LEMON DROPS* boil 1 cup water, add lemon jello, citrus vodka, top with sugar sprinkles just before firm
*FIRE BALLS* boil 2 cups water, add plain jello, 1/2 cup cold water, 2 cups Cinnamon Whisky
*MOJITOS* 1 cup boiling water, 3oz box lime jello, 6oz white rum, 2 oz cold water. Top with mint leaves
*JOLLY RANCHERS* boil 1 cup water, add melon jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup apple pucker
*CHERRY BOMBS* boil 1 cup Red Bull, add cherry jello, 1 cup vodka and drop in one maraschino cherry before firm
*RUMMY BEARS* 1 cup boiling water, add any random flavor jello and 1 cup berry vodka, 1 gummy bear in the center of each
*JAGER MONSTERS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Jagermeister, and 1/4 cup of Grenadine-optional
*JAGER BOMBS* boil 1 cup red bull (in place of water), add black cherry or orange jello, 1 cups jager
*KINKY MALIBU BARBIES* Boil 1 cup water, add peach jello, 1/2 cup Kinky Liquer, 1/2 cup Malibu Coconut Rum
*KILLER KOOL AID* 1 1/2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 2 boxes of Cranberry Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 3/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Vodka, 1/2 cup of Gin, 1/4 cup of Rum, 1/4 cup of Chambord and 1/4 cup of Triple Sec
*SEX ON THE BEACH* boil 1 cup cranberry juice, add 3oz pkg orange jello, 3oz peach schnapps, 5oz vodka
*LEMON LIMES* boil 2 cups sprite, add lemon and lime jello, 2 cups citrus vodka
*BLUEBERRIES* boil 1 cup water, add blueberry jello, 1 cup blueberry or regular vodka
*WATERMELONS* boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello,1 cup watermelon or reg vodka
*BLUE HAWAIIAN* boil 1 cup water, add pineapple or blueberry jello, 1 cup coconut rum
*MARGARITAS* boil 1 cup water, add 3oz pkg lime jello, 4oz tequila, 4 oz sweet & sour margarita mix. Sprinkle with salt just before firm
*ORANGE TIC TACS* boil two cups red bull, add pkg orange jello add two cups orange vodka
*GRAPE CRUSH* boil 1 cups water, add grape jello, 1/2 cup reg vodka, 1/2 cup Chambord
*FRUIT PUNCH* boil 1 cups water, add mixed fruit jello, 1/2 cup blueberry vodka, 1/2 cup raspberry vodka
*CARIBBEAN* boil 1 cup water, add strawberry-banana jello, 1 cup banana rum
*CHERRY COLA* boil 1 cup coke, add cherry jello, 1 cup cold cola, 1/2 cup amaretto, 1/2 cup spiced rum
*DREAMSICLE* boil 1 1/3 cup water & 2/3 cup OJ, add orange jello, 1 cup vanilla vodka 1/2 cup berry vodka, Key Lime Cream Liqueur
*LIME IN THE COCONUT* boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello, 1 cup Coconut Rum
*PURPLE PEOPLE EATER* boil 1 cup water, 1 pkg grape jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup watermelon pucker
*BAHAMA MAMA* boil 1 cup water, 1 pkg watermelon jello, 1/2 cup coconut rum, 1/2 cup peach schnapps
*COSMOPOLITAN* boil 1 cup water with a splash of lime juice, add cranberry jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup triple sec
*FIRECRACKER* boil 1 cup water, add blue jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup peach schnapps
*WHITE LIGHTNING* boil 1 cup water, add pineapple jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup triple sec
*FUZZY NAVEL* boil 1 cup water, add 3oz orange jello, 2oz vodka, 6oz peach schnapps
*STRAWBERRY DAQUIRI* boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz package wild strawberry jello, 6oz white rum, 1oz sour or margarita mix
*ANKLE BREAKER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 envelope of Lime Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of 151 Rum, and 1/4 cup of Cherry Brandy
*RED HEADED SLUT* boil 1 cup water, add cranberry jello, 1/2 cup peach schnapps, 1/2 cup jager
*RAIN MAIN* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Bacardi 151, and 1/4 cup of Melon Liqueur
*ALABAMA SLAMMERS* 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Lemon Jello (3oz) and stir until everything is completely dissolved and then add 1/3 cup of cold water. Add 1/3 cup of Amaretto, 1/4 cup of Southern Comfort, and 1/3 cup of Sloe Gin
*ALL NIGHTERS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Cherry Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water and 1/2 cup of Watermelon Vodka. Stir well & pour into jello shot cups
*APPLE PIES* 1 1/2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 2 boxes of Lemon Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Light Rum, 1/2 cup of Sweet Vermouth, 1/4 cup of Apple Brandy and 1/4 cup of Grenadine
*BANANA BOATS* 1 cup of water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Coconut Rum, and 1/4 cup of Banana Liqueur
*BANANA SPLITS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Strawberry Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Vodka, and 1/4 cup of Banana Liqueur and 1/4 cup of Creme de Cacao
*BAT OUT OF HELL* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir for at least 2 minutes until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of Red Bull, 1/4 cup of Rumand 1/4 Blue Curacao
*BERMUDA TRIANGLE* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Spiced Rum and 1/4 cup of Peach Schnapps
*BLACK WIDOW* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Grape Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 3/4 cup of Blackberry Vodka and 1/8 teaspoon of Ginger Powder. Stir well and cool slightly before pouring into jello shot cups. For a cool garnish, drop a single blackberry in each cup before chilling
*CRYPTINI* 1 cup of Hot coffee. Dissolve 1 envelope of Knox Gelatin and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/3 cup of Iced Coffee, 1/3 cup of Vodka, and 1/3 cup of Kahlua
*FRENCH TICKLER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Cinnamon Schnapps and 1/2 cup of Vodka
*JUICY FRUIT* 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Vodka, and 1/3 cup of Melon Liqueur and 1/3 cup of Peach Schnapps
*JAGER MASTER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Jagermeister, and 1/4 cup of Amaretto, and a splash of Grenadine
*LONG ISLAND ICED TEA* and measure 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 2 packages of Lemon Jello (3oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of Cola and 1/2 cup of cold water. Add the alcohol – 1/2 cup of Gin, 1/2 cup of Light Rum, 1/2 cup of Vodka and 1/2 cup of Tequila
*PAIN KILLERS* 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Dark Rum, 1/3 cup of Coconut Rum and 1/3 cup of Orange Liqueur
*PIXIE STIX* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Lemon Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Southern Comfort, and 1/4 cup of Blackberry Brandy
*RED SILK PANTIES* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Cranberry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Vodka, and 1/4 cup of Peach Schnapps
*TIJUANA TAXI* 2 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 2 packages of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir at least 2 minutes until fully dissolved. Next, add 1 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Tequila, 1/4 cup of Blue Caracao and 1/4 cup of Tropical Fruit Schnapps
*BROKEN HEART* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Vodka, and 1/4 cup of Chambord
*SCOOBY SNACKS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Melon Liqueur, and 1/4 cup of Coconut Rum
*NINJA TURTLES* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Gin, and 1/4 cup of Blue Curaca
Ingredients for Pretzel Pumpkins
1 bag mini pretzels {you won’t use the whole bag, only about 1/4}
1 bag M&M’s candy, needing only the green ones {fun separating activity for kids!}
orange food coloring, I used about 1/8th tsp of Wilton’s gel colors
1 bag White Chocolate chips, melted slowly {directions below}
1 TBSP shortening, to thin out chocolate
Instructions for Pretzel Pumpkins
First step is to melt the chocolate. I used 10 oz of baking chocolate squares, but you can use a bag of white chocolate chips- the process is still the same. Before you even put it in the microwave, add about 1 TBSP shortening. You need to thin out the chocolate prior to dunking the pretzels or else the chocolate will be so thick you won’t even be able to tell it’s a pretzel under there! Shortening is the ONLY thing that will do this- don’t add water, butter, etc. Shortening! Go slowly! White chocolate seizes easily, and you don’t want to coat your pretzels with grainy chocolate, right? Go slowly and stir minimally. I put mine on for 1 minute, stirred gently, then put it in for an additional minute. When I took it out, the chocolate still looked solid. It wasn’t! Add your orange coloring and stir gently, until it’s nice and smooth. Once you’ve dunked your pretzel, adding a nice coating, lay it out on a piece of wax paper. While it’s still wet, take a green M&M and set it in the crook of the pretzel, on it’s side.
Ingredients needed for Skittles Vodka
One 1.75 liter bottle of vodka (avoid the cheap ones)
Five 8.5 ounce flasks or bottles
One 1 pound bag of Skittles
Five empty plastic water bottles
A funnel
Bowls for separating the Skittles into flavors
A measuring cup
Coffee filters or paper towels
Instructions for making Skittles Vodka
You’ll also want to cover your workspace with newspaper or freezer paper – this infusion can get messy. If you’re making a different sized batch, here’s the formula you need to know: I used 60 Skittles to 6 ounces of vodka, which yields about 8 ounces of infused vodka. If you want to make 1.5 times that, or 3 times that, just multiply your amounts.
Start by simply separating the Skittles into flavors. You want 60 of each.
Fill your water bottles with 6 ounces of vodka each. It doesn’t need to be exact – you can always even it out later by pouring in a bit more vodka to the ones that come out with less.
Pour the Skittles of one flavor into one infusion bottle, then pour the next flavor of Skittles into the next infusion bottle, and so on until all five bottles have a pile of Skittles soaking in the vodka.
You could certainly be more sophisticated than I was here, and use a funnel to pour the Skittles of each flavor into one of the bottles. The reason Skittles vodka tutorial. I did it this way was that I felt it would be easier to wash each flavor of Skittles off my hands before moving onto the next one than it than to get that flavor out of the funnel each time – that plastic tends to hold onto the flavors, skin doesn’t.
Now your infusion bottles all have Skittles in the bottom. Give each bottle a good shake – the more, the better. In my picture here, you can see that the colored candy coating has already rubbed off into the vodka, but the white insides of the Skittles still have a lot of dissolving to do. After shaking them, set them aside for a few hours. It’s a good idea to shake them again then, especially if you’re making a bigger batch. My Skittles all dissolved overnight. Once they’re all dissolved, you’ll notice a lot of white muck floating at the top.
There are a number of ways to strain this stuff and get all the white gunk out. Some people prefer paper towels, but I used coffee filters and found they worked just as well. I put a funnel inside a measuring cup.
Then I put four coffee filters in the funnel. It’s hard to say exactly how many you’ll need, since not all coffee filters are exactly the same. I’ll tell you one thing I did learn, though: orange and green needed more filtration than the others. I discovered this when I thought I was finished, and found a little bit of white stuff still floating in those two flavors. No problem, though: I just strained them again through one more coffee filter, and that took care of it. So if you find you haven’t strained it thoroughly enough, the good news is: you can always fix that later.
Then I poured one of the infusions into my strainer setup. I had to pour about a quarter of my infusion in, then wait for some of it to soak through, then pour another quarter in, until I was done. (If the strainer clogs with white gunk, use a spoon to scrape the white gunk out of the way.) In the end, you’ll have about 8 ounces of Skittle infused vodka. Then I dumped the funnel and coffee filters into one of the bowls I’d used earlier for counting out Skittles, to catch drips as I carried it over to the sink. I washed everything out for re-using (except the coffee filters, of course – those I just rinsed before disposing of, so the sugar wouldn’t attract ants).
Then I took the liquid from the measuring cup and poured it into a flask, via the now-clean funnel. You can see here that the green is a little thick, and it shouldn’t have been – that’s why I ended up having to re-filter it. Then I rinsed the funnel out again.
Repeat this process for each flavor.
Stick them in the freezer for several hours or overnight preferably.
Now you have your Skittles Vodka
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Jan
How To Make Cream Cheese Swirl Halloween Brownies
Author: Allison // Category: Desserts, Holiday Desserts
Brownie Layer:1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa powder
Pinch salt
1 tablespoon warm water
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
2 eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Layer:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Orange Food coloring
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking pan, and set aside.
Brownie layer: Add melted butter to a large bowl and add the sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, warm water, and vinegar, in that order, mixing between additions. W
hisk the eggs in a small bowl and stir it into the cocoa mix. Fold in the flour until lightly combined. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, saving 1/4 cup of the batter for the top.
Cream cheese layer: Blend together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla, and food coloring in a medium bowl. Gently spread the cream cheese layer on top of the brownie batter in the pan. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer. Using a skewer or the tip of a knife, drag the tip through the cream cheese mixture to create a swirl pattern. Bake the brownies for 30 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely before cutting.
