A Shot for America!

I made these for 4th of July, I know I should have made them earlier so you could have seen this post PRIOR to July 4th, and they were a BIG hit. We ate several of these little jigglers.  The Malibu gives a great flavor and they aren't as strong as my usual Jell-O shots.

  Ingredients:

• 1 (6 oz.) red, any flavor you like, Jell-O
• 1 (6 oz.) blue, any flavor you like, Jell-O
• 1 ½ C. Malibu rum
• 4 ½ C. boiling water
• 4 envelopes of Knox gelatin
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

1.  Spray a 9”x13”Pyrex pan with nonstick spray.

2.  Make the blue layer: In a medium bowl, mix the blue Jell-O with 1 envelope of the unflavored gelatin. Add 1 ½ C. boiling water and stir to dissolve. When dissolved, add ½ C. Malibu and stir.  Cool to room temperature and pour into the prepared pan. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes, or until quite firm.

3.  Make the white layer: In another bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup boiling water. In a separate small bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over ½ C. Malibu. Let stand for a few minutes and then add ½ C. boiling water to dissolve the gelatin. Add to the milk mixture and stir to combine. Cool to room temperature. Pour the white layer over the firmed-up blue Jell-O layer. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until quite firm.

4.  Make the red layer: In a medium bowl, mix the red Jell-O with 1 envelope of the unflavored gelatin. Add 1 ½ C. boiling water and stir to dissolve. When dissolved, add ½ C. Malibu and stir.  Cool to room temperature and pour over the firmed-up white layer. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until firm.

5.  Slice into individual servings (small enough to hold in your hand), scoop out with a small spatula, and serve. For a more festive look, turn some of them upside-down so you have both red and blue showing on your serving platter.

Tips and Tricks:

• These can be made alcohol free.  Skip the last step, just add 2 C. of boiling water.
• For a more festive look, turn some of them upside-down so you have both red and blue showing on your serving platter.
• You can change this recipe up!  Red, White, and Green for Christmas, Green, White, and Orange for St. Patrick’s Day.  Red, White, and Pink for Valentine’s Day.  You get the idea!