This sticky date martini is set to be your new favourite liquid dessert

Name: Sticky date martini
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 160g (1 cup, lightly packed) brown sugar, plus extra, to serve; 4 medjool dates, pitted, finely chopped, plus extra, to serve (optional); 40ml vodka; 20ml butterscotch schnapps; Ice, to shake; Caramel sauce, to drizzle; Whipped cream, to serve

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Mar 20, 2018

Everyone's favourite winter dessert – sticky date pudding – in martini form. We'll cheers to that!

160g (1 cup, lightly packed) brown sugar, plus extra, to serve
4 medjool dates, pitted, finely chopped, plus extra, to serve (optional)
40ml vodka
20ml butterscotch schnapps
Ice, to shake
Caramel sauce, to drizzle
Whipped cream, to serve

Method

1.

Place brown sugar, dates and 250ml (1 cup) water in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat for 1 minute or until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 10 minutes or until mixture is thick and syrupy. Set aside to cool completely. Strain through a fine sieve. Discard dates.
2.

Place the vodka, schnapps, ice and 100ml date syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake well to combine.
3.

Drizzle caramel over the rims of 2 martini glasses. Fill with the martini mixture. Top with cream and sprinkle with extra brown sugar. Serve with extra dates, if you like.