Wine Gelée (Jello Shots With Class?)

Yesterday I volunteered with Cafe Laufer for St. Louis High School's wine fundraiser event. Different vendors were there offering various samplers for the guests. Cafe laufer prepared about 400-500 cups of white wine gelée. If you don't know what I'm talking about... it looks like this:

This is actually Cafe Laufer's "cake" version. I have yet to try it in cake form, but the gelée itself is surprisingly good!

I think it's such a beautiful dessert. The floating fruits in pristine gelée, something about it looks so refreshing--and it is definitely a refreshing dessert! I'd be happy to get this dessert any day!

You know what  I found funny is how all the women reacted the same "ooh WINE!" Like it was the best idea they've ever heard! And men were like "meh..." when we told them it was a wine dessert. Guess it's not manly enough. I think someone should make a BEER gelée for all the dudes out there. These really are just like classy jello shots. I'm definitely going to experiment with this whole gelée thing...but I do know that alcohol content will mess with the amount of gelatin you'll need. So don't rely on the following recipe to work if you swap alcohols. 

*Also, just a little concern, generally citrus fruits will make gelatin break down. So personally, I'd choose to put berries in my gelée. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries for sure. 

Anyways, I told some people about the wine gelée and they were wondering how to make it. I did a little research and found a Martha Stewart recipe that looks pretty simple. So give it a shot and let me know how it goes. 

Photo: Joseph De Leo

This is what Martha's look like. She cut them up into jello squares. I think it would be cute to make these in little silicone molds! 

Recipe Here!