Are you ready for this? You can make — with very little effort — Jell-O shots that glow under a black light. (And no, they won't give you any weird superpowers or make you sprout antennae or anything.)
"How is that possible?" you may be wondering. This particular recipe from YouTube master of alcoholic beverages Tipsy Bartender — who brought us Jolly Rancher cocktails — calls for tonic water, for which the main ingredient is quinine, the stuff that's going to make your Jell-O shots (alcoholic or otherwise) "glow in the dark."
Here's what you'll need, per the video's description:
- Tonic water
- Packet of blue Jell-O
- 3/4 cups coconut rum
- 1/4 cup vodka
Begin by heating your tonic water until it reaches a boil and then remove it promptly. Put it in a heat-safe container and mix in your Jell-O packet until it’s dissolved. Then, in a measuring cup, pour coconut rum, vodka, and one cup of tonic water (the video calls for two, but really you’re just filling the measuring cup to the 2-cup line.)
Combine your Jell-O mixture and alcohol, and pour your shots in their respective containers (or in a cookie tin), and put in the fridge until the Jell-O sits. Bingo!
With all that in mind, go forth and please drink your glowing Jell-O shots responsibly. And SHARE this video with your friends on Facebook so they can try it, too!
