A chocolate and coffee flavored mocktail version of the classic grasshopper cocktail drink, which originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Courtesy of AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate
Chocolate Grasshopper Mocha Mocktail
What exactly is a grasshopper cocktail? The standard grasshopper cocktail is made with equal parts crème de menthe and crème de cacao, shaken with ice and strained into a glass. I suggest that you read The Weird History of the Grasshopper for an overview.
This mocktail version adds chocolate syrup and coffee. It’s nonalcoholic and works well as an after-dinner dessert drink. If you like it, you can also get creative with some variations. Although in New Orleans you can still get a grasshopper served just like they were back in the 1950s, in the midwestern United States it’s evolved into a decadent blended drink that’s heavy on the ice cream.
Drink it for the nostalgia, or drink it for the sugar rush. It’s all good fun. If you like cocktails, check out all the beverage recipes. Also try this chocolate cocktail, the Chocolate Almond Coconut Martini!
Chocolate Grasshopper Mocha Mocktail
A chocolate and coffee flavored mocktail version of the classic grasshopper cocktail drink, which originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
- 1/2 drop of green food coloring optional
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup AMERICAN HERITAGE® brand recommended
- 1/2 cup strong coffee
- whipped cream
Instructions
-
Stir together the milk, cream, mint extract, and green food coloring (if used) until combined.
-
Spoon the chocolate syrup into a 8 ounce glass.
-
Slowly pour the mint milk/cream mixture over the chocolate syrup.
-
Over the back of a spoon, pour the coffee slowly over the milk.
-
Add a dollop of whipped cream.