Cooking Lesson #660 S'mores-tini

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

credit: Hershey's

​How you doin’? Even after 15 years producing Choclatique fine chocolates, I still have a taste for Hershey’s milk chocolate and syrup. I love the flavor of a Hershey’s milk chocolate bar, marshmallows and graham crackers toasted over an open campfire (or a grill in the back yard). But who says s’mores need to be enjoyed from an open flame? Now you can take all the original sweet flavors of a traditional Hershey’s chocolate s’more and turn it into a scrumptious martini. Yes… a martini!
 
No matter how your day is going, plan to finish it off with a sweet sip of a S’more-tini. This recipe combines Hershey's signature milk chocolate, Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Fluff, Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs and a Marshmallow garnish. Add a double shot of Vodka for the adult version. Chocolate Martinis are nothing new, but a S’mores-tini is unique for a night at home on a warm summer’s eve.
 
Prep time:  3 minutes
Yields:  1 cocktail
 
Ingredients 
1 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar (1.55 oz), divided
3 large marshmallows or 5 miniature marshmallows
1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 teaspoons marshmallow fluff
2 ounces vodka
3 tablespoons half and half 
2 tablespoons Hershey's Syrup
crushed ice or ice cubes

Directions

1. Unwrap the chocolate bar and break it into sections along marked lines.
2. Gently push and twist the end of a decorative swizzle stick or skewer until it goes through one chocolate bar section; add the marshmallows; set aside for garnish.
3. Spread the graham cracker crumbs on a small plate. Smear the marshmallow fluff along the upper edge of martini glass. Roll rim of glass in graham cracker crumbs to decorate the glass.
4. Combine the vodka, half and half, chocolate syrup and ice in shaker.
5. Shake the drink for about 15 seconds.
6. Strain into prepared martini glass.
7. Garnish with prepared chocolate and marshmallow skewer.

ChefSecret:  Leave out the vodka for a fun, kid friendly beverage.

Quip of the Day:  A Californian, a Texan and a local are drinking at a bar in Big Sky, MT. After a while, the Californian finishes his martini, turns and throws his glass against the wall.
The Bartender, shocked, asks him why the hell he did that.
The Californian replies that where he's from, they make so much money they don't have to drink out of the same glass twice.
The Texan then finishes his martini, turns and throws his glass against the wall as well.
The bartender looks at him and asks why he did that.
The Texan replies that where he's from they have so much oil they don't have to drink out of the same glass twice.
About this time the local Montanan finishes his martini, turns to the other patrons, draws his gun and shoots them both dead.
Without waiting to be asked he tells the Bartender that around here there's so many Californians and Texans he doesn't have to drink with the same ones twice.
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