Peanut butter and chocolate cocktail recipe
Thick, sweet and creamy – yet deceptively strong – this decadent cocktail is ideal for after-dinner sipping. The crème de cacao works perfectly with the classic peanut butter and chocolate combination, while the vodka gives this RuPaul-inspired tipple a kick that prevents it from being cloying.
The cocktail features in Greg Bailey and Alice Wood’s DRAGTAILS: Fierce Cocktails Inspired by Drag Royalty, an illustrated cocktail book filled with 50-plus recipes for drinks inspired by legendary drag stars.
Greg and Alice took creating a cocktail for RuPaul – LGBTQ+ legend and mentor to generations of drag queens – seriously, paying homage to the crème de la crème with a dessert-like concoction that’s not only utterly delicious, but looks fit for the spotlight, too. In the words of the mother of modern drag herself: “Can we get an amen?”
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Things to note:
If you don't have a cocktail shaker, use a mason jar with a lid, shake vigorously and pour through a fine mesh strainer to serve.
For best results, freeze the chocolate for 15 minutes before grating.
For a mocktail version of the drink, substitute the vodka and crème de cacao with chocolate milk.
For US ingredients and measurements, use the drop-down menu and select 'Cups'.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp milk or dark chocolate, finely grated
- 25 ml vodka
- 25 ml dark crème de cacao
- 50 ml single cream
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp milk or dark chocolate, finely grated
- 0.9 fl oz vodka
- 0.9 fl oz dark crème de cacao
- 1.8 fl oz single cream
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp milk or dark chocolate, finely grated
- 0.1 cup vodka
- 0.1 cup dark crème de cacao
- 0.2 cup half-and-half
- 1 pinch salt
Details
- Cuisine: International
- Recipe Type: Cocktail
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 5 mins
- Cooking Time: 0 mins
- Serves: 1
Step-by-step
- Tip the grated chocolate into a small bowl.
- Spread the peanut butter over the base of a small plate. Place a rocks or coupe glass upside down in the peanut butter. Use the back of a spoon to spread the peanut butter all around the edge of the rim, if needed.
- Now dip the rim in the grated chocolate, twisting the glass to coat the peanut butter with the grated chocolate.
- Carefully fill the glass with ice.
- Pour the vodka, crème de cacao, cream (half-and-half) and salt into a cocktail shaker. Top up with plenty of ice and shake vigorously for around a minute, until the shaker is cold and you can see condensation on the outside (if you don't have access to a cocktail shaker, see note above).
- Strain into the prepared glass and serve immediately.
Recipe adapted from DRAGTAILS: Fierce Cocktails Inspired by Drag Royalty by Greg Bailey and Alice Wood (Published by Quarto). Illustrations by: Ruth Moosbrugger.
Main image: Randall Vermillion/Shutterstock.
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