If you love Snickers candy bars, you’ll flip for this Salted Caramel Chocolate Martini! Featuring caramel vodka, chocolate liqueur and Irish cream, this martini recipe yields the ultimate rich, creamy, decadent cocktail! Easy homemade microwave chocolate sauce for decorating your martini glasses included.
Update: This post was originally published in October 2016. I made edits to the post below to include more information about this candy cocktail. Plus, I added a recipe video to show you how easy this Chocolate Martini is to make!
Hi lovelies! Happy T-minus 4 days until Halloween!!
Aka, only a few days until you can raid your children’s trick-or-treat bags and steal all the GOOD candy.
Or, if you are like me and only have children that walk on all fours, only a short amount of time until you can just eat ALLLLL the candy. And celebrate the fact that you don’t have to share… or be a role model for good behavior. 😉
Basically, only 4 days until spook-tastic times will be had by all. Wahoo!
So tell me, are you dressing up? Do you plan on letting your hair down and painting the town red? Possibly hitting up a party for some festive fun?
Or maybe you are more low-key, and just plan on taking your chitlens, dressed in their adorable duds, around the ‘hood?
Do share! I love hearing what you guys are up to! Plus, Boy and I are hermits, so I need to live vicariously through you.
Our big plan is to stay at home dressed in our jammies and binge watch Halloween specials on TV.
Did you just call me lame??
Yeaaaa, I can’t even defend myself there.
But, I prefer the term ‘special’. 😉
However, we will be kickin’ back a few of these festively fun cocktails. So you see, we aren’t completely and utterly dull. 
About this Snickertini
You guuuuuuys!!! THIS COCKTAIL!!! It tastes EXACTLY like a snickers in smooth liquid form. And with a boozy touch, of course.
This snickertini recipe is sinfully decadent, ridiculously rich, and perfectly creamy with heavenly notes of chocolate and caramel. Basically, this cocktail is LIFE, my friends.
Or as Boy says, this cocktail is Halloween in a glass.
Seriously, who needs eat candy when you can drink it!?
Okay, so maybe you still need candy. But you definitely need a pitcher of this caramel chocolate martini on the side.
What’s in a caramel chocolate martini?
A snickertini is a chocolate and caramel twist on a vodka martini.
The main ingredients in a snickers martini are caramel vodka, Irish cream, chocolate liqueur and amaretto.
Tips for the best chocolate caramel martini
- I used caramel flavored Irish Cream in my martini to give it an extra caramel kick, but you can use plain ‘ole Irish Cream if that is what you have on hand.
- This dessert martini recipe calls for a splash of half-and-half; you can use either fat free or regular if you like. If you want your cocktail a little less strong, simply add more half-and-half. If you like your cocktail stiff, skip the half-and-half all together.
- To decorate the inside of the glasses, I like to use chocolate and/or caramel sauce. Simply drizzle the sauce(s) on the inside of the glass and then place the glass in the freezer for at least 10 minutes. This step is completely optional. If you would like to make your own sauce, I have included an easy, microwave homemade chocolate sauce recipe in the notes section of the snickers martini recipe below.
- I didn’t take any photos of this, but whipped cream is a delicious garnish for this chocolate martini, along with some coarsely chopped snickers bars.
Add these ghoulishly good Salted Caramel Chocolate Martinis to your Halloween bash, I pinky promise this dessert cocktail won’t disappoint!
Side note, since Halloween falls on Monday I will be taking the day off from posting. I hope you guys have a wickedly spooktacular Halloween!
Until next Thursday friends, Cheers – to double, double, toil and trouble… and snickers in chocolate martini form.
Cheyanne
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The best Snickers Chocolate Martini recipe👇
Snickertini {Snickers Chocolate Martini}
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Caramel Vodka
- 1 ounce Irish Cream (plain or caramel flavor)
- 1 ounce Chocolate Liqueur
- .5 ounce Amaretto
- Splash half-and-half (optional)
Optional Garnish: Chocolate Sauce, Caramel Sauce, Mini Snickers, Whipped Cream, Cocoa Powder
Instructions
- Optional: Drizzle vertical lines of chocolate and/or caramel sauce on the inside of 2 martini glasses. Chill in the freezer until ready to use.
