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Fourth of July Jello Shots

4th of July jello shots recipe is a fun and colorful way for adults to splurge a little during all your summertime celebrations. Made with berry jello, sweetened condensed milk, and cherry jello you can make these with or without alcohol.
Prep Time1 hour
Chill time6 hours
Total Time7 hours
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fourth of july jello shots
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 230kcal

Equipment

  • 16 3 oz. plastic jello shot cups

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces cherry jello mix
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 1 can
  • 2 packets of knox unflavored gelatin
  • 6 ounces berry blue jello mix
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 cups vodka
  • whipped cream and maraschino cherries for topping

Instructions

  • Place the jello shot cups onto a baking sheet for easy moving to the refrigerator.
  • In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
  • Remove from the heat and whisk in berry blue jello mix.
  • Add 1 cup cold water and 1 cup vodka, whisk again.
  • Pour into plastic shot cups, filling about ⅓ full. Discard any extra blue jello.
  • Move to the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
  • Next, in a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
  • Remove from the heat and add sweetened condensed milk. Whisk, then add 2 packets of knox gelatin. Whisk again until well combined.
  • Add white jello layer to the shot cups, filling to about the ⅔ full point, making sure to leave enough room for the red layer. Discard any extra white jello mixture.
  • Move back to the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
  • Finally, in a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
  • Remove from the heat and whisk in cherry jello mix, stirring until dissolved.
  • Add 1 cup cold water and 1 cup vodka. Whisk again.
  • Add to the shot cups for the final layer. Discard any extra jello you don’t need.
  • Move back to the refrigerator to chill a final time, for 2 hours.
  • Before serving, top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 94mg | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg