I feel the need to tell you that although my last two posts have centered around alcohol, I don’t even drink all that often…
That said, WHO WANTS JELLO SHOTS?! Muwahahaha!
Ben and I are heading to a 4th of July party tomorrow and I thought it’d be super festive to bring a platter of fruity red and blue shots to share. I can’t even tell you the last time I had a Jello shot, and I’ve certainly never made them, but for some reason I felt utterly compelled to whip up a batch 66 of them.
If you’ve never made them either, I’ve got good news – they’re ridiculously easy. First, get your supplies together: mini cups with lids, vodka, Jello (4, 3oz packages for 65-70 shooters) and fresh fruit (optional.)
Lay your plastic cups out on a platter like such, leaving some room in between each cup. They may fit now, but the lids extend a little past the cup rim.
I got these mini cups at Walmart by the way.
Oops, they seem to have forgotten to add Jello shots to the list! I’ll write them.
Next, prepare your Jello according to package directions, HOWEVER, instead of the cold water it asks for…
use cold vodka instead! :D
Once the Jello is ready to go, pour the mixture into the cups until they are 3/4 of the way full, then get out your fruit.
I used blueberries in my Berry Blue Jello batch and plopped 3 blueberries into each shot.
Aren’t they the cutest things you’ve ever seen?! I wanted to pinch their little cheeks and put them in my pocket!
Instead I snapped on their lids and stashed them in the fridge. :)
I repeated the process with Strawberry Jello and strawberry pieces,
then made a third, larger batch by combining one box of each flavor for a super-berry treat!
The great thing about these cups is you can stack them on top of each other. That way they don’t take up your entire fridge – which is where they need to stay for at least 4 hours to firm up.
Shootin’ time! :D
Take it,
cup it,
squish it,
shoot it! :D
Happy 4th of July!
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Tell me one fun thing you’re doing this holiday weekend!
It is my first beach day today!
I love Jello shots, and those cups are the best – some people use the deeper shot glass types and the are hard to get the shot out of. And believe it or not I have never had Jello shots with real fruit, but I will be adding some next time now!
Have you ever had fruit soaked in vodka? It is soo good :)
Sitting by the pool, shootin’ these ;-)
going to Vegas for a month—i know hot, but i won a month’s stay at a 8 bedroom home, on a golf course?!!!!!!!! I am going to lay by the pool during the day and go to the casinos at night, and pretend I’m livin large. No jello shots for me…..Im headin straight to the Belliago Bar & ordering something $$$$$$$$$$$
Have a great 4th,
Lucky Mare
AHH! My hubby and I throw a 3rd of July bash every year and jello shots are always on the menu. I usually jazz them up with flavored liquor (pineapple rum is my fave) but the addition of fruit will make these uber-tasty. As for our party…this year we are adding a new feature -hot dog eating contest. So excited! Have a great holiday!
Eeewwww. Vokda and jello – two of my least favorite things ever! I was at a bachelorette party last summer and they had tootsie pop jello shots. Have you ever heard of chocolate jello? That just seems so wrong.
We are heading up to MN to not camp at the state park we though we were going to be camping at. Tis the weekend to be spontaneous!
jello shots are the best! But with the fruit? Too cute!
I don’t drink a lot either, but just reading your post makes me want to make jello shots for Monday lol
Super cute shots!
I’m headed up to the cabin tomorrow for a couple days of sun and outdoorsy things.
Jello is versatile! My mom passed on to me “Yollo” (I call it jogurt) which is yogurt/jello. Instead of the cold water you add a cup of plain greek yogurt. It firms up nicely and adds protein, a perfectly healthy snack.
Happy 4th!
This sounds great!
Those look yummy! Next time you should LIGHTLY spray them with a neutral tasting cooking spray. That way they just sliiiiiiide out into your mouth instead of sticking to the sides of the cups. Not that I’ve made these before… ;-D
Tomorrow we’ll be at Saturday in the Park, in Sioux City. It’s a free day-long music festival (the 21st annual) in one of our city parks. CeeLo Green, Ben Harper, Grace Potter, Los Lonely Boys are appearing this year. (Santana was here, and amazing, last year.) I gotta say – it is annual awesomeness. You can’t bring food/drinks in to the park, though. The jello shots (though obviously delicious) have to stay at home!
Festival website is http://saturdayinthepark.com/
we always shoot ’em in the semi-liquid phase – less waste ;)
Cute idea with the fruit!
Iiiiiinteresting.. I turn 21 soon, so we’ll see about this.. does it TASTE like alcohol? : (please excuse the ignorance, ha)
I love festive jello shots, and the 4th of July is the perfect time for them! They always make me feel like I am in college again, haha!