Hershey Kiss Chocolate Martini (Easy Copycat Recipe!)

Dana and I took the kids to Hershey, Pennsylvania last summer. Great trip. Chocolate World, the amusement park, the whole deal. One night after the kids were down my mother-in-law agreed to watch them so Dana and I could sneak over to the bar at the Hotel Hershey for a couple of drinks. Dana ordered a Hershey Kiss Martini off the menu and I took one sip and immediately knew I had to figure out how to make this at home. Clean, chocolatey, not too sweet. Absolutely incredible.

So I did what I always do. I asked the bartender how it was made. She told me the basics but the one thing that threw me off was the rim. It is not cocoa powder. It is Hershey’s hot chocolate mix. That is the secret right there. Once I heard that everything clicked. Hot chocolate mix has sugar in it that cocoa powder does not and that sweetness on the rim balances the whole cocktail perfectly.

How to Make It

Start with the rim. Dip the martini glass in Hershey’s chocolate syrup first, then dip it in the hot chocolate mix. Set it aside and let it set up while you make the cocktail. Do not skip this step. The rim is what makes this drink.

Then add your chocolate vodka, vanilla vodka and creme de cocoa to a shaker full of ice. Shake it hard until everything is ice cold. Drop an unwrapped Hershey Kiss into the rimmed glass and strain the cocktail right over the top of it. The Kiss sits at the bottom of the glass and you can see it right through the drink. It looks incredible and tastes even better.

A Few Notes

360 Chocolate Vodka is my go-to for this but any chocolate vodka works. Same with the vanilla vodka. The creme de cocoa is what gives it that deep chocolate flavor so do not skip that either.

The hot chocolate mix is the non-negotiable. I have tried cocoa powder and it is not the same. It is too bitter and too dry. The hot chocolate mix sticks better and tastes better. Hershey’s specifically is what the hotel uses and it is what I use at home. Trust me on this one.

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Hershey Kiss Martini

Prep Time

1 min

 

One of the best chocolate martini's that I have ever had!

Servings: 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 oz 360 Chocolate Vodka
• 1 oz Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka
• 2 oz Crème de Cocoa
• 1/2 oz Hershey Chocolate Syrup
• 1 tbs Hershey Hot Chocolate Mix Other mixes work, but Hershey's is the best!

Instructions

1. Dip a martini glass in chocolate syrup.

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2. Then dip the martini glass in the hot cocoa powder and set aside.

3. Add the chocolate vodka, vanilla vodka, and crème de cocoa to a shaker filled with ice.

4. Shake until the ingredients are blended and chilled.

5. Add an unwrapped hershey kiss to the martini glass and then strain the cocktail over the top.

6. Serve and enjoy!

This is one of my favorite cocktails I have ever made. Dana agrees. Make it. You can thank me later. — Rex