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Now these are not the type of Jelly Shots that some of us may have consumed in the early nineties in dodgy night clubs. They were laced with alcohol – these jelly shots are of the kiddy variety!
Jelly to me is one of those foods that is the domain of kids. I loved it when I was a child, but now I just can’t bring myself to eat it.
My kids do however love jelly and I have found it to be a winner at children’s birthday parties. The bonus for me is that it is super easy to make and can be done in advance.
Recently for the younger children’s parties I have found that making the jelly’s in the plastic shot glasses has worked incredibly well. I have found that for the under 5′s, having the jelly in larger cups tends to lead to a lot of waste.
Serving
The appearance of the jelly shots is attractive to kids and it means they can taste more than one colour. Hand out a teaspoon to the kids and the jelly shots disappear pretty quickly. The plastic shot glasses are actually pretty sturdy and wash up well for re use.
Decorating
You can get fancy and decorate them with a lolly on top. Just make sure you wait for the jelly to set, before you do. Chocolate should be avoided as it gets messy with the jelly.
For my daughters last birthday I did pink jelly and then just before serving topped them with pink mini marshmallows – very pretty!
Ingredients
- 2 packet of jelly crystals
- 1 packet of plastic shot glasses (can be purchased in packs of 30 from $2 shops.)
- Teaspoons
- 1 packet mini marshmallows for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Make the jelly as per instructions.
- 1 packet of jelly makes 18 shot glasses. I tend to use two packets of jelly and 30 shot glasses. I pour the remaining jelly into other containers to set for consumption after the party.
- They take a few hours to set properly, so I make them the night before.
- Add decoration before serving.
- Have fun.
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Great idea and it would minimise the amount of food colouring the kids are exposed to.
Very cute – and very kiddy! lol
Jelly is a rare treat in our house as it makes small children go nutty (and their mum even nuttier!).
Just as a side note – the quick set aeroplane jelly is vegan and about 1/3 of the price of specialty ‘vegan’ brands.
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Marita – Good point about the food colouring.
Alison – Thanks for the tip on the vegan jelly!
children’s parties were always my worst nightmare to go to because of these types of things lol Food colours are horrible things. Luckily Aeroplane have some naturally coloured ones back on the market again now.
That said – I still enjoy jelly!
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I love these I’ve been to a kid’s party where they were on the menu and they were a big hit! Ice cups are great too.
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