Rocky Road Shot

Back in December, I made over 30 dozen Shotibles.  There were four varieties of Christmas themed Shotibles for parties and gifts. By the time the month was over, I was burnt out and needed a break.  So, now, five months later, I’m ready to get back in the kitchen.  Fittingly, for my comeback, I’ve chosen to go with Rocky Road. 

For the glass, I wanted to go with a chocolate flavor, but I didn’t want to use pure chocolate because it’s way too dense.  I also thought that chocolate sandwich cookies have too specific of a taste.  I compromised, and used a combination of the two. I combined cookie crumbles and margarine, and then mixed in melted milk chocolate.

For the filling, I made a marshmallow mousse using marshmallows, milk, whipping cream and marshmallow flavored vodka.  I mixed in chopped almonds and dark chocolate chunks.  

Orange & Black Shot

Happy Halloween! 

A couple of weeks ago, my cousin Cherise’s family came to town to visit for the weekend.  We had dinner at my folks' house one night, and I decided to bring along a trio of Halloween themed Shotibles.  Over the past couple of weeks, I posted about two of them; the Pumpkin Spice Latte Shot and the Candy Bar Shot.  For the third Halloween Shotible, I made a treat specifically for Cherise; the Orange and Black Shot.

Cherise loves the combination of orange sorbet and chocolate cookie crust.  While the flavor isn’t exactly specific to the holiday, the colors sure are.  For the glass, I used the chocolate sandwich cookie recipe again.  I made the filling with a combination of sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese.  I gave it the orange flavoring with Triple Sec and the orange tint with food coloring.  I then froze the Shotibles overnight.

The result was a great combination of tangy citrus and chocolate crumble shot with a look perfect for Halloween.

Mint Chocolate Chip Shot

My friend Frank is concerned that he is going to come off as fickle on the blog because he has had so many new favorite Shotibles.  Mint Chocolate Chip is his newest favorite, but I certainly can’t blame him.  I’d like to think that they just keep getting better as we go along.

I used chocolate sandwich cookie crumb to make the glass.  I’ve been asked by several folks if I scraped the cream out of the middle.  I did not.  I ground the cookies whole.  As a benefit, I was able to use less butter than I have with other no-bake glasses.

For the filling, I used the same basic sweetened condensed milk ice cream recipe as I used in some of the other Shotibles.  But this time, instead of using vanilla extract, I used crème de menthe for flavor and color.  I then topped the Shotibles with chocolate chips and froze them. 

The combination of the chocolate cookie glass and the mint ice cream turned out delicious, and it's the new favorite for more people than just Frank.