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(Photo: Sian Richards)
Planning a party? Shake up this martini recipe and watch things get popping!
Pop Rocks candy
light corn syrup
2 oz vanilla vodka
3 oz crème de cacao
2 oz strawberry purée
10 strawberries, halved
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp water
MASH strawberries with sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium. Boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 min. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding pulp. Cool completely.
POUR candy into a shallow bowl. Rub rim of a martini glass with corn syrup, then dip into candy. Combine vodka, creme de cacao and strawberry purée in a cocktail shaker half filled with ice. Shake well and strain into prepared glass.
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