Wine Jello Recipes. No, Really.

April 13, 2022 6:41 AM

For (mildly amusing) Reasons, I want to make wine jello shots. I have had white wine jello a long time ago, it was actually quite good, with, I think, celery, walnuts, and grapes. What wine jello and mix-ins might be tasty? challenge: Kosher for Passover.
posted by theora55 to Food & Drink (12 answers total)

I can't offer up a recipe, but wine jello + walnuts + apples = charoset shots?
posted by eponym at 6:45 AM on April 13, 2022 [8 favorites]

Sangria? I've never tried it, but perhaps red wine, gelatin or agar, mandarin oranges, apple bits, whatever berries you can find, grapes, pineapple? (I think that's all kosher for Passover if the wine and thickening agent are kosher, but don't trust my vague understanding.)
posted by eotvos at 6:55 AM on April 13, 2022 [2 favorites]

FWIW Jello itself (the Jell-o brand name stuff) isn’t generally considered kosher by most Americans who care about that kind of thing. That said a friend does a delicious jello mold with raspberry jello and walnuts, so I think raspberries or raspberry flavored jello would work. Garnish with sour cream.
posted by phoenixy at 8:12 AM on April 13, 2022 [4 favorites]

Best answer: Champagne Agar-Agar shots for proportions. Do a test run so you get a feel for working with agar-agar (which is vegan and kosher for Passover). Make sure whatever wine you use is also kosher.

Vegan liquor shots, if you decide to go with hard alcohol instead of wine.
posted by Lyn Never at 8:23 AM on April 13, 2022 [3 favorites]

Best answer: There's a kosher sweet sparkling white, tastes like a muscat, at Trader Joe's, called Sara Bee. I think it would make a lovely jello shot. You'd have to decide on what gelling agent to use: if kashrut is an issue, you'd want to use either kosher fish gelatin or agar agar. Raspberries would be gorgeous as a mix-in.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:28 AM on April 13, 2022 [3 favorites]

As long as you’re using kosher gelatin it shouldn’t be a problem. I love the idea of charoset shots. You could give them a sephardic flair and add pomegranate seeds, dates, pistachios, rose water, that kind of thing.
posted by asimplemouse at 9:41 AM on April 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Casual googling suggested that Jello might be kosher, but it turns out that it is made from pork and beef bones, so, Nope on that. If I can get kosher gelatine, I'll proceed. If not, I'll save it for the next get-together. Amzn won't deliver in time.
posted by theora55 at 10:09 AM on April 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Having made Jiggler Jello Shot Stars of David (among numerous batches of regular old Manischewitz Ko-Jel shots) for past seders, my experience is that agar-agar-based recipes yield significantly more firm results than Ko-Jel with alcohol involved, so take that into account.
posted by Pandora Kouti at 10:48 AM on April 13, 2022 [3 favorites]

There are tons of kosher Jello alternatives. Gefen has an entirely vegan Jello alternative that comes unflavored and might work as a base. though you still need a wine-friendly recipe/technique.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 10:48 AM on April 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Champagne and little bits of green grapes
White wine with bits of strawberry, raspberry, or pomegranate
Red wine with bits of blueberry or blackberry
posted by nouvelle-personne at 2:07 PM on April 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I haven't found Gefen locally, but will try a bit more. Whole Foods will have agar agar gelatine, I think. Jiggler Jello Shot Stars of David slays. All useful answers, and a few with specifics that advance my project significantly.
posted by theora55 at 7:08 PM on April 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I got the Geffen jell, but not in time for last year. I got Sara Bee wine, as well as other, less sweet, kosher wine. Yesterday, made jell cups with Sara Bee and pears, and OJ and mandarin oranges. May have to tray agar-agar some time, because the wine ones didn't jell, just slightly thickened. But it was all tasty and fun and kosher. Chag Pesach sameach!
posted by theora55 at 10:47 AM on April 9, 2023