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nunnygirl

This is one of the recipes I've seen for the Skittle Vodka

MaggieBaking

nunnygirl wrote: »

This is one of the recipes I've seen for the Skittle Vodka

Thank you, I didn't get that the sweets would dissolve so sweetly and that the colour would be so strong! I understand now and can easily see how you could use different sweets. Thanks!

punkpink

MaggieBaking wrote: »

Thank you, I didn't get that the sweets would dissolve so sweetly and that the colour would be so strong! I understand now and can easily see how you could use different sweets. Thanks!

It is that simple. just put some sweets in with the vodka, i did about 30 skittles of each colour to about 60ml of vodka (as i needed two bottles of each and with drainage i wasn't sure how much i'd lose), about 4/5 jelly babies per 60ml (they have geletin in so it would be an idea not to use too many IYSWIM) and then i put about 3/4 fruit salads in 60ml vodka as they are more solid than the others.

I put these into plastic bottles (washed) and shook them until i couldn't feel my arms lol, then put the bottles in a bowl of hot (not boiling) water and left them until the water had cooled, then shook them again. Once the sweets had dissolved i strained the vodka through kitchen towel and then once i had removed all the scum (i think it was only the orange one i needed to strain twice) i put them into my presentation bottles. You can then freeze them if you like, as some people do with a regular bottle of vodka.

Sorry for the ramble!

Its my first homemade christmas this year...can you tell?!

MaggieBaking

Only your first homemade Christmas?!?!?!?! You're doing so blinking well!!!

punkpink

MaggieBaking wrote: »

Only your first homemade Christmas?!?!?!?! You're doing so blinking well!!!

Ta very muchly!

s23xy_c

Whats the comical cookie cutters poem? Ive been searching for ages and cant find it lol

Al1x

I have a quick question for those who've made skittles vodka.. have all your colours stayed really vibrant? my orange one is very pale unless i shake it up (i've not strained it yet) also my purple one just looks like red. I used 60(ish) skittles per 250ml vodka. Do you think i need to add more skittles?

Al1x

Just in case aanyone is interested - I've used these bottles from tesco.. just drank the cola and soaked the lables off!

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250513498

MaggieBaking

Al1x wrote: »

I have a quick question for those who've made skittles vodka.. have all your colours stayed really vibrant? my orange one is very pale unless i shake it up (i've not strained it yet) also my purple one just looks like red. I used 60(ish) skittles per 250ml vodka. Do you think i need to add more skittles?

She wrote in a post just above the number of sweets per bottle...

"30 skittles of each colour to about 60ml of vodka (as i needed two bottles of each and with drainage i wasn't sure how much i'd lose),

about 4/5 jelly babies per 60ml (they have geletin in so it would be an idea not to use too many IYSWIM)

and then i put about 3/4 fruit salads in 60ml vodka as they are more solid than the others. "

Al1x

MaggieBaking wrote: »

She wrote in a post just above the number of sweets per bottle...

"30 skittles of each colour to about 60ml of vodka (as i needed two bottles of each and with drainage i wasn't sure how much i'd lose),

about 4/5 jelly babies per 60ml (they have geletin in so it would be an idea not to use too many IYSWIM)

and then i put about 3/4 fruit salads in 60ml vodka as they are more solid than the others. "

I must have missed that one.

I had followed this way to make the flavoured vodka - http://mixthatdrink.com/skittles-vodka-tutorial/

I'll add some more skittles today