Strawberry pop rocks martini

Name: Strawberry pop rocks martini
Ingredients: 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

Strawberry martini with a pop rocks rim Photo by Sian Richards

Ingredients

Pop Rocks candy
light corn syrup
2 oz vanilla vodka
3 oz crème de cacao
2 oz strawberry purée

Strawberry purée

10 strawberries, halved
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp water

Instructions

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.

Serves 1.

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