Tequila, Chilli and Lime Jelloshots

For a Mexican themed gathering I decided to make some Mexican jello shots. Obviously tequila had to be one ingredient but I thought it would go brilliantly with lime and chilli. A nice citrus flavour with a mix of tequila and a bite of chilli.

To make the shots you'll need the following ingredients:
1/4 cup lime juice
1/3 cup tequila
1/3 cup sugar
1 sachet of gelatine
fresh chillis

Start by measuring out a 1/3 cup of sugar and add to 250ml of hot water. Stir this until all the sugar is dissolved. Pour out 1/3 cup of tequila and 1/4 cup of lime juice (I cheated and used bottled) and pour the lime juice and tequila into the sugary water.

Next cut the chillies length ways and deseed. I used fresh ones from a plant in my garden, they are small but potent. 5 was too many... Finely chop the chillies and add to the lime and sugar water.

Pour the gelatine powder into 200ml of boiling water and stir until dissolved. One sachet sets 1 pint of water. In the end I decided at this point to double up and make 2 pints, so I just doubled all the previous quantities.

Add the gelatine to the water and stir it all together.

Pour the mixture into moulds. I used some chocolate moulds I had and a muffin tray for some bigger jellys. Once the moulds are all filled put into them into the fridge to set.

Once the jellies have set place the moulds in a shallow bath of warm water for a few minutes. This will slightly melt the outside of the jellys and they should pop out without too much trouble.

These were great little treats, a delicious zesty flavour and a strong kick from the chilli. These would be brilliant with a scoop of cooling ice cream to counter the chilli. Enjoy!