Champagne And Strawberry Shots Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup sugar, water and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 3-5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Drain and discard ginger., In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in remaining sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in champagne. Pour into eighteen 2-oz. tall shot glasses. Refrigerate until partially set, about 25 minutes., Meanwhile, place strawberries in a food processor; process until blended. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in 2 tablespoons cooled simple syrup (discard or save remaining syrup for another use). Tint red if desired., To form blood in gelatin, fill a clean eye dropper with strawberry mixture. Insert into partially set gelatin and squeeze to release strawberry mixture while pulling dropper upward. Refrigerate until firm.

Steps:

• Rinse and haul strawberries except one, leave with haul on used for decoration.
• Put the rest of the strawberries in a blender.
• Add vanilla, lemon juice, and sugar and puree.
• Pour into a tall champagne glass.
• Fill glass with ice cold champaign.
• Cut an opening in the bottom of the remaining strawberry and slide on edge of glass.
• Enjoy.