Skinny Cocoa Martini

It seems everywhere I look these days I see ideas for sweet, delicious looking cocktails. OK, maybe I pay a little more attention than some... :) And, sure, I've indulged. But chocolate syrup and egg nog and cream liqueurs all seem to be attaching themselves to one of my hips. The other hip is doing battle with the holiday cookies! And the thing is...I'm not quite ready to give up on the cocktails just yet. There's New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day and I've-Had-a-Hard-Week Day and Friday and...I'm going to need a cocktail.

Sweet'N Low to the rescue. But I need to sub out not just the sugar but also all the chocolate flavored liqueurs. So I substituted the chocolate liqueurs with...chocolate. Actually, unsweetened cocoa powder to be exact. It's the stuff we all use to make our chocolaty desserts taste chocolaty so why not our cocktails. Sweeten it up with some Sweet'N Low instead of sugar, low fat milk instead of cream and I have a chocolate cocktail (or two) that I can actually drink. Now I just have to go do battle with those cookies. Cheers!

Per Serving:
1 1/2 oz. Vanilla vodka
1 Teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Packet Sweet'N Low
3 oz. Low fat Milk
1 Tablespoon fat free whipped topping

Combine the cocoa powder, milk and Sweet'N Low in a cup and microwave for 10 seconds. Pour into a cocktail shaker along with the vanilla vodka and fill with ice. Shake well and pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a tablespoon of the fat free whipped topping, if desired.







As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program, I was financially compensated and provided with samples of Sweet'N Low and coupons.  The recipe, photographs and opinions are my own.