- For the cocktail: Add all ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into martini glasses.
- Garnish with whipped cream and mini snickers. Enjoy!
Video
Notes
- I used caramel flavored Irish Cream in my martini to give it an extra caramel kick, but you can use plain Irish Cream if that is what you have on hand.
- This dessert martini recipe calls for a splash of half-and-half; you can use either fat free or regular if you like. If you want your cocktail a little less strong, simply add more half-and-half. If you like your cocktail stiff, skip the half-and-half all together.
- To decorate the glasses, I like to use chocolate and/or caramel sauce. Simply drizzle the sauce(s) on the inside of the glass and then place the glass in the freezer for at least 10 minutes. You can skip this step if jazzed up martini glasses aren’t your thing. I have included a homemade chocolate sauce recipe below, but feel free to use store-bought.
- I didn’t take any photos of this, but whipped cream on top is an excellent addition, along with some coarsely chopped snickers bars.
Nutrition
*Recipe slightly adapted from Liquor.com
This martini is amazing! It really does taste just like a Snickers, except with a kick! It’s easy to make and so delicious! I did not try the homemade chocolate sauce recipe, instead I just used Hershey’s syrup. All I can say about this is YUM!!
Talking about Halloween candy…I don’t know why we did it so early, but we bought a bag of treats today. Certainly, we needed to sample (only one or two sweets, I swear) it. It looks like we need to get more candy. And this luscious fancy coctail has been one of the most favorite creations of yours.
Seriously, how did I miss this the first time around?! It looks deadly Chey! Such a great signature cocktail for the upcoming holidays! Hope you have an awesome week! Cheers!
I’ve never been one for sweet drinks but I’d 100% make an exception for this beauty. Snickers are one of my FAVORITE EVER candy bars and I love your idea of having a pitcher of Snickers martinis alongside my beloved candy. In fact, I think I’ll do that for Halloween; it will make Cookie’s incessant barking at the doorbell far more pleasant :). Have a great week, my dear!
Definitely didn’t know caramel vodka existed – now I HAVE to have it! I love the photos (especially the outer chocolate drizzle)! This looks like my kind of cocktail!
I need about 10 of these in front of me right now! Snickers was/is my favorite Halloween candy of all and I adore martinis so this recipe is a keeper 🙂
OMG! You are such a tease! Snickers are my favorite Halloween candy and making it into a boozy martini is almost too much for the pregnant gal to take! This one will have to go in my little folder (which is growing all the time) of things I can’t have now, but must have post baby!
Is 10 am too early for a cocktail? Please say no because this snickers martini looks incredible.
Oh my gosh I think you just made my dreams come true! This looks AMAZING!
I wish I found one of these in my kids’ trick or treat bags! Lol. THIS is what I needed on Halloween — such a dreary, rainy night here! And Snickers is my favorite!
Snickers in liquid form?! You are crazyyyy girl 😀 hahahah I just HAVE to make this! I’m a big fan of snickers (and God knows I need some alcohol to relax those days) 😉 Def going to try these. Love it!!!
gosh, this is absolutely genius!! I want, I want!!
OMG!!! You. Officially. Win. Halloween. And how did you know that I craftily hid back many of the fun sized Snickers bars for my own self…and here’s what they are for – Snickertini garnish!! THE BEST, and so are you! xo!
Your Halloween is anything but lame. That sounds perfect to me. I’m the lame one because I keep contemplating whether the face paint I put on to answer the door for trick or treaters is going to get in the way of my candy eating. I mean, face paint probably doesn’t taste good.
This cocktail sounds fantastic. I can’t think of a better way to have Snickers!
Cheyanne, am gonna have to lump myself in your lame – er special – category as my daughter and I plan on staying home dressed in our jammies and binge watching scary Netflix movies! I must say I contemplated dressing my 2 “children that walk on all fours” up and taking them trick or treating – but am thinking that just might make me even more “special” – gah – I so need this to drown my sorry in! 🙂
By the way – Girl – you did such a fantastic job with drizzling those glasses – your photos AND this snickertini look and sound absolutely fabulous!
I have a friend who would find this drink irresistible. I’ll have to prepare it the next time we have her and her husband over for cocktails.
Now this is the way to do Halloween! And by the way….I don’t steel from my kids buckets….I just save them from eating too much candy themselves 🙂 It’s what all good parents do 🙂
Omg this is like my dream martini! I love snickers, and leave it to you to create a magical concoction with it! Seriously, you always make the coolest drinks, Cheyanne! <3
No plans for Halloween – just making some festive treats and trying not to eat too much candy 😉 This martini is the perfect twist on a candy bar favorite! Happy Halloween, Cheyanne!
ah, awesome. Just awesome. Bring on Martini Monday!
So I love Snickers, but only in the fun or mini size. And now I love them in the martini glass size as well. The former bartender in me cringes at the thought of having to make a creamy cocktail on the fly, but for sipping on at home I totally welcome the idea. And the extra snickers for garnish and chocolate sauce for the glass 🙂 mmmm.
Last year we handed out candy to the kids and then had friends over and I watched Sweeney Todd for the first time. Needless to say, I was a little upset haha! Might go for something a little less depressing this year. Maybe Hocus Pocus! Happy Halloweekend!
oh my! This sounds amazingly delicious. Lovely share!
My daughter has already gotten a lot of Halloween candy and when she leaves for school I do snack on it lol and snickers are one of my favorites! We’ll be taking my daughter out for an hour and then hanging inside. I love everything in this drink and think it’s so cool that once combined they taste like a snickers, sign me up, super delicious and perfect for Halloween! Take care!
We don’t have any little people to take trick or treating, so we usually either go out until the coast is clear or hide out with the lights off and watch Hocus Pocus – NO scary movies here! I think we’ll definitely put these snickertinis on the agenda for hiding out or after dinner cocktails! Although, I am 100% confident that I will not make super pretty chocolate designs in my glasses, but I’ll just cover up the mess I’m sure to make with some whipped cream! 🙂
Oh, man do these look and sound freaking amazing!! Have I ever mentioned how much I look forward to Thirsty Thursdays?? I really, really do. This mama needs a stiff drink every ni- um, now and again. Apparently our street is the place to be for trick-or-treating in our new town, so one of us will be here, making sure the all of the kiddos are properly sugared and the other will be taking our kiddos out on the town. Good times had by all! Your quiet night sounds pretty awesome too! You really can’t beat a good martini and some scary flicks with the one ya love 🙂 Happy Halloween, Chey!
Sinfully delicious! Love that pumpkin keg, too. So cool! 🙂
Okay, but you KNOW I’ve been waiting for this day for AGES!!! Well, since you told me about this fine drink, all I’ve been doing is counting the second down to when it came out. Well, that and scratching my nose. <– Just call me Productive Polly. 😉 Bahahaha on not having to be a good role model! Yeah!! Lol. Alright, since we're BOTH hermits, what dooooo we dooooo? Tell me you're gonna watch Roseanne Halloween specials! They're SO good. Erik and I watch them every year. Speaking of which, we've GOT to get that ball rolling. Now if only you could come over so we could watch the specials together, whilst slurping down ALL of the snickertinis. What do you say? Besties don't let besties go thirsty. Just sayin'. 😉 Mwah!! Sending you pics of Halloween fun soon! xoxo
Halloween? What’s that?! haha! We don’t even go there.. I mean, it just scares me. All the overly sweet candy, scary men dressed up in costumes. No thanks. I’m with you.. just stay at home with the patio lights off, sippin on a cocktail, yes please! My kind of Halloween! Thank you very much. Rob would love this cocktail.. sweet and all I’d have to say is Irish Cream and he’d go crazy! hehe! Delicious work my dear! Yall have a fun nonholiday! xo
Hubby will love this! He is crazy for Snickers – I’ll have to surprise him with one (or two)! Like you, we’re laying low this year. Bring on the movies!! Have a great weekend, friend!! Cheers! xo
Now that sounds like my kind of Halloween. PJ’s and an adult beverage. These sound amazing and perfect for Halloween.
I consider myself “special” also, so this is a perfect treat for me!! what great and fun idea, and in time for celebrating Halloween too!! thanks Chey!
Are you serious Cheyanne??? Snickertini, where have you been all of my life. What a great festive adult beverage just in time for Halloween. I’m making my Halloween Costume this year, so I’m not 100% sure how it’s going to turn out, lol. 🙂 My friends and I are having a simple get together, and I will be sure to bring all the ingredients for this brilliant concoction.
Unggggg you just made all my dreams come true with this post. I need to have this for Halloween!!
Oh yes!! We do very little for halloween. We don’t even hand out candy because we live in the bush and our driveway at night is something out of Blair Witch (kids would be crazy to walk up it, even if there were a bunch of kids around 🙂 So I wrote all that just to say that I’ll be happy to enjoy the evening just sipping on this cocktail (or two 😉
Oh boy, this sure is a naughty one, my ‘special’ friend! Love this cocktail. We will be in and out on Halloween night – some of the kids are trick or treating and some will be home. So I elect to be home to “supervise”, but really so I can get in jammies like you and Boy and enjoy this amazing cocktail. I love Snickers. I will absolutely be putting the chocolate in the glasses and freezing – wouldn’t miss that for the WORLD. Gorgeous cocktail my friend. Happy Halloween Cheyanne, have a fabulous weekend! XO
I just love your cocktails, Cheyanne – this one is no exception – so fun and creative. I always have left over halloween candy so I am making this!! Have a great weekend.
This is so cool! Love chocolate martini and I’m sure I’ll love this one! Just perfect! Sharing!
I am not a drinker, but this looks just too tempting to miss out in life! Well done, Cheyanne.
now this is my kind of treat!! you know i resist getting dressed up, i’m sort of a Halloween curmudgeon. but we may have roped ourselves into attending a costume party this year. i know i’ll enjoy it when i get there, but….costumes aren’t my thing. a couple of these decadent cocktails would definitely ease my pain. and fab photos!!!
I am so loving that snickers martini ♥
My Halloween is going to be exactly like yours…just the way I prefer it! I will also hand out candy too, because I love seeing the kiddos dressed up. But after that, I fully intend to park myself on the couch, hunker down with this yummy martini, and zone out on TV. You totally sold me with this gorgeous drink, Cheyanne! Snickers are one of my favorite candies, so i can only imagine how delicious this must taste! I seriously need to make this, and soon! Pinned, of course! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, friend!
Staying in in your jammies watching Halloween shows sounds just about perfect to me and this is definitely something hubby and I would do to. But, actually, this weekend we have some friends coming over and I’m gonna dress up. I’m sure there will be some cocktails and something good to eat and guaranteed a few laughs 😀 Would love to try this snickertini (how cute is that name, btw?). I mean, Halloween candy in cocktail form. Not much better than that and, plus, no sharing with kids! Score! I think these would be dangerously good. I would imagine I would have one or three of these and not even realize there was booze in there and be knocked on my butt, lol. Seriously, tho, DELISH! Pinned, of course! See ya here next Thursday. P.S. you say you live vicariously through us. However, I’ll be living vicariously through you this weekend thinking how nice it would be in my jammies….hehehe. Love it! Have a wonderful weekend! xo
This martini sounds amazing! I bet it tastes just as delicious as it looks! I do love me some Snickers!
Now this is brilliant. You might make me a cocktail fan with this one!
Happy Halloween!! We will be staying close to home, hanging out with neighbors and taking the kiddos around to claim ALL the candy they can get their little hands on. And since I’m not big on candy myself, I’ll be enjoying the entire pitcher of this snickers martini, thank you very much 😉 This is my kinda way to celebrate!! Love the flavors here and love the decorations for the glass – what a great extra step!! Cheers to a wonderful weekend friend! XO
Snickers in a martini? What are you doing to me! I might have to make myself a non-alcoholic version of this for Halloween, if baby doesn’t arrive before then.
I will be eating all the candy to myself this year, I am not even going to answer the door to trick or treaters haha
This is just the perfect cocktail for Halloween – the perfect little treat in a cocktail glass! I guess I should not have too many of those before I open the door to my trick or treaters 😉 We don’t have any party plans for Halloween either – staying in, watching movies & drinking a few delicious cocktails like your Snickertini sounds heavenly! Have a great weekend!