Strawberry Cheesecake Jell-O Shots
“With the 4th of July almost here, it’s time to start planning the perfect menu for your parties. Burgers and hot dogs are a staple, but so are sweet treats and boozy bites. So how about combining the latter into a creative party treat? Jell-O shot expert Jaymee Sire transforms your favorite sweet summer fruit into our newest spiked sweet: Strawberry Cheesecake Jell-O Shots. That’s right. Strawberry. Cheesecake. Jell-O. Shots.”
Ingredients:
2 large containers of strawberries
1 small package of strawberry Jell-O
1 cup water
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup vanilla or whipped cream vodka, chilled (or regular vodka, plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
crushed graham crackers
Directions:
- Carefully hull each strawberry using a strawberry huller, paring knife or grapefruit spoon.
- Shave off the bottom of each strawberry with a knife so that they will stand upright. (Be careful not to cut off too much or your strawberries will leak!) Place strawberries upright in a small pan.
- In a small saucepan, heat water and add Jell-O. Stir until completely dissolved. Remove from heat and add cream cheese and whisk until well combined. (To make it even smoother, use an electric hand mixer.) Add chilled vodka and stir.
- Pour or spoon a little of the Jell-O mixture into hollowed-out strawberries. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- If you have extra Jell-O (which you likely will unless you hull 50 strawberries), you can combine some graham cracker crumbs and melted butter and press the mixture into small cups. Top with remaining Jell-O mixture and allow to set. Top with chopped strawberries and serve with demitasse spoons. Two desserts in one, and both are outrageously delicious.
- When ready to serve, dip each strawberry in crushed graham crackers and place on a platter. (And get ready to watch them disappear!)
