Peach Cobbler Shot

Jeff’s aunt Connie turns 50 this week, and her family threw her a surprise birthday party.  This was my first real opportunity to bring Shotibles to a party.  People have been suggesting I try out peach cobbler for a while now, so I went with it.

It’s kind of funny to me that peach cobbler can mean a lot of different things to different people.  I wanted to be sure that I didn’t make it too much like a peach pie, so rather than baking a pie crust "glass", I made one out of vanilla wafer cookies.  I found a recipe similar to the graham cracker crust used for the S’more and Key Lime Pie Shotibles.

Jeff was a huge help this week.  He peeled and diced eight peaches.  We cooked it up in a sauce pan with some bourbon, sugar, corn starch and cinnamon.  We cooked it on medium to low heat for about 20 minutes; until the peaches were tender.

After the peaches cooled, I filled the glasses and topped it with a little cookie crumb.   I’m thrilled to say Shotibles gained a few more fans at the party.  The Peach Cobbler Shotibles were a huge success.

Chocolate Chip Shotwich

My cousin Sarah was coming to town, and she requested a Shotible with chocolate.  It had been a long time since I used chocolate, and I knew Jeff would like something without fruit, so I decided to attempt my interpretation of a chocolate chip cookie sandwich.

I’d been wanting to try a baked cookie cup.  The first couple of attempts were less than successful.  I tested out some theories using premade cookie dough from the grocery store.  Unfortunately, the chocolate chips were too big and too plentiful.  The glasses didn’t have a chance of holding together.

I went ahead and made dough from scratch using the recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag as a base.  I used miniature chips, and far fewer than the recipe called for.  I whipped up the dough a bit more than you normally would cookie dough.  In fact, it was almost like cake batter by the time I started filling the molds, which worked out really well.  I baked them just like I would cupcakes, and, like the other baked glasses, I cored them after they cooled.

For the filling, I took a big step and made real ice cream!  I bought a $25 ice cream maker, which worked remarkably well, although some complained about the sound it made.  I used vanilla vodka to flavor the ice cream.

I was thrilled with the end result.  I certainly plan to use both cookie dough and the ice cream maker a lot in the future.

Lemon Bar Shot

It’s HOT in the northeast again.  I know I shouldn’t complain because I’d much rather deal with extreme heat than the hazards of winter weather.  So, rather than complain about the heat, I chose to combat it with a refreshing Lemon Bar Shotible. 

The combination of sweet and sour in a gelatin shot was a great fit for a poolside afternoon.   Instead of just using straight gelatin, I mixed in some instant pudding again to add creaminess to better match a lemon bar.

 For the inside, I wanted to do something that would emulate the cake base of the treat.  I remembered that my friend Melanie had introduced me to cake flavored vodka.  It’s more than a little bizarre just how close it tastes to birthday cake.  So, I mixed plain gelatin, the cake vodka and a little sweetened condensed milk to add some creaminess to the filling.

The texture still wasn’t quite right, but Jeff suggested a topping of crushed vanilla cookies.  The addition of a little powdered sugar finished it off.