These are the first jello shots I ever made. Rum and coconut skulls. They use agar agar instead of gelatin which means they stay solid at room temperature, are vegan, don’t stick to silicone molds, and have a very interesting texture. Because of the low melting temperature, the liquid starts to solidify shortly after it’s taken off the heat, so you have to work fast.
Thai iced tea is one of my favorite drinks. I wanted to see if I could make a jello shot variant. The ice cubes started out white and became completely clear by the next day. The ice cubes were poured into a flat pan and cut up after they set. I then put them in the freezer to harden and added them to the thai tea once it was almost completely set. The thai tea was made by simmering a lot of loose Thai tea leaves in water then straining it. This was incredibly delicious and I am sure to make other tea variants in the future.
Ice Cubes
Thai Tea
The Rum and Coke was actually pretty gross. The difference between drinking Coke and eating Jello Coke is quite profound. It is easier for our taste buds to absorb a liquid than a solid-ish mass. The result was bland and flavorless. It would have been improved by using Coke syrup or something more concentrated. Also, Diet Coke was a mistake.
These are Strawberry Daquiri jello inside tiny key lime rinds. Unless you are a masochist who likes tedious tasks, use a reasonably sized lime. Seriously. What is wrong with me?
Used the extra Strawberry Daquiri jello for the base of these:
The clear top is Rosewater and rum. It was a bit too bitter, so I would recommend adding Agave Nectar or sugar. Those are organic Alpine and Sequoia Strawberries from my garden. You could use any kind of berry.
These are based on a friend’s 136 proof mixed drink recipe called Zydrate, Blue Stuff, or Windex. The jello shots contained no water at all, so I estimate they were around 130 proof. I simmered unflavored gelatin in the ingredient with the lowest proof with the lid on the pan to keep the alcohol evaporation to a minimum.
After that I embed some into some lemon shots to create a Zydrate Lemondrop. The smurf eggs were put into the freezer so they wouldn’t melt when added to the lemondrop. The Lemondrop was poured into an ice cube tray. Once it had almost set, smurf eggs were added. This was allowed to set in the fridge, then Limoncello was added on top.
Lemondrop (clear)
Limoncello (yellow)
