Reese’s Peanut Butter cups happen to be quite a commodity in our household. And, for some very strange reason their value seems to increase exponentially during Halloween.
Thanks to my careful and thoughtful planning I invested in a small Reese’s Peanut Butter hedge fund anticipating their upcoming increase. Which has allowed me to prepare such a delightful cocktail during the height of trick-or-treating season.
Wether or not Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are a high commodity in your household, past trends have shown that after a week or two post Halloween they seem to come back down to what I would consider “normal” value. Keep in mind that to make this “candy-like” martini you’ll be infusing your own vodka, so there is a week of planning ahead that you’ll have to do. —It’s totally worth it!
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Martini
- 2½ ounces Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cup Infused Vodka, recipe below
- 4 ounces milk
- 1 teaspoon Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
- 4 mini peanut butter Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, for garnish
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Infused Vodka
- 6 ounces good quality vodka (I used Tito’s)
- ¼ cup Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- To prepare the infused vodka, combine vodka and Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups in a clean mason jar. Close jar tightly and store in a cool dry place for 7 days. Give it a good shake once or twice per day.
- Once vodka has been infused, strain into a clean mason jar using a fine mesh sieve or cheese cloth. Store in a cool place or in the freezer.
- To prepare the martini, combine infused vodka, Hershey’s chocolate syrup and milk in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Shake for 30-40 seconds and pour into two small martini glasses.
- Garnish with Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Happy Trick-or-Treating!
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So crazy that it works I suppose!
I will certainly be making these this weekend!
Thats a yummy drink…Stunning pics too
This is my dream drink!
Oh. My… Wow. What an awesome idea. I have to try this soon!
Oh, you are brilliant!
I love Reese’s Peanut Butter so I will definitely try this martini!
Genius.
Amazing fusion of flavor here! So creative and easy-well worth a try. Prior to making this I will check my vodka level-I could see it running out rather quickly with this drink recipe-yum!
Sounds very good but what if you don’t have one of those cocktail shakers is there something else you can sub please email me because I really want to make this thanks anne
Hi Anne,
You could use a plastic container with a lid, or any other seal-able type container with an opening large enough to fit a few ice cubes through. Enjoy!
Josie
I. am. speechless…..can I just tell you how amazing that looks? Can I also tell you that I must share your genius with everyone I know? Cheers!
Thank you, thank you thank you!
-Josie
Thanks. That. Just gave me an aha moment with the plastic container with lid I got tons of them saved my husband is like why are you saving that I’m like you never know or its a cute container he just shakes his head .
OMG YES!!!! pure genius. (love Titos too!)
Oh man this sounds sooo good. I am pregnant and wonder if there is a way to make a non alcoholic version of this…
Hi Alexandra, I would suggest instead of infusing vodka with the Reese’s PB cups. Melt them in milk then chill the milk and add the Hershey’s chocolate syrup and serve in a pretty martini glass.
This is the holy grail and the mother of all chocolate anything martinis. All hail the queen!
I posted a link to this on my blog. http://heidischatze.blogspot.com/2012/01/sippers-skimmers.html
And, um, thank you for changing my world with one sip! Hail to the Queen is correct.
Does this recipe… quadruple easily?? When you infuse the vodka do you have to have a glass container or can it be plastic?? Looking to make this for a party!!!! I can’t wait!!
Hi Christine, yes you can easily quadruple the recipe. It would be best if you found a glass container to infuse the vodka in, oh and make sure it seals tightly. Best of luck with your party!
– Josie
Have you ever just infused the entire bottle of vodka.. using that as a container?
I have done that in the past but only after using some of if up, otherwise the ingredient I was infusing would have overflowed the bottle. Other than that, yes it makes a perfect container!
Do you crush or melt the PB cups you infuse the vodka with or use them whole? Can’t wait to try this!!
Hi Becky, you can roughly chop if you’ed like but, make sure you don’t melt them. Enjoy!
Hey this does sound wonderful but did you know they make a peanut butter vodka. It is called Nutliquor and it is AWESOME for martinis.
Thanks Alison, I have seen it out there… perhaps I need to pick up a bottle of it for the sake of research.
Will you report back if that works as well? I’m eager to start infusing my vodka now, but it would be good to know in the future. XD
LOVE the pics, they are gorgeous. Can’t wait to try the drink in 7ish days!
I will be trying these this week! I’m infusing my vodka today. I have a question though – where does the chocolate syrup come in? I see it in the list of ingredients but I missed what you did with it.
How exciting! Actually the chocolate syrup goes in the shaker… updating the recipe right now. -Josie
Oh my! As a bit of an amateur mixologist and vodka infuser I love this idea. Now, I simple must make this… but with my own twist, of course. Thank you, for providing me with such joyful inspiration!
I think I love your photos as much as I love this recipe! I WILL be trying this very soon. Thanks!
Wow, this sounds amazing! Definitely need to try it. This would make a GREAT gift. The infused vodka in a basket with the chocolate syrup, mini pb cups, and a cute note with the recipe. Yums!
How many reeses mini should you add to the mason jar??
Hi Tyler, sorry for taking so long to respond. I didn’t actually count them, just use as many minis you can fit into a 1/4 cup. Hope that helps! -Josie
I’m going to try this with whipped cream vodka! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Try making one with 360 Double Chocolate Vodka, Castries Peanut Rum and Milk – delicious!
Hi Kacy, Sounds very tempting! I’ll definitely have to try that combination. Thanks for the visit! -Josie
Since when are drinks with anything other than alcohol considered “martinis”???
The martini bar in my town serves a peanut butter cup martini (it is BY FAR my favorite drink out there!) so I’m SUPER excited to try this recipe (so I don’t have to pay $10 each time I want this amazing drink!) Thanks for posting the recipe!
Can’t wait to try this!! Does it have to sit for 7 days? Do you think 3 days could be enough?
Hi Randi,
You could taste the infusion after 3 days and see if it’s to your liking. If not let it sit a little longer.
Josie
I don’t even like martinis and I’m going to try this. It doesn’t say what to do with the peanut butter cups when you pour off the vodka though, so does that mean they melt into the vodka? If not, I’m assuming one just OD’s on vodka flavored candy. Oh well, sacrifices have to be made.
Hi Kathleen,
You basically want to strain really well (preferably with cheesecloth) any traces of the peanut butter cups and discard them.
Josie
You sort of used an idea that was posted last week.. The Reese’s pieces infused vodka. Even says the same amount for infusing it.
Sara,
Sounds like someone else borrowed Josie’s idea if the one you saw was just posted last week. Josie posted her recipe in October 2011, over a year ago.
Jennifer
What can you do with the infused peanut butter cups? You’re suppose to garnish the glass with new, non-infused peanut butter cups, right?
Other than just eating the vodlka infused peanut cutter cups, what else can you do with the infused peanut butter cups? Can you reserve them and make a cake, or cupcakes? Peanut butter vodlka cookies? Just curious. Maybe I’ll come up with something. I don’t have the heart to just throw the infused treats away so I think I’ll try to come with some ideas. Ooooo…maybe crumble them over some french vanilla ice-cream. ….. I’m hungry now.
I started to make this martini just before Christmas, put the reese’s cups in the vodka, stored in a cool dry place shook it a couple of times, Christmas happened and forgot about it. Found it still in the cabinet, shook it up, candy disentegrated, looks like a chocolate malt in the jar, now I’m wondering if it’s still safe to use or should I pour it out and start over?
Hi Melissa,
I think it should be ok… Run it through a fine strainer and then taste, just to make sure. It should be safe since the alcohol in the vodka would prevent it from spoiling.
Josie
It was fine after all =) Hubby requested i make them more often lol! He’s more of a chocoholic than I am.
Awesome! Great to hear!
What is the ratio of vodka to peanut butter cups? I’ve made Skittles infused vodka and it’s definitely a science to get the ratio correct so I assume there’s a ratio that works better for the peanut butter cups too???
Never mind…I got so excited I didn’t even notice the portions were there.
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