Sheila's Chocolate Covered Strawberry Jell-o Shots Recipe

When I was in New Hampshire, visiting my best friend Brandy, she knew I never tried Jell-o Shots before. I don’t know why, cause I love Jell-o a lot. I of course really liked them, no surprise there. She didn’t really like them, I am not sure if it was because there was Malibu in them or what, but they were so good.  As most of you guys know I love coming up with my own unique recipes.  I started thinking about how I could make a drink that tasted like a chocolate covered strawberry. Cream Di Cacao is a chocolate liqueur but, honestly you can really taste the alcohol in it. I learned that the hard way when my friends and I tried to make chocolate martinis. It was the grossest thing I ever drank.  I also wanted to incorporate Jell-o shots.  The thought of Jell-o and chocolate pudding mixed together, made my stomach churn, so I had to keep brainstorming. I knew that they sold molds to make your own shot glasses but I wasn’t sure if that would be enough Jell-o shot. I almost bought a shot glass mold from Amazon, but decided not to.

I went to Michael’s and I am addicted to Wilton products and I saw a tart mold. I thought this would be perfect and I picked up the Jell-o Shot supplies and some milk chocolate chips and I was ready for my creation to be born.

This is a fairly simple recipe. I highly recommend getting more than one Tart Mold for this recipe. They are like 2 dollars apiece. I need to pick some more up soon.

You will need:

A box of strawberry Jell-o

1 cup boiling water

1 cup alcohol of choice I used Malibu, you can use vodka

A bag of Milk Chocolate chips you can use any type of chocolate chips you want

One Tablespoon of shortening

Wilton Tart mold (will make three) The recipe will make about 9 or 10

1. Boil the water and combine it with the package of Jell-o, stir until dissolved.

2.Stir in 1 cup of alcohol and mix well

3.This is a very important step.  Put the Jell-o in the fridge, while you make the shells. Don’t let it get completely firm.

4.Melt  chocolate and shortening in a bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir and microwave 10 more seconds at a time if not completely melted.

5.Fill the bottom tart mold, it pulls apart, 1/3 the way full. Snap on the lid and press down on the mold to completely cover the mold with chocolate.  Place in the refrigerator.

6.I didn’t want the look of the clumpy Jell-o, so I came up with a brilliant plan. After the Jell-o is no longer hot or warm, but still liquid, pour in the top of the mold and return to the fridge. You can also cut it in cubes, or whatever shapes you want, or do it clumpy. You will want to let it sit probably for quite a while, overnight if possible for everything to set up nicely.

7.Carefully pull apart the mold, and remove the chocolate tarts, then remove the Jell-o. You can use a toothpick to help prevent it from sticking too much. I wasn’t able to get the perfect Jell-o shape but I was able to get it out in two pieces. 

These are yummy. I don’t think I would eat a bunch of them because they are rich but they would be great as part of a dessert sampler at a dinner party, or just a classy way to serve the classic Jell-o shot.

You could also make it with cherry Jell-o or Raspberry or any flavor you think would sound delish!

Please remember to drink responsibly. You must be 21 years or older to enjoy this recipe.

Shari's Berries Review

My favorite fruit is definitely strawberries. I love them in so many different things, fruit pizza, plain, with pound cake, and of course dipped in chocolate. I don’t have chocolate covered strawberries very often so when I do, it is a real treat. I had the opportunity to try some of Shari’s Berries chocolate covered strawberries. I had seen the commercial so many times, drooling each time I watched. I wanted to try them so bad because they looked absolutely delicious. I received the Full Dozen Gourmet Dipped Mother's Day Berries. I am very simple when it comes to chocolate covered strawberries. I like them with just chocolate, no nuts, and no frills. I want nothing to take away from the taste of the berries and the chocolate.

The chocolate covered strawberries arrived fast and in perfect condition. The delivery driver had put the box on its side and I was so afraid that would have damaged them. I received a great variety of chocolate strawberries. The chocolates were milk chocolate which was really creamy. I am a huge fan of dark chocolate so, I loved the ones dipped in dark chocolate. There were also strawberries dipped in white chocolate. I wasn’t too sure about the white chocolate but it was really good too. Some of the strawberries had a crunchy sugar topping on it, making them sparkle. The sugar topping gave the perfect little extra crunch. I had to share them with Noah who kept begging me for some. He really enjoyed them too. He ate all the chocolate off first and ate half the berry. I didn’t want to waste it, so I ate the rest of the berry, and he got really upset about it. I think he was saving it for later. They are huge berries though. I could only eat one at time because they were so filling, yet satisfying at the same time.

I had received some chocolate covered strawberries for Christmas. It was another brand, they were pretty good but nowhere near as good as the ones I received from Shari’s Berries. Shari’s Berries were a lot bigger and sweeter than the other brands. The chocolate was better too. I really enjoyed my chocolate covered strawberries from Shari’s Berries. Shari’s Berries would be a great Mother’s Day present, a birthday present or just because present. They also have cherries if strawberries are not your thing. I am not a huge fan of chocolate covered cherries so, thankfully I love strawberries. If you order them for someone else, I highly recommend that you buy some for yourself or you will dream about these chocolate covered strawberries.

For more information and to order, please visit Shari’s Berries.

Thank you to Shari’s Berries for sending me some chocolate covered strawberries to try out and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.