Tart Lemon Drop Jelly Shots

  4.7 – 2 reviews  • Jell-O® Shots

ONLY FOR ADULTS! These are one of my all-time favorite party foods and are so tasty. Enjoy in moderation!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Additional Time: 6 hrs 15 mins
Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 50
Yield: 50 servings

Ingredients

  1. 4 cups water
  2. 8 large lemons, cut into 8 wedges each
  3. 3 ½ cups white sugar
  4. 8 (.25 ounce) packages unflavored gelatin
  5. 4 cups lemon vodka
  6. 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat water, lemon wedges, and white sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until sugar is dissolved, mashing lemons often to release juice and oils.
  2. Cook and stir lemon mixture for 5 minutes more, then remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Strain lemon pieces from saucepan.
  3. Sprinkle gelatin into saucepan.
  4. Heat syrup and gelatin mixture over low heat until gelatin dissolves, 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Pour lemon vodka into gelatin mixture and stir well.
  6. Pour mixture into a 9×13-inch baking pan; refrigerate until set, at least 6 hours.
  7. Run a sharp knife under hot water; cut gelatin into cubes with knife and sprinkle cubes with turbinado sugar before serving.

Reviews

Frances Phillips
Way too much vodka. Less would taste better.
Melvin Perez II
Taste exactly like a lemon drop martini! There is definitely NOT too much vodka in these, I guess that’s a matter of a person’s personal taste. Use Sugar in the Raw if you can’t find turbinado sugar.

 

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