Party Season

I can only profusely apologise for my complete blogging hiatus over the past few months, my only excuses for this are a broken laptop and a lot of assignments. All forgiven and forgotten I am now looking forward to the excitment that christmas brings (but more importantly the parties and cooking).

In the run up to the festive season I think it's time to share some of my perfect party offerings..... the first being these cute very boozy jellies.

You will need:

Vodka (luckily for us students quality doesn't matter, so I usually opt for the REALLY cheap stuff) 

Jelly

Lemons or Limes

A cupcake tray

 

1. Cut the citrus fruit in half from top to bottom rather than around the centre and using a spoon scoop out all of the middles. (with the left over scoopings you can save them to make ice cream...or for a more party friendly option save the zesty citrus juice for adding to cocktails, it makes them super fresh and zingy)

2. Put all of your empy halved fruits into the cupcake tray so they rest with the hollow facing up

3. Make the jelly (here is where my recipe differs from others you may read, for ultimate booziness I make my jelly slighty different to the packet instructions) Cube the jelly into a clear jug or bowl, add a small amonut of water and mix, only add enough water to completely disolve the jelly, you have to be patient with the mixing but usually I can disolve a pack of jelly cubes when they are just covered by water. Then add enough vodka to make the mixture up to what is specified on the packet.

4. Refridgerate until set, and then with a sharp knife cut the halves in half again

 

No more awkwardly scooping jelly shots out of shot glasses with your fingers these bite size jellies really go down well at parties and they sure do pack a punch! They are also a perfect cheap present if your'e invited to a last minute birthday or a house party, trust me they are always appricated!

Happy partying Petit Pois