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Red, White and Blue Jello Shots

Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 20 minutes Bake time: 6 minutes Inactive / Chill time: 3 hours Servings: 34-40 - 1 ounce shots

Ingredients

  • 1 small box red Jello strawberry, raspberry, cherry, etc
  • 1 small box berry blue Jello
  • 2 T unflavored gelatin
  • 1 - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 c vodka whipped, vanilla or unflavored, divided
  • 4 c water divided
  • Maraschino cherries with or without stems

Instructions

  • Clear out a space in the fridge to accommodate a baking sheet or dish to hold all your jello shot containers.
  • Line out 34-40 - 1 ounce containers.
  • For the blue layer - In a 2 cup size measuring cup with a spout (or similar) heat 1 cup of water in the microwave for 2 minutes. It should be boiling.
  • Add in the blue jello and stir until dissolved.
  • Add in ¾ vodka and ¼ cold water. Stir until mixed well. Allow to cool slightly.
  • Pour the blue jello mixture into each shot glass, filling about ⅓ of the way.
  • Chill in the fridge for at least an hour to set.
  • For the white layer - In the 2 cup measuring cup, add ½ cup cold water and the 2 T of unflavored gelatin. Allow to bloom for about 5 minutes.
  • Add in 1 cup of boiling water and mix until dissolved.
  • Add in the can of sweetened condensed milk and ½ c vodka. Mix well.
  • Allow to cool to about room temperature and then pour over the red layer in each shot glass, filling until about ⅔ full.
  • Chill in the fridge for another hour to set.
  • For the red layer - once the white layer has set, place a cherry in each shot glass.
  • In a 2 cup size measuring cup, heat 1 cup of water in the microwave for 2 minutes. It should be boiling.
  • Add in the red jello and stir until dissolved.
  • Add in ¾ vodka and ¼ cold water. Stir until mixed well. Allow to cool to room temperature.
  • Pour the red jello mixture over the cherry, filling each shot glass to the top.
  • Chill in the fridge for another hour to set.