Chocolate Almond Cocktail

Did you know that February, apart from containing Valentine’s Day, is also National Chocolate Lovers Month? Personally, we celebrate chocolate lovers month every month so it’s not like we’d notice the difference. But these are still two very good reasons to celebrate and celebrations call for a cocktail. Yes, of course, it’s a chocolate cocktail.

We used creme de cacao which is a common mixer and then added some richness with the chocolate ice cream. The glass got a rim of melted chocolate and we went with semi-sweet to keep the sugar level down. We love almond liqueur but we mostly use it as an after-dinner drink or nightcap as opposed to a mixer. But it’s a great addition to any chocolate cocktail. Good salty roasted almonds got chopped up and added to the rim so that each sip gets a bit of sweet, a bit of salt, a good amount of chocolate and almond flavors and a nice kick. Definitely, the right cocktail to celebrate love, chocolate or otherwise, this month. Cheers!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips, for rimming
• 2 tablespoons chopped almonds, for rimming
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1 ounce crème de cacao liqueur
• 1 ounce almond liqueur
• 1 ounce chocolate ice cream
• 1 ounce milk
  
  

Gather the ingredients.

Chocolate Almond Cocktail ingredients in bowls

Melt the tablespoon of chocolate chips in the microwave for about 30 seconds and stir.

half melted chocolate chips in a bowl

Microwave again for another few seconds if still not melted.

Melted chocolate in a bowl

Run the rim of a cocktail glass in the melted chocolate.

Cocktail glass rip covered in chocolate next to a bowl of melted chocolate

Add the chopped almonds to a shallow bowl and run the chocolate dipped rim of the glass through it.
Cocktail glass rip covered with chopped almonds and chocolate

Place the glass, upside down, in the freezer or refrigerator for about 5 minutes to set.

Add the vodka, creme de cacao, almond liqueur, chocolate ice cream and milk to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake well to dissolve the ice cream.

Shake the cocktail shaker
Pour through the strainer into the prepared glass.

Chocolate Almond Cocktail strained into a chocolate and almond rimmed glass
Recipe Variation
For a slightly thicker, richer cocktail, switch from milk to cream.