Tasty Tuesdays - #26 - Champagne Jello Shots

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When was the last time you had a jello shot?  If you're like me, it's probably been more than a decade.  When I saw this recipe though- I thought it was definitely worth a shot (ba-dum-ching!)  So this New Year's Eve - you can have your champagne and eat it too!  ;)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sparkling cider, apple or white grape (or sparkling water, if you prefer)
• 2 packets gelatin (.5 ounces total)
• 3/4 cup sweet sparkling wine, like spumante
• 1/4 cup vodka (or use flavored vodka and omit the candy oil flavoring)
   
• 4-5 drops raspberry strong candy oil flavoring
• sanding sugars
• special equipment: molds, mini-cupcake tin, or 9x9 or 9x3 pan (line the pan with plastic wrap - smoothed out - you don't want wrinkles in your jello shots!)

Directions:

• Bring sparkling cider or water to boil.  Pour over gelatin in heat-proof bowl and stir until completely dissolved (about 2 minutes).  Let cool to room temperature.
• Stir in vodka and champagne.  Sprinkle sanding sugars into the bottoms of your mold.  Pour mixture into your chosen mold or container and let chill for at least 3-4 hours.
• When ready to un-mold, dip bottom of pan into hot water for 5 seconds.  Run a sharp paring knife around the edge of the jello to loosen and flip out onto a wax-paper lined surface (I face a wax-papered cutting board down on my mini-cupcake tin and then flip both over).
• Sprinkle with more sanding sugars and serve.  Keep chilled until serving.