Since my Jello disaster of New Year’s Eve, I haven’t felt much like venturing back into the delightfully jiggly world of gelatin shots, but these Jello oranges were just the thing to motivate me back into it.
Image from SugarSoiree
All you need are oranges and Jello. And vodka, if you’re me.
Also if you are me, you need a way to take selfies of holding oranges in front of your boobs. I failed… unless my boobs really are that low…
Slice your oranges in half.
And then you can either scoop out the pulp or juice it. I scooped, but it was harder than I thought it would be. I ended up using a knife to go around the edges and then scooping the rest out with a spoon.
And, not to worry, I ate all that deliciousness for breakfast.
I also might have sampled a little of this for breakfast. (What? Chef’s prerogative.)
I made some Jello and added some vodka.
And then I carefully– so carefully– poured it into the oranges. Not carefully enough though.
Womp womp. And moving it into the refrigerator proved to be another messy proposition. One of the oranges tipped almost all the way over, but I had a little extra Jello, so I filled it back up after I got it in the fridge.
I left it all day to, er… become solid or whatever it is that Jello does when you leave it alone.
My sweet little niece came by in the afternoon to drop off my Girl Scout cookies, and I almost offered her some Jello orange slices, but then I remembered they had vodka in them and I probably shouldn’t send her home drunk.
Auntie of the year award.
They came out a little messy…
But I persevered.
And they turned out resoundingly… meh.
On the plus side, they taste like Jello and have vodka in them. But they were kind of a lot of work for funny-looking Jello-in-orange-peels.
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but you DID it!!!
I hope you ate them with the “orange smile” method. It somehow seems the appropriate way to eat orange jello shot slices.
Wow. just… Wow. The way you sliced that sh*t
Everybody sing! “Do… Your… Boobs hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?”
“Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow?” LOL!
I wonder if you would have less wobbly orange halves to fill up if you used a muffin tin, instead of a glass pyrex dish. That way they would sit down in the muffin cups and not tip, and maybe be more stable on the way into the fridge. They look awesome!
You’re a genius.
That’s what I do, I make these all the time!
I was going to say the same thing
That’s smart! I was just thinking I’d personally make doughnut shapes out of tin foil to prop them up!
or maybe take a little slice from the bottom to flatten it out.
I call this a pinterest win! And they would be great for a party!
These would be perfect for a grown up soccer game at half time.
You’ve had a awful lot of Pinterest wins lately. Are you sure you’re still trying to fuck the up? 😉
Dang – when I tried it – they looked like SHIT! RAINBOW SHIT! Unicorn w/ the runs shit….
I don’t understand how the original recipe didn’t have vodka? I didn’t even know you could make jello without vodka!
Why slice? *grabs my oranges and a spoon* Vodka and knives (and me) don’t mix, lol.
Step 1: Replace vodka with tequila.
Step 2: Replace jello with margarita mix.
Step 3: ?
Step 4: Profit from…….. drunkenly making jello oranges and selling them for $1 a piece? I have no idea. I just really want a margarita.
I’m with you!!!
Looks better than my moms attempt at my graduation party lol she gave up and put aside “grown up” jello in the fridge.
This didn’t turn out badly at all, actually! I’m proud of you 😉
And you’ve discovered another dish you can take to cast parties…just add a pirate sail or flag or something.
When I saw saw the final product, before I read the post, I said out loud “Oh, you did it!”
Oh my gosh, they actually worked! I’m also impressed that slicing through the rind didn’t fuck up the jello. I’m convinced that will happen when I try these…
In honor of your success, I went to check my kitchen for ingredients. Vodka, check! Jello, no. Oranges, no… I still call this a winning situation.
Not being a “hip grandma” may I ask how much vodka did you put in the bowl of jell-o?
I know it’s an individual kind of thing but just wondering what YOU did.
Do you then minus that from the water amount? Must Try
I replaced half the cold water with vodka, so there’s half a cup of vodka in there. They’re not super strong. You could replace all the cold water instead.
My daughter makes these for parties she goes to (with out Vodka because I don’t want to go to jail for contributing to a bunch of 15 year old’s) and she sticks them in a jumbo muffin tin, that way they don’t roll around in the dish…then we freeze the insides in vinegar to grind up in the disposal. This was the first thing we ever made off Pintrest too! And a BIG Way To Go for all the wins!!
Why do you freeze the insides in vinegar? Why not just eat it? Just curious….and what does freezing in vinegar do with helping the disposal? I’m confused. LOL
probably for sanitizing purposes…
My friend and I made these for a party a few years ago (before Pinterest! I think I found the recipe from StumbleUpon). Anyway, they were kind of hard to make but we just ate the jello that spilled on the baking sheet with a spoon after they set, ’cause you know waste not want not. They were a big hit at the party and we got really drunk so it was a win!
Can I just say that even if they turned out “meh” they still look like the actual real life thing? That may be a first, dude. Imma call this a win.
Hi there, LOVE the site – it’s so fun. I was thinking just the other night that you should add two buttons to your top menu bar, one for pins that go well and one for pins that fail. pin wins and pin bombs? Something fun like that… anyways because it’d be cool to be able to go see what went well all in one spot : )
keep up the good work!
ryanres1
PS: your laundry video: best. thing. ever.
Looks good to me. When will you be dropping those by for my quality control test?
I’ve been wanting to try this one, but I have this little issue…. whenever I start making jello, I tend to drink the jello…juice?broth? liquid shit… before it makes the pan. Pretty sure I’ve scalded my throat on a few occassions as well.
^^This^^ makes me smile! When I was a child, my mom, who was a nurse by profession, would give us “jello water” to drink when we had sore throats. The gelatin coats the throat and soothes it. Doubt it works if one drinks it at throat-scalding temperature though, hehe! Thanks for the memories!
I’m totally trying this now! I had this pinned and was gonna give it a try but thought it wouldn’t work out and would waste my time. Thanks Pintester for trying out pins for us. This one you didn’t fuck up!!! Awesomeness.
My favorite part of this Pinteste is the last line of the original pin – “Serve on a platter and blow people’s minds!” Really?
These would require glitter or bacon in ’em to blow MY mind. Just sayin’…
I actually made jello shots with food glitter once. It was pretty mindblowing, except for that we were all about 18 and just downed them too quickly to care that there was glitter. But now I look back and think of myself as ridiculously crafty. And good looking.
I was having an extremely stressful day. Any time I do, I go to your site. Just like that my day is filled with butter and orange flavored vodka jello slices and suddenly I feel 10 times better!
I tried this with limes and had about the same luck. It’s messy and hard to scoop out the insides. As pretty as they look I don’t think it’s worth all the trouble.
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I made these for my daughter’s rainbow-themed birthday party. I used a muffin tin and still managed to spill a bit. They turned out fine, but no one really ate them. Bastards.
Vodka and all?
You keep brightening my day *goofy smile*. I’m stuck in bed with a kidney infection (the doctor was like, “Don’t want to worry you, but if you’re not careful, it’ll get in your blood and you’ll be staying here for a bit, so BED REST AND FLUIDS for 2 days, then TAKE IT EASY (so I’m going to go to work and stay in bed for the rest of the time)”. Anyway, I’m loopy and miserable (loopy because of meds, miserable because PAIN) and you’re making me smile and laugh today and you may get comments in this strain on like half your blog this week, but I really want you to know how much you’ve done for me without even knowing it! (I lost it at the orange boobs :D)