Celebrate National S'mores Day with what? S'mores Martinis

It's National S'mores Day, which may seem a little odd in the middle of August rather than anytime in October.

We think it's a tad too hot to build a campfire for making one of the best treats ever invented by humankind, but there's an alternative: a martini version.

If you can't find marshmallow-flavored vodka, used whipped cream-flavored instead.

S'MORES MARTINI

Makes 2

½ cup chocolate syrup

2 graham crackers, finely crushed

2 marshmallows

¼ cup marshmallow vodka

¼ cup Adult Chocolate Milk (a flavored liquor)

¼ cup heavy cream

Put 3 tablespoons of the chocolate syrup on a small plate. Place the crushed graham crackers on another small plate. Dip the rims of two martini glasses in the chocolate syrup, then dip the rims into the graham cracker crumbs. Quickly turn the martini glasses right side up and drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup in a spiral design on the insides of the glasses. Put the glasses in the freezer for 1 hour to let the chocolate harden.

Remove the glasses from the freezer. Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Put each marshmallow on the end of a skewer. Place the skewers in the skillet with a flat side of the marshmallows facing down, until the marshmallows turn golden, about 45 seconds. Remove the skewered marshmallows from the pan and, using the tine of a fork, push 1 marshmallow into each martini glass.

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, half of the marshmallow vodka, half of the Adult Chocolate Milk, and half of the cream. Shake well and strain the mixture into one of the glasses. Repeat for the second drink.

Source: “Back Around the Table” by David Venable.

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