Margarita Jell-O Shots

When I was in college, I came up with the following recipes. We once made so many of these for a party that we had to empty our entire fridge in order to store them. Most everyone who drinks loves these things. Just keep em away from the kiddies.

The Margarita Gelatine recipe has the consistency of regular jell-o shots; you can either pour these into real shot glasses (if you happen to have a large enough collection- Thanks Aurora for lending me these!) or into little disposable cups.

The Margarita Knox Blox are much firmer; you can pour them into one pan, cut them and eat with your fingers.



The limes and salt pictured above are completely optional. I added the lime slices to the shot glasses and the salt to the knox blox, cause I was trying to class them up a bit. :)

(Because I am nothing if not classy, as evidenced by the fact that I'm posting a recipe for jell-o shots.)

Ingredients for Margarita Gelatine Shots
2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatine
1 cup cold tequila (you can also make these less strong by decreasing the tequila somewhat and making up the difference with cold water)
3 cups margarita mix (or 2 1/2 cups mix plus 1/2 cup water- depending on desired sweetness)
Lime wedges for garnish



Ingredients for Margarita Knox Blox Shots
4 envelopes Unflavored Gelatine
1 cup cold tequila (you can also make these less strong by decreasing the tequila somewhat and making up the difference with cold water)
3 cups margarita mix (or 2 1/2 cups mix plus 1/2 cup water- depending on desired sweetness)
Margarita salt for dipping once solidified and cut.
(You'll notice that these are basically the same recipe, except for the amount of gelatine.)



The Directions are the same for both recipes
-A few hours before you begin, put the bottle of tequila in the fridge (if it isn't already cold).
-Heat up the margarita mix (or mix and water) in a pan.
-While mix is heating, put tequila in a large bowl and sprinkle gelatine over it. Let this stand for 1 minute.
-Add the hot mix and stir until the gelatine is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
-Either pour into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan or into individual cups (depending on whether you're making knox blox or shots).
-Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
-If using pan, cut into 1-inch squares and eat with your fingers.
-If using individual cups, run finger around it to loosen and use your tongue and a sucking maneuver to get jell-o into your mouth. Like I said... Cla-Say!

(Note- you can adjust the amount of tequila and margarita mix with water as needed- the recipes here are fairly strong, but the following ratio should be maintained… 1 cup of cold to 3 cups of boiling. It's fairly simple if you remember that.)

I hope everyone has a great weekend!