Pumpkin Pie Shot

Thanksgiving is still a few days away, but it was such a nice day my parents decided to put their Christmas lights up.  When it got dark, the lights came on automatically, but then they turned back off a few seconds later.  Moments later, the lights came back on, and then flashed off again.  It was too slow to be a flash setting.  It could be speculated that it was because Thanksgiving hadn’t come yet and it was too soon to be celebrating Christmas.  That, or they were so bright that they kept triggering the light sensor they were plugged into, causing them to turn off.

Anyway, Pumpkin Pie is clearly the quintessential Thanksgiving dessert.  I used the store bought pie crust dough again. Unlike the Apple Pie, I baked the crust for a few minutes before filling it this time.

For the filling, I combined canned “pure” pumpkin, evaporated milk, molasses, eggs, brown sugar and spice.  For the liquor, I used spiced rum.  It seemed appropriate.  I poured the mixture into the glasses and baked them for half an hour.

Before serving, I made whipped cream using heavy whipping cream, sugar and more spiced rum.

Piña Colada Shot

I knew for the end of the summer I wanted to make a couple of summery cocktails, including a Piña Colada Shotible. What I wasn't sure of was if I should use a pineapple cake glass or coconut cake. I decided to put it to the people for you to vote on the website. Your clear choice was coconut cake.

I definitly agree that you guys made the right choice witht he coconut cake.  A lot of people aren't big fans of the texture of coconut.  Putting it into the filling may have been a bit much for them, but having just a little in the cake batter allowed it to provide flavor without being offensive.

I used a box french vanilla cake, but instead of following the normal directions, I added some coconut milk and a little shredded coconut.  I baked them up and scooped out the inside. 

I made the filling with vanilla pudding mix, pineapple coconut rum, milk, heavy cream and crushed pineapple.  And, of course, what would a summer cocktail be without a little umbrella on top. 

The Piña Colada Shotible turned out to be a great poolside treat.

Pineapple Upside Down Shots

I think Jeff is ready for the summer to be over because I keep making Shotibles that are appropriate for the season, and summer desserts almost universally include fruit.  Jeff hates fruit in his desserts.  He’s been known to pick cherries off or eat around the filling.  The fruit I decided to go with this round is pineapple.

More specifically, I decided to make my version of Pineapple Upside Down Cake.  I baked a pineapple flavored box cake mix.  In honor of the “upside down” aspect of the cake, I cut off the tops of the glasses just to make them stand on the wider end.  I then cored the “bottom” of the glasses.  It's a little avant-garde, but I think it works.

I made a filling with brown sugar, crushed pineapple, butter, flour and pineapple rum, and then topped each with a little brown sugar and a piece of maraschino cherry. 

Key Lime Pie Shot

The Key Lime Pie Shot isn’t the Shotible I had originally intended to post on the 4^th of July.  I meant to post this a few days ago and then post some sort of Red, White and Blue shot on the 4th, but life got in the way.  It is quite summery none the less.

Frank contends that this is the best Shotible to date.  He’s a pretty good authority seeing as he has sampled more than anyone besides Jeff and myself.  He even tells us that the thought of them has kept him up at night.

The Key Lime Pie Shot was a great chance to break out the graham cracker crust again.  It takes a bit of work to get the right consistency, but in the end, it is totally worth it.

For the filling, I used key lime juice, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and spiced rum.  I topped it off with a little lime zest. 

The Key Lime Pie Shot was definitely a crowd favorite on a hot summer afternoon with friends.

Strawberry Mojito Shot

The Strawberry Mojito Shot was the first special request I satisfied.  Shortly after my friend Patty discovered Shotibles, she challenged me to make her favorite cocktail.  We made plans to hang out that weekend, and I knew I needed to come through.  Heck, the strawberry part went with the summer theme I'd started. 

At my friend Frank’s suggestion, I tried something new with this ice pop.  The Orange Cream Ice Pop’s glass was a little too hard and didn’t hold flavor well.  This time I used gelatin as the base, which turned out much better.  In particular, I used lime gelatin, mixed with limeade and some strawberry rum. 

For the inside, I pureed some strawberries and mint, and mixed it with a little more limeade.