Unearthing and re-creating the "company food" of yesteryear! I'll cook it, my husband will eat it, and you'll rest easy in the knowledge that your next backyard party or church potluck will be a success!
2 packages (3-1/4 oz. each) Jell-O vanilla pudding and pie filling
2 tbsp sugar
5 cups water
2 envelopes Dream Whip Whipped Topping Mix
1 tsp rum extract
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp nutmeg
Combine gelatin, pudding mix, and sugar in a large saucepan. Add water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat. Chill until thickened.
Prepare whipped topping mix as directed on package. Thoroughly blend prepared whipped topping, rum extract, vanilla, and nutmeg into the thickened pudding mixture. Pour into a large serving bowl or punchbowl. Chill until firm – at least 4 hours or overnight. Garnish with cherries and mint leaves. Makes about 8 cups or 16 servings.
When you're hosting your holiday parties, you'll want to keep everything classy. And nothing speaks class and elegance like cubes of gelatin with booze in them.
Today's recipe comes from the delightful Jelly Shot Test Kitchen, well worth a click for all the recipes. I should also alert you to be on the lookout in the gelatin aisle of your local grocery. Our friends at the Jell-O corporations have finally responded to the demand for alcoholic flavors, and have three new selections intended for the sophisticated set - Margarita, Strawberry Daquiri, and Piña Colada. If you buy a box of each, you get a free mold which makes the cute little pyramids in the photo above. But the fun doesn't end there - right now, if you buy six small or three large boxes of Jell-O, and flavor, you get a mold to make Christmas-y shapes. And if I haven't convinced you by now, trust me that you DO need six boxes of Jell-O in the house at all times.
So, to make the shots:
1/2 cup water 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin powder 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 3/4 cup eggnog
1/2 cup brandy, rum, or bourbon (I used bourbon)
If using molds, prepare them by spraying lightly with cooking oil spray, or wiping each mold cavity with a little vegetable oil. Next, wipe each mold cavity clean with a paper towels. This will leave the slightest reside which will aid in un-molding the gelatin without affecting the taste or appearance of your jelly shots. (If you are using a loaf pan, no prep is needed.)
Place the mold on a stable, movable flat surface, such as a cookie sheet or cooling rack before filling with the jelly shot mixture.
Pour water in saucepan and sprinkle with gelatin. Allow to soak for a minute or two. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is fully dissolved (about 5 minutes). Stir in the sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat, and add the eggnog and liquor, stirring to fully incorporate.
Pour into pan and refrigerate until fully set, several hours or overnight.
To serve, unmold or cut into squares.
Garnish with nutmeg, if desired.
We had a few technical difficulties with the song for today. There IS a song, just not a Christmas song. Unless you consider Christmas to encompass everything in the world that is delightful, then you're in luck!
