You have heard of signature drinks? What about a signature jelly shot?
For Friday field trip this week, I will show you just that…and, some other fun with gelatin!
After my nephew’s wedding this past summer, I was able to secure the recipe for his signature drink – the D & P Pimm’s Cup – from his wedding venue. When Thanksgiving rolled around, I used the signature drink as an inspiration to create the D & P Pimm’s Cup cupcake by incorporating the signature drink ingredients into a cupcake recipe.
Wanting to continue the D & P signature drink inspiration for the newlywed couple’s first year of holidays, on Easter I created the D & P Pimm’s Cup Jelly Shot!
D & P Pimm’s Cup Jelly Shot
- 4 strawberries
- 2 sprigs fresh basil
- 1 (1 inch piece) cucumber, coarsely chopped
- ¾ cup Pimm’s No. 1 Cup
- 6 ice cubes
- 2/3 cup ginger ale
- 1/3 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup frozen lemonade concentrate (thawed & strained)
- 2 envelopes Knox gelatin
- Garnish (optional) basil, strawberries, lemon, cucumber
Muddle (mash) strawberries, basil and cucumber in a large cocktail shaker. Add the Pimm’s and the ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain liquid through a fine mesh strainer and set aside.
Combine the ginger ale, lemon syrup, and water in a medium saucepan and sprinkle with the gelatin. Allow the gelatin to soak for a minute or two.
Heat over very low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is fully dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add 2/3 cup of the reserved Pimm’s liquid, stirring well to blend.
Pour into a standard size loaf pan and chill overnight or until fully set. Cut, serve, and add garnish as desired.
This recipe is a variation of a recipe created by the jelly shot master Michelle Palm – Michelle has been my inspiration to start playing with gelatin. :)
Since these jelly shots can only be consumed by those over 21, I also created a fun jelly shot for the younger set. During Jell-O brand gelatin’s heyday in the 1960’s, a recipe for ‘Broken Glass Jell-O’ was printed right on the side of the Jell-O box. It is the technique from this recipe that I implemented to create my ‘kid friendly’ jelly shots. The recipe – the name wisely updated to ‘Stained Glass Bars’ – is available on the Kraft Foods website. I cut the completed recipe into small cubes and added mini marshmallows to the skewers…there are so many fun variations based on a party theme, color scheme, etc.
I hope you will use these ideas to help inspire some of your own gelatin fun!
P.S. For more jelly shot fun, you might like a school of pink lemonade fish jelly shots.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie
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