Description
These festive jello shots are perfect for summer parties, offering a fun and colorful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (3 ounce) box red jello
- 1 (3 ounce) box blue jello
- 1 (3 ounce) box clear jello (or unflavored gelatin)
- 1 ½ cups boiling water (divided)
- 1 cup cold water (divided)
- ¾ cup vodka (divided)
- Whipped cream for topping
- Sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the red jello layer: In a medium bowl, dissolve the red jello in ½ cup boiling water. Stir until fully dissolved.
- Add ½ cup cold water and ¼ cup vodka to the red jello mixture. Stir well.
- Pour the red jello mixture into small plastic cups or shot glasses, filling each about one-third of the way.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until the red layer is set.
- Prepare the clear jello layer: In a separate medium bowl, dissolve the clear jello or unflavored gelatin in ½ cup boiling water. Stir until fully dissolved.
- Add ½ cup cold water and ¼ cup vodka to the clear jello mixture. Stir well.
- Carefully pour the clear jello mixture over the set red layer in each cup, filling another one-third of the way.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until the clear layer is set.
- Prepare the blue jello layer: In another medium bowl, dissolve the blue jello in ½ cup boiling water. Stir until fully dissolved.
- Add ½ cup cold water and ¼ cup vodka to the blue jello mixture. Stir well.
- Carefully pour the blue jello mixture over the set clear layer in each cup, filling the remaining one-third.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until all layers are firm.
- Before serving, top each jello shot with whipped cream and sprinkles.
Notes
- For non-alcoholic shots, replace vodka with an equal amount of cold water.
- Adjust the amount of vodka to your preference.
- Ensure each layer is fully set before adding the next to prevent colors from bleeding.
- Use pipettes to fill cups for less mess and more precise layers.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 shot
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: jello shots, summer party, festive, patriotic, adult dessert, layered jello