Jello Shooters!

First of all, this recipe is intended for adults over the age of 21.  Do not drink and drive!

We are headed to the Dave Matthews Band concert on Saturday and I thought I would make Jello shooters for something fun to have at our tailgate.  The first time I made Jello shooters years ago I made a huge mess in my kitchen trying to pour the liquid into the small containers.  I think my entire kitchen counter was a big sticky mess by the time I was finished and it also seemed to be very time consuming. Now I'm older and wiser I have a great system for making Jello shooters that is quick and easy... and for the most part mess-free.

Things you'll need
Funnel
Empty liquor bottle
Removable pour spout
Plastic condiment containers with lids

Ingredients
1 box Jello  3oz size (generic brands work good too)
1 cup boiling water
1 cup alcohol (any kind, any flavor ... see below for suggestions)

Each small box of jello will make about 25 shooters.  I made 150 shooters last night in about 30 minutes. Using an empty liquor bottle to mix and pour makes things really simple.  Another helpful hint is to boil all the water at once in a large pot and just keep it on a low boil while you make each batch of Jello (so if you have 6 boxes of Jello bring 6 cups of water to a boil).

Place the funnel in the empty liquor bottle and pour in one box of Jello.  Add one cup of the boiling water to the bottle, remove funnel, top with the cap and shake the bottle to dissolve the Jello.  Remove cap, place funnel back in the bottle and add one cup of alcohol.  Remove funnel, top with cap and give another shake to mix.  Remove cap and top with pour spout.  Fill 25 plastic containers about half way full, put the lids on, stack and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.  If you're working on more than one flavor you can simply rinse out your bottle and funnel and move on to the next flavor.

The flavor combinations I made last night were ...
Island Pineapple with Coconut Rum (Pina Colada)
Berry Blue with Blue Maui
Peach with Peach Schnapps
Strawberry with Melon Schnapps
Orange with 1/2 Washington Apple, 1/2 Peach Schnapps

If you want stronger shooters you can use vodka or rum for the cup of alcohol or you can use half a cup of vodka/rum with half a cup of a flavored schnapps.  I'm not trying to get anyone sick mid-concert so I just went with the light weight shooters this time.  We'll save the full strength vodka ones for a party.

Here are a few other flavor combos I found online. The possibilities are endless ...

• Dreamsicle Jello Shots
• Orange Jello, Whipped cream or vanilla flavored vodka, Triplesec

• Strawberry Lemonaid Jello Shots
• Strawberry Jello, Lemon flavored vodka, Triplesec 

• Jolly Rancher
• Melon Jello, Vodka, Apple Pucker

• Purple People Eater
• Grape Jello, Vodka, Watermelon Pucker

• Bomb Pop
• Cherry Jello, Lemon vodka, Blue Curacao 

• Margarita
• Lime Jello, Tequila, Triple sec

• Tequila Sunrise
• Orange Jello, Tequila, Triple sec and Grenadine 

• Tropic Thunder
• Berry Blue Jello, Lemon vodka, Blue curacao 

• Blue Hawaiian
• Berry Blue Jello, Malibu rum, Blue curacao, 1/2 cup pineapple juice can be substituted for some of the boiling water

• Rum Runner
• Strawberry Banana Jello, light or dark Rum, Triple sec

• Bahama Mama
• Watermelon Jello, Malibu rum, Peach schnapps

• Cosmopolitan
• Cranberry Jello, Vodka, Triple sec, Splash of lime juice with the boiling water 

• Sex on the Beach
• Orange Jello, Vodka, Peach schnapps, 1/2 cup cranberry juice substituted for some of the boiling water 

• Lemon Drop
• Lemon Jello, Lemon vodka, Triple sec 

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