These Halloween Candy Corn Jello Shots are a perfect addition to your spooky holiday party! A great vodka shot recipe layered with white, orange, and yellow like the popular candy.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Halloween Candy Corn Jello Shots are a playful and themed twist on traditional Jello shots, perfect for celebrating the spooky season.
These Halloween shots are made to resemble the iconic candy corn treat, using layers of different-colored gelatin.
In this recipe, we cut them into the candy corn shape, but you can also make them layered within little individual plastic cups.
Ingredients
These are the ingredients you need to make the Halloween Jello shots:
- Lemon Gelatin – to give you yellow
- Orange Gelatin – to give you orange
- Unflavored Gelatin Packets – you need this for the white to set. You can find this near the flavored gelatin in the baking section of the store.
- Vodka – I like to use a citrus vodka to really drive the citrus flavor forward! You could also use a clear rum or tequila if desired instead.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk – This is what we are going to use for the white!
- Water
See the full recipe card at the bottom of the post for all quantities.
Equipment
You will need the following equipment to make this recipe:
9×11 inch Baking Dish
3 Small Bowls
Spatula or Spoon for Stirring
Measuring Cups
Small Pot
Knife
Cutting Board
The classic way to make Jello shots is in two ounce plastic cups that are easy to use. You could choose to just layer the gelatin in individual cups instead of cutting them into shapes if desired.
Instruction Overview
First make the white gelatin layer and pour it into the baking dish. Chill until set.
Then make the orange layer, and pour on top of the white layer. Chill until set.
Last make the yellow layer, pour on top of the orange, and chill until set.
Once it is set, runs some hot water along the outside of the baking dish to loosen the gelatin.
Put a cutting board on top of the dish and flip the whole thing over. The