Jello Shots

A Rainbow of Jello Shots

Jello shots have recently become legendary as many partygoers’ favorite way to consume liquor. A number of people who have never partaken in the jello shot experience may ask “what is so great about jello shots.” I believe the answer to be simple. Jello shots taste great and provide a visual treat to go along with the pleasant flavor on the tongue. This webpage has been created with the goal of introducing you to both quick and easy ways to make jello shots for your party and a set of gourmet jello shot recipes that have flavors which will likely make you a legend amongst your friends as a party host.

-6oz of Jell-O brand gelatin desert (Makes 18-20 shots)
-Preferable a large clear bowl (We suggest a clear bowl so that you can see if all Jell-O is dissolved)
-A stirring utensil such as a wooden spoon or wire whisk
-A set of measuring cups to include ¼, ½, ¾, and one cup.
-A set of measuring spoons that includes a ¼, and ½ teaspoon measuring unit.
-2oz plastic portion cups (like those that come with take out – commonly found in liquor stores and restaurant supply stores)
-Flax seed oil
-Either your favorite type of alcohol or the mixers and alcohol types noted in our gourmet jello shot recipes.

For those of you who are looking for a simple way to make it easier to choke down some strong liquor use the directions below to prepare your party delights.

For One 6oz box of Jell-O (Makes 18-20 shots)
1. Heat 2 cups of water to a rolling boil.
2. Measure out 1 cup (8oz) of the boiling water and place it into your clear bowl.
3. Open your favorite flavor of Jell-O package and pour Jell-O into clear bowl while you stir with wire whisk or spoon.
4. Once all Jell-O is dissolved measure between ¾ of a cup (6oz) and 3 cups (24oz) of your favorite alcohol and pour it into the Jell-O and water mixture. Anything less than 6oz and the alcohol will be nearly undetectable. Any more than 3 cups of 70 proof liquor and your jello shots will net set up.
5. Add cold water in an amount that makes the amount of liquor you added and the water add up to 3 cups (24oz) of total fluid. If you use more than 24oz, your jello shots are likely to not set up.
6. Add ½ teaspoon of flax seed oil. This will help the jello shots slide right out of the 2oz plastic portion cups with little coaxing needed. Going this route rather than spraying the portion cups with PAM will make your jello shots taste better and prevent an oily Crisco like film from developing on the roof of your mouth. And using flax seed oil lets you tell people they are healthy because they include Omega 3 fatty acids. Ok, maybe you shouldn’t say they are healthy since they include alcohol. (Any of our recipes requiring that lemon or lime peel be muddled allows you to skip this step)
7. Stir all contents of bowl well.
8. Poor contents of bowl into 2oz plastic portion cups.
9. Once you have filled portion cups, place lids on them.
10. Then, put your Jell-O filled cups into the fridge to allow them to set up. This usually takes 4-6 hours, but can be sped up some by using ice cubes as part of the cold water.

Vodka— Since Vodka is nearly flavorless any flavor of Jell-O makes a decent pairing to make Vodka jello shots. The flavored or infused Vodkas that match the Jell-O flavor make the best party treats.
Tequila— Lime, Lemon, Watermelon, Strawberry
Rum— Strawberry, Watermelon, Orange, Peach, Pineapple
Gin— Lime, Lemon, Orange, Tropical Fusion
Brandy— Cherry, Orange
Everclear— Everything but Grape Jell-O, for some reason the grain after flavor of the Everclear makes the grape version taste bad.
Whisky— Lime, Lemon, Cherry, Peach

There are a number of other liquors that would taste good in jello shots like all the different flavors of Puckers and even Irish Crème Liquor like Bailey’s. We didn’t do any specific single liquor pairings for these, as they are generally used in mixed drinks, and we have built an entire section of gourmet jello shots that mimic the mixed drinks recipes. You can find those further below under the Gourmet Jello Shot Recipes heading.

This section has our gourmet jello shot recipes that are made to taste like the mixed drinks they are made after. We hope to have videos on how to make each of the gourmet jello shots as time goes on, but for now we will embed videos for those jello shot recipes that we have done video for. In addition, we will link you to the page on the website that has the actual recipe written in text. Please take the time to let us know what you think about our jello shots and check out some of the mixed drinks video as well.

This recipe is a spinoff of the long island iced tea, but has a higher alcohol content because the triple sec in a long island is switched out for Peach Schnapps. You can find the Peach Tea Jello Shot Recipe by clicking here.

This jello shot recipe was the Adam and Eve of this entire project. My brother-in-law, Mikey, who is the one in all the videos, had someone give him a jello shot that was simply lime Jell-O and Tequila and called it a Margarita jello shot. This bugged the hell out of Mikey, so he came up with this recipe, as he felt that the shot he was given tasted nothing like a Margarita and tasted more like the lime you bite right after you took a shot of Tequila. If you want to see the Margarita jello shot recipe click here.