Watermelon Slice Jello Shots – A Beautiful Mess

What may say summer season greater than a pleasant large slice of watermelon? Nicely, what if that watermelon slice was truly a large watermelon jello shot?? I do know, I do know, a complete dream come true.

We’ve stuffed fruit with jello and alcohol earlier than (pink lemonade jello shots, orange creamsicle jello shots, and mojito jello shots) however after I noticed you possibly can fill a watermelon and reduce it up into slices, nicely, I needed to strive it!

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As you’ll be able to see, not solely is it attainable, but it surely’s past lovable and scrumptious as nicely!

Watermelon Slice Jello Photographs

half of 1 medium watermelon
2 containers of watermelon jello or purple coloured jello (3-ounce containers)
1 field of unflavored gelatin (4 envelopes complete)
2 cups of water
2 cups of vodka

Use a watermelon tool or an ice cream scoop to scoop out the within of the watermelon and put aside (to later eat, in fact!). You wish to scoop out a lot of the purple flesh however nonetheless depart about 1/2″ of the purple half above the white rind.

Place the hollowed out watermelon on a cookie sheet with paper towels folded/stuffed on both facet to maintain it from tipping over.

Combine your two containers of jello with the 4 packets of unflavored gelatin. Add in 2 cups of boiling water and stir till dissolved. As soon as dissolved, add in two cups of vodka and stir to mix.

Pour the liquid into the halved watermelon (fill to the highest!) and place within the fridge for 3-4 hours till the jello is ready. The toughest a part of this recipe is carrying the tray to the fridge with out spilling it!

As soon as the jello is ready, use a big knife to chop the slices such as you usually would. The jello fills into the watermelon some so the highest degree shrinks a bit.

Simply use the knife to even out any rind that sticks up increased than your slices, and also you’re able to serve your pictures!

In fact, one entire slice can be a fairly big jello shot, so be happy to chop them into smaller wedges or have visitors reduce their very own.

There may be extra unflavored gelatin on this recipe than ordinary to make sure the slices preserve their form, however should you really feel like you’ll be able to “style” the unflavored gelatin, you’ll be able to cut back the quantity a little bit with out dropping the specified stiffness.

How fashionable would you be should you introduced these to your subsequent summer season picnic? This deal with will most actually make you the queen of the following block celebration, so seize your self a watermelon and begin scooping! xo. Laura

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