Science Shooters Or Petri Dish Jello Shots Recipes

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY JELLO SHOTS

Steps:

• Soak cherries in rum for at least 24 hours. Add some maraschino cherry juice if you need extra liquid to cover the fruit. Place one cherry in each empty Jell-O shot cup. Mix cherry Jell-O and hot water, let cool to room temperature, then add crème de cacao, vodka and ½ cup reserved rum mixture from cherries. Pour into cups so that cherries are submerged. Chill until firm. Cover with a thin layer of chocolate topping and place in freezer for 2 minutes. Top with whipped cream and serve immediately.

SCIENCE SHOOTERS (OR PETRI DISH JELLO SHOTS)

Steps:

• Toss your bottle of vodka in the freezer, ice cold works best.
• Choose some nice contrasting Jello colors for maximum effect. Pour each packet of jello into a separate bowl.
• Boil ~3 cups of water and pour 3/4 cup of boiling water into each bowl.
• Stir vigorously until all powder is dissolved.
• Add 1/2 cup cold water/cold vodka mixture. (The ratio is up to you, but together they should total 1/2 cup.) I usually do 1/4 vodka and a 1/4 water and they are very firm when done, so you can certainly increase the vodka, if you wish. Just remember the more vodka, the softer the end product.
• Pour into dishes (there is a line around the dish that you don't want to fill past).
• Place in the fridge for ~1 hour with the lids off.
• Make your microorganisms: Pour 1/4 cup water into a small microwave safe dish.
• Sprinkle the gelatin packet (I use Knox) over the water and allow it to absorb for 5 minutes.
• Microwave for 20-25 seconds to dissolve gelatin.
• Stir in the sour cream, mix until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a ziploc and allow to cool, kneading from time to time.
• Mixture should be cool, but still runny. If it's getting to solid just pop it back in the microwave for a few seconds.
• Cut a corner of the bag and drip gooey "bacteria" and "fungus" onto your culture dishes.
• Top the biggest cultures with some contrasting decorating gel.
• Put back in the fridge for another 15 minutes.