New Year's Eve Cocktail-- Caramel Martini

Cooking.com had this recipe, and it looked so good I thought I’d share. I don’t normally drink, but if you want to toast the New Year, this looks good. Besides, 149 calories and 0 carbs? I can get behind this for one little drink.

 

Caramel Martini

Source: Cooking.com

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Active Time:  5 Minutes

Total Time:  5 Minutes

Makes 1 cocktail

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"We have a young, hip crowd and a relaxed, after-dinner loft atmosphere," says John Baydale, who, as vice president of WB Stage 16, which operates the Venetian, helped develop the cocktail. "And I have a sweet tooth. This is a drink that can stand in for dessert."

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup chilled Stolichnaya vanilla vodka

2 tablespoons chilled butterscotch schnapps

Splash of chilled iced tea

6 ice cubes

Fried sliced plantain

DIRECTIONS

Shake all ingredients except plantain in cocktail shaker until shaker is frosted and very cold. Strain into one 8-ounce martini glass. Garnish by laying fried plantain across glass and serve immediately.

Recipe provided for Cooking.com by John Baydale of the Velvet Lounge, Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.

Recipe reprinted by permission of . All rights reserved.

Nutrition Information
Makes 1 cocktail - Facts Per Serving:

Calories:

149

Fat. Total:

0g

Carbohydrates, Total:

0g

Cholesterol:

0mg

Sodium:

7mg

Protein:

0g

Fiber:

0g

% Cal. from Fat:

0%

Fat, Saturated:

0g

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