Monday, June 11, 2012

The Secret Recipe Club: Skinny White Russians with Godiva Chocolate Vodka

Secret Recipe Club

I was looking at my calendar, wondering when I need to get my recipe set for the reveal date and realized it was this coming Monday. OOPS!! Luckily I knew what I was making, I just needed to buy my secret ingredient, chocolate flavored vodka from Godiva. I went to my local liquor store and was surprised to find out they didn’t carry it. I went to several more stores until I found the vodka at Smith’s. It was a bit expensive but I had no choice, I needed it. It was so delicious! I’m not a vodka fan but I can definitely sip on this vodka. What can I say, I like chocolate any which way.

This month for The Secret Recipe Club I had Hezzi’s-D Books and Cooks. Heather enjoys reading and baking. I wish I could find a love for reading like Heather but nothing can beat baking in my book. As I was cruising around her blog I came upon some delicious drinks using Godiva vodka and liqueur. Heather had a house party to feature these drinks. I didn’t get to have a fun house party like her but I did enjoy my drink while cooking dinner.

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I was inspired to use the chocolate vodka with coffee. She made CafĂ© Godiva featuring their white chocolate liqueur, coffee and cinnamon whipped cream. I’ve always enjoy White Russians by using low fat milk instead of cream. Now that I use almond milk for everything involving dairy I came up with Skinny White Russians. This drink is low in calories and delicious in flavor that will save at your waist line.

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Skinny White Russians (serves 1)
By Fallon, inspired by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks

Ingredients
4 oz of brewed espresso or bold coffee, room temperature
2 oz of unsweetened almond milk
1 oz Godiva Chocolate flavored vodka
Ice
Agave nectar
Unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions
To garnish drinking glass, place agave nectar and cocoa powder on two separate plates. Take the glass and swirl around in agave nectar then place into cocoa powder, shake excess powder off. Add in ice cubes. Pour 1 oz of vodka to 4 oz of espresso. Add in almond milk and stir with a straw. Take a sip and enjoy!

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This is one of my favorite drinks as of now. It is light, tasty and so much fun to make. I love adding the garnish to the glass with cocoa powder. It is a must when having this drink.

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Enjoy,
Fallon

8 comments:

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

White Russian is my drink and I love this skinnier version and the chocolate vodka sounds fabulous.

Trisha said...

I've had a Black Russian before, but can I tell you this sounds wonderful, don't know if I'll be able to get my hands on some chocolate vodka though!

Betsy said...

You are my hero! White russians are one of my favorite drinks but I rarely get them anymore because they are so high in calories. Definitely making these over the weekend!
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Angie A said...

this is exactly the crack, i mean drink I had been looking for! yum!!!!

Hezzi-D said...

That's so funny we had each others blog! Your White Russian looks yummy.

Unknown said...

I think you got my attention at chocolate flavoured vodka! Wow!

Unknown said...

I haven't tried to drink White Russians especially when you mixed in a Godiva Chocolate Vodka. This might be one of my fave drinks that I never know... I'll try to do this recipe this weekend. Thanks!

Regards,
Haley McAdams
Food Handlers Permit

Meg said...

Delish! I had some Godiva vodka and some almond milk lying around...googled what to use and voila! I had given up on white russians but now I remember how much I like them. Thanks for posting!