I have a ridiculously delicious Chocolate Moonshine Recipe for you today…Get your shot glasses at the ready! Once you make this you will fall in love and any chocolate lovers in your live will become your BFF”S!
If you enjoy adult beverages or chocolate, get ready for one of my favorites! This easy chocolate cocktail recipe will win you lots of love from the people you share it with!
Contents
Why you will LOVE this recipe
- My crazy-delicious Chocolate Moonshine! Think Chocolate Martini, Boozy Chocolate Milkshake or the the best chocolate dessert all rolled into one…No fork required!
- This simple to make Chocolate Moonshine is wickedly delicious!
- IS it actually moonshine…No, but what the heck. I may not be making in in a still in the woods, however I am in fact making it with Everclear…which is the closest thing I can get my hands on next to the real thing!
Hold the dessert and break out a bottle of this Chocolate Moonshine for an adult date-night or bring a bottle to the next party you head to or host and BAM…you will be the center of attention. I-kid-you-not!
I call it moonshine, however if you have ever been to a nice Italian BYOB, the owner may have come to your table with homemade Limoncello or Chocolate-cello or Chocolate Liquor?? This is just like that. Delicious!
In all seriousness making a bottle of this literally takes 15 minutes!
Storage
Allow it to cool and then simply toss the bottles or large mason jars (when it has completely cooled) into your freezer or refrigerator until you want to indulge. I have kept it as long as a month both ways. However, it usually doesn’t last that long.
Tips
- Taste and adjust after it has cooled. YOu can also add additional grain alcohol (or vodka, either works) after its been refrigerated or in your freezer at any time to make it stronger).
- Depending on how strong you make your batch it may or may not freeze completely. Mine is usually a little slushy straight from the freezer and thaws quick.
- I give it a good shake before serving and then its Chocolate Moonshine Shots for everyone!
- In between rounds of shots keep your bottle in the fridge, plunk it in the snow or chill in an ice bucket. It is best enjoyed ice cold in my opinion!
Homemade boozy drinks to try
If you like this…you will love my Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe and my recipe for Homemade Bailey’s Irish Cream…You will never go back to store-bought! For summer try my Watermelon Moonshine or Bourbon Slush, yummmm!
So your instructions are:
- Make this ASAP.
- Report back to me and share how it was.
- Repeat often! 🙂
It’s fun to rim the glasses with grated chocolate. First dip glasses in a small amount of chocolate syrup and then into a dish or paper plate of grated chocolate. You can prepare the glasses ahead of time. They hold up perfectly!
Variations
- For Chocolate Peppermint Liquor / moonshine, add in ⅓ cup or so of Peppermint Schnapps or some peppermint extract or melt down candy canes to make this festive for Christmas, so good!
- Rim martini glasses or shot glasses in peppermint dust for a festive appearance and nice taste! Dip glasses in a small amount of chocolate syrup first and then into the dust/crushed candy canes.
Cheers!! XO – Colleen
Recipe originally posted in 2016. Updated 2024 with formatting and information.
Chocolate Moonshine
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Ever have the chocolate liquor or chocolate cello at a good BYOB Italian restaurant? I call it Chocolate Moonshine. This easy moonshine recipe will become everyone's favorite chocolate treat!
Course CocktailsCuisine AmericanKeyword Chocolate Liquor Recipe, Chocolate Moonshine Recipe, How to make Chocolate Moonshine
Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 286kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces of high quality dark chocolate 60% cacao -I used Ghirardelli
- 1 quart of heavy cream
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 TBS vanilla bean paste or vanilla (optional)
- 1 cup Everclear grain alcohol (or vodka for a smoother taste)
Instructions
- Break your chocolate up into bite sized pieces.
- In a large saucepan or pot combine chocolate pieces and cream, over medium heat stir mixture until chocolate is melted and smooth – like hot chocolate.
- Add in the sugar and stir until dissolved and smooth.
- Add in water and vanilla and stir until combined.
- Bring to a boil for 2 minutes to dissolve the last of the chocolate bits.
- Remove from heat allow it to cool for about 20 minutes, add in your Everclear, stir well and pour it into whatever you choose to store it in (mason jars, decorative bottles, an old alcohol bottle, etc).
- Place it in your fridge or freezer for up to a month…but I don’t think it will last that long 😉
Notes
Feel free to add more alcohol to this based on your preference. However allow it to chill first, give it a good shake, taste then decide. You can add more alcohol or more water in at any point over the time you store it to change the consistency.
When I use Everclear, I add 1 ¼ cups sugar. When I use vodka I only add 1 cup of sugar.
Place it in the freeze for 30 minutes or so just before enjoying – Yummmm! You can even freeze it completely (just give you storage jar head-space) then take it out just before serving Mmmm-Mmmm-M!
You can totally serve this as a Chocolate Martini too…just sayin’!
Add peppermint extract, Peppermint Schnapps or melt down candy canes to make this Chocolate Peppermint, yum!
Nutrition
Serving: 4oz | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 869IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2mg
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