With Halloween just a few days away, I have been looking for fun treats to make. I had been looking for candy eyeballs to use as a garnish for a dessert that I had in mind, but I couldn’t find any that looked promising. A few online searches brought me to some jello shots decorated like eyeballs, and it gave me the idea to make these jelly eyeballs.
You will need a sphere ice cube tray to make these. The one that I have makes 24 1″ spheres. Once they were set, I used a cotton swab to paint the iris and the pupils with a bit of food coloring diluted in vodka (so that it will evaporate and leave just the color).
I used coconut milk and pineapple rum to give it kind of a piña colada vibe, but you can come up with your own combinations. I have also used mango rum, and maybe I will try half-and-half with vanilla vodka. You just have to make sure that your base is a creamy white liquid to represent the whites of the eyes.
Spiked Jelly Eyeballs
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup condensed milk
- 1/4 cup pineapple rum (or flavor of your choice)
- 2 tsp unflavored gelatin
- food coloring (black for the pupils and whatever color you want for the iris)
- 1-2 tsp vodka
- Required equipment: sphere ice cube tray (the kind that makes 1″ spheres; I used this one), cotton swabs
Directions
In a microwave-safe measuring cup, sprinkle gelatin over coconut milk. Allow to soften for a few minutes, then microwave for 30 seconds. Stir to ensure that the gelatin has dissolved.
Stir in the condensed milk and rum, then pour into mold according to manufacturer’s directions. Refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
When the spheres are set, use a cotton swap to paint an iris using food coloring diluted in vodka. Return to refrigerator to dry, then repeat the process with black food coloring to paint the pupils. Allow to dry. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes about 24 1-inch sphere jello shots.
Note: To make these non-alcoholic, swap out the rum for an extra 2 tbsp of coconut milk and an extra 2 tbsp of condensed milk.