Jelly Shot Recipes | Jelly Shot Test Kitchen (2024)

Liquor . . . it's not just for gelatin anymore! With Eat Your Drink™, the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen team is poised to take aim at all the major dessert categories - cake, ice cream, mousse - infusing them with "spirited" fun and frolic! The possibilities are endless! (You canclick on the Eat Your Drink™ section on the right for ready access to these posts.)

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Blueberry-tini Jelly Shot - fresh and sweet and yum, all in a tiny bite . . .

Hello all, did you have a nice Halloween? I am posting this shot of the Blueberry-tini Jelly Shot (last seen as a gruesome trick-or-treat style eyeball) to showcase how pretty and co*cktail-party-appropriate this jelly shot really is. So don't get the wrong idea about our sweet little friend . . . it's more than just another ugly eyeball, er ... face- er . . . oh you know what I mean!

Recipe here . . .

Have a great weekend, and stay tuned for more new recipes soon!

XOXOX Michelle

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I always feel like . . . someone's watching me.

Oh, silly me, it's just a gaggle of Blueberry-tini Jelly Shots!

Happy Halloween everyone! Yes, I know . . . Eyeballs. Again. We did eyeballs last year, yes. However one of JSTK's wonderful, adorable followers supplied a tip to make them ever so easy - using blueberries as the "pupil" of each eyeball rather than the "cut and paint" method of days gone by. That, and there's a fab new Blueberry-tini Jelly Shot recipe to share. So clearly, eyeballs needed another Halloween go!
(I already am thinking about eyeball method tweaks for next year, so its fair to say that you, my loves, will have eyeball jelly shots in your collective future for some time to come . . .)

The recipe came together in a snap. I am inclined to give credit to the energy and enthusiasm of our little testing group, which included Intern Doug (natch!), artist Heidi Henderson (check out Heidi's work here- it's amazing!), and intrepid photojournalist Bob Crippa from Twin Cities' KARE 11. We also tested a 50/50 mix of lemonade and blueberry vodka, which was really yummy as well - it just had a bit more bite than the final version, which is a little sweeter and more blueberry-y.

So have a sweet and spooky good time tonight! I hope you get lots of candy and/or whatever other goodies rock your Halloween world . . .

XOXOX

Michelle

P.S.I'll be posting a "pretty" version of the Blueberry-tini this week as well!

Blueberry-tini Jelly Shots (ocular style)

• 2/3 cup prepared lemonade (strained to remove solids)
• 2/3 cup lemon lime soda
• 3 envelopes Knox gelatin (increase to 3 if using molds)
• 2/3 cup blueberry vodka (we used Stoli)
• 15 fresh blueberries
• Food coloring, in desired “eye” colors

First, prepare a half hemisphere silicon mold with a light application of cooking spray. (Click here for the mold we used!) Wipe the mold cavities out with a clean paper towel. This method will leave just the slightest residue, which will help unmold the gelatin without affecting the taste or appearance. Place each mold on a cookie sheet or cooling rack to provide a stable surface for handling.

Pour 1/2 cup of the gelatin mixture a bowl, and tint as desired with the food coloring - this will form the “irises” of the eyeball jelly shots. Add 1 teaspoon of the tinted mixture into each mold cavity, and drop a blueberry into each. Meanwhile, set the un-tinted gelatin aside, covered.

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Polyjuice Potion Gelatin - set a cutesy little mold, garnished with smiling gummy worms . . .

Here's a quick remix of our old pal, Polyjuice Potion Jelly Shot. And this one's non-alcoholic, for the kiddlos. Looking for something more, well, BOOZETASTIC? Don't fuss - justclick here for the alcoholic version!

Massive spooky XOXOX's to you all! M.

Polyjuice Potion Jelly ShotsGinger Ale mixture
1 cup ginger ale
1 envelope plain gelatinPineapple mixture
1 cup canned pineapple juice(fresh won't work - the enzymes in fresh pineapple interfere with the gelatin)
1 envelope plain gelatinLime mixture
1/2 cup water
1 envelope plain gelatin
1/2 cup lime sherbet, melted

First, prep the mold (I used a 3-cup volume mini bundt pan) by lightly spraying with

• Ginger Ale: Pour the ginger ale in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle with the gelatin and allow to soak for a minute or two. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the gelatin is fully dissolved (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat.
• Pineapple: Pour the pineapple juice in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle with the gelatin and allow to soak for a minute or two. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the gelatin is fully dissolved (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat.
• Lime: Pour the water in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle with the gelatin and allow to soak for a minute or two. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the gelatin is fully dissolved (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat. Stir in the melted sherbet.

Pour each mixture into a separate bowl and refrigerate until partially set. (Just starting to change from liquid to solid - about 20 to 25 minutes.)

Give each mixture a quick stir. It should be a thick, but still liquid. Clumpy is fine for this method!! Drop alternating spoonfuls of the three mixtures into the pan, until all the gelatin has been transferred. Refrigerate until fully set (at least 6 hours or overnight - extra time is needed for the gelatins to bond).

To unmold, fill a large container or sink with warm water(not too hot!). With clean fingers, loosen the gelatin around the edges of the pan/mold. Next, dip the mold almost to the edge into the warm water for just a few seconds (10 seconds is usually a good start for larger molds, and 5 for individual). Dry the bottom of the mold with a towel and check the edges to ensure they have loosened up. (If not, repeat the dip for just a few seconds.)Place your serving plate on top of the mold and invert.

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News flash - a flock of glowing vodka tonic bats is headed your way !

We've gone absolutely batty. Why, you ask? Well, for starters, these cute little Vodka Tonic Jelly Shot bats would put anyone over the edge! The best part - no fancy schmancy chemical agents or additives are required for this little trick. Quinine, the active ingredient in tonic water, naturally glows under black light! (Oh, the wondrous things one learns on the InterWeb.)

This photograph was taken offsite, over at Intern Doug's. Quick survey - let's have a show of hands, please. How many of you are the least bit surprised that Intern Doug has black lights in his basem*nt? (Me neither . . . )


I used a Wilton ice cube tray for the bat mold . . . here's the link. These would be just as groovy set in a pan, and cut into cubes for serving, or set in tiny shot glasses, etc. The black light is obviously the key component of presentation here!


Enjoy! And XOXOX,

Michelle

P.S. Why, yes, gin would be a lovely substitute for vodka . . .

• 1 1/3 cups tonic water
• 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 envelopes plain Knox gelatin (makes a firm jelly shot for setting in a mold. Decrease to 2 or 2 1/2 envelopes if using other methods to set, such as loaf pan or mini martini glasses. An envelope of plain Knox gelatin equals about 2 tsp of gelatin powder.)
• 2/3 cup vodka (citrus flavored is nice . . .)

First, prepare the silicon molds with a light application of cooking spray. Then wipe the mold cavities out with a clean paper towel. This method will leave just the slightest residue, which will help unmold the gelatin without affecting the taste or appearance. Place each mold on a cookie sheet or cooling rack to provide a stable surface for handling.

To serve, unmold, loosen the edges by pulling away from the side of the mold, and pop each jelly shot out.

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