would use the dark creme de cacao, however, the garnish will stand out more when the drink is more translucent.

CHOCOLATE MARTINI

Steps:

• Dip a pastry brush into the melted chocolate and brush up the side of two glasses. Chill until set.
• Pour the Irish cream liqueur, coffee liqueur, chocolate syrup and vodka into a shaker with a handful of ice and shake hard until the outside of the shaker feels very cold. Strain into the glasses.

CHOCOLATE TURTLES® (THE CANDY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange pecans on a baking sheet.
• Bake pecans in the preheated oven until fragrant and lightly browned, 7 minutes.
• Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; grease with butter.
• Combine caramels, water, and butter in a saucepan over low heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted and smooth. Fold in pecans.
• Drop caramel mixture by the spoonful onto the prepared baking sheet. Allow to cool and harden.
• Drizzle chocolate over caramel nut clusters. Refrigerate to set, about 1 hour.