Best Jello Shot Recipe

Today, we're gonna teach you how to make Clementine Aperol Spritz Jello shots. Before we go into the Jello shot making, we're gonna make an actual Aperol Spritz with a little bit of clementine juice in it.

Apperol Spritz Recipe

So, we're gonna start with three-quarter cups of Prosecco and we're gonna do two quarter cups of Aperol. And then one part Pellegrino for a little sparklyness. And it's important to put it in this order so that the Aperol doesn't sink to the bottom. Now, we're just gonna add a little clementine juice, and voila. Cheers. So, to start, you need six clementines. And we actually prefer clementines to tangerines or oranges. One cause they're smaller and cuter, also clementines have a smoother skin and rind so its easier to balance and make the jello shots in. We also need a quarter cup of sugar, one and a half packets or one and a quarter tablespoons of Knox unflavored gelatin.

If you're vegetarian or vegan I've also brought Agar Agar, which is made from seaweed and algae and is a gelatin substitute. We need a half cup of Aperol and a cup of Prosecco. I think that's it, let's get started. So we've got our six clementines here. Now I actually like to cut them cross wise. I actually like to take out the pulp first, to make sure that I'm not ripping the rind. And as you can see, a little bit of the pulp is gonna get in there, so we're gonna do that for six of them. And you're gonna set it down here in your muffin tin pan cuz it's the perfect way to hold the liquid. A good tip is take your finger gently and sort of roll it against the rind. So now I think we've got enough juice. I'm gonna strain it a little bit. Yeah, we've got exactly a half cup. So we're gonna put it into the saucepan. And now we're gonna measure out our sugar and gelatin. So that's a tablespoon and a quarter of the Knox gelatin. And then we need a quarter cup of white granulated sugar. Mix it up a bit. So we're gonna take this and put this into the clementine juice. So we're just gonna whisk it to evenly distribute the sugars and gelatin. And we're gonna let that soak for a couple minutes. Then we're gonna measure out our Aperol and Prosecco. Aperol is actually made with oranges, a lot of bitter herbs. And so it's a little sweeter, though, than it's sort of cousin which is Campari. We're gonna take a half cup of this. And then one cup of Prosecco. All right. Now, this has been sitting here for couple of minutes. We wanna put it on medium heat and we don't want it to boil, because boiling gelatin renders it useless. Now, if you were using agar, you would want to boil it. So, for this, I'd believe you would only need a teaspoon of agar, agar in if you were to use it. So, this is pretty dissolved. It does not take long. So this is what it looks like. You see a little bit of the pulp in there. Now, we have our mixtures cool. We're gonna pour in the one cup Prosecco and half cup Aperol, and we're just gonna whisk it. And now we're ready to pour this mixture into our awesome clementine cup. 

So you should have 12 of these cups. And we're going to start placing the clementine rinds in them. We're gonna take the mixture that now has cooled, and we're going to pour it into a cup with a spout. Messy. So you want to fill them up about to the top. It's okay if you leave a little inner rind showing, because you can also cut them once they're jellified. So now we're gonna take this to the fridge, where they just need to chill for two hours. So, while the Jello shots are chilling, I'm gonna tell you a couple other cocktails that you can make into Jello shot form. You could use a maker's mark, for example. Make a Manhattan. I think a pretty good ratio, in terms of transforming, sort of, the recipe that we did today, to other cocktails, is two cups of liquid to one and a quarter tablespoons of gelatin. Also the sugar is important because sugar interacts with gelatin as well. And if you have too much sugar in the jello shot it might not set. Just use that ratio and you should be good to go. It's been two hours. We're gonna take out the jello shots. Check this out. So now we're gonna cut these. So, just flip it upside down and you're just gonna cut. Awesome, right? You can see here's the one with more pulp in it and here's one where we strained the pulp out of it. You know its your preference. And then you can see here these edges, right here, those are super easy to take care of. Just, either with kitchen knives or with a sharp knife. So there you have it, Clementine Aperol Spritz jello shots. Perfect for a summer party. Impressing all your college friends that you haven't seen in a while, definitely not your collegiate jello shot. Cheers.