Thursday, June 28, 2012

Sugar Cookie Pudding Shots


Sugar Cookie Pudding Shots deserve a 21 Roman Candle salute! Mmm pudding....

Hi all, are you ready for Independence Day? It's soon upon us. I am not even the slightest bit prepared. But I do have a fun recipe for the holiday! These Sugar Cookie Pudding Shots are not only patriotic - they are also creamy, and tiny and just darn good - the amaretto gives them just the right cookie-ish flavor.

And yes, I'm a sucker for a pudding shot - with the tiniest edge of alcohol-taste (otherwise I would just eat a pudding cup). If you prefer lower octane, swap out 1/4 cup of the vodka for more milk.

And yes, its been several million years since my last post. Count your lucky stars (pun intended) that this is a blog about jellies and alcohol-infused shenanigans, rather than my life, which these days is prime fodder for a B-movie, cautionary after-school special or a Lifetime network miniseries, but little else. It's been just about everything,FEMA-style. I'm just waiting for the locusts to show up.

I should mention also that this post is sponsored by our lovely new friends at Sobieski Vodka. We used their vanilla vodka in the following recipe. Sobieski sent two giant boxes of booze  to try out (as well as groovy swag) so you'll be seeing their name. I'm quite impressed with Sobieski's flavored vodkas overall - the price point is ridiculous (in a good, low, highly affordable way), and it's good vodka.

Meeting adjourned. Happy Fourth. And talk soon.

XO, Michelle


Sugar Cookie Pudding Shots

Implements: shot glasses or other small recepticals
Yield: about 8 pudding shots, about 3 tbsp each
  • 1 box (1.4 oz) white chocolate flavor instant pudding
  • 1 cup cold milk (2%, 1%, skim – doesn’t matter)
  • 3/4 cup vanilla vodka
  • 2 tbsp amaretto liqueur
  • 1/2 cup whipped topping (or whipped cream)
  • Red and blue liquid food coloring
  • Cookies or cute sprinkles for garnish, if desired

Pour the pudding mix in a medium bowl. Add the cold milk and beat for 2 minutes. (Don’t scrimp on the beating, or your pudding shots won’t set up and you’ll be emailing me 20 minutes before your party about what an evil, wicked completely unreliable person I am.)

Add the vodka, a 1/4 cup at a time, combining completely before each new addition. Stir in the amaretto and the whip.

Divide the pudding mixture equally into 3 bowls. Tint two of the bowls with the red and blue food coloring, until the pudding reaches the desired vibrancy. For me, it only took 4 drops of neon blue, but about 20 red.

Layer the colored puddings in tiny shot glasses or other recepticals, as desired. I used these shot glasses from Libby.

Click here for the recipe for the cute little patriotic star cookies. I couldn’t resist using them. They are so cute. The recipe will make several million tiny stars – so you’ll probably want to use only one tube of cookie dough and a wee little pan!
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Pistachio Pudding Shots


Happy St. Pattys! Top of the Pistachio Pudding Shot to Ye! 

Sigh. I missed you! I'll save the excuse-making for later. I know you're busy, and this way you can head straight into the kitchen to whip up a batch of these adorable little green Pistachio Pudding Shots. (So many of you have been asking for pudding shots, and, although apparently some procrastimication was involved, I do listen!)
I recently made the recipe for Women's World magazine - think the issue hit newstands a couple weeks ago, but here it is now for your ease of reference and viewing pleasure.

I'll post a super cute non-alcoholic St. Patty's day recipe later today (with of course instructions to booze it up - 'cuz I know how you all are. And I love it.) 

Finally, thanks for continuing to stop by JSTK. I so love it that you visit! Even though my posting has been - ahem -  intermittent, traffic on the site has been most robust than ever. That this silly little blog is able to bring a tiny bit of fun/joy/amusement into the world makes me happier than you will ever know. You all rock my casbah...

SO, here's a big squooshy XOXOX to you ... Happy St. Patrick's Day! Get out there, dye something green, put on your cloverleaf bloomers, and have a cocktail, for goodness sake!

M.


Pistachio Pudding Shots
  • 1 3.2 oz box instant pistachio pudding
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup vodka (plain or a flavored vodka is nice – I like chocolate!)
  • 1 cup whipped topping or whipped cream, plus additional for on top if desired
  • Rainbow sprinkles or shelled pistachio nuts for garnish, if desired

Pour the pudding into mixing bowl.  Add the milk and the vodka and stir until the mixture is completely combined and begins to thicken.  Stir in the whipped topping.  Pour into individual serving containers and refrigerate for an hour or so to allow the pudding to set up a bit more.  Top with additional whip and rainbow sprinkles or shelled pistachio nuts, if desired.  
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