Chocolate Strawberry Martini

Ingredients:

Directions:

1. Make the strawberry simple syrup. Combine the water, sugar, strawberries (hulled), and lemon juice in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until simmering, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the mixture into the strainer. This will remove any large chunks. Discard the chunks and transfer the syrup to a jar or airtight container. This will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
2. Chill a martini glass in the freezer.
3. Add ice to a cocktail shaker. Add the chocolate vodka, strawberry vodka, Bailey’s Irish Cream, strawberry simple syrup, and milk (or half & half).
4. Shake vigorously until the mixture is well chilled then strain into the chilled martini glasses.
5. Garnish with a strawberry or chocolate covered strawberry (directions below) and enjoy!
6. ***To make chocolate covered strawberries, simply heat a small amount of chocolate in a microwave safe dish until melted and smooth. Dip a strawberry in the chocolate until all sides are coated (except for the top) and place on wax or parchment paper until the chocolate hardens.
7. THIS RECIPE IS FOR ONE COCKTAIL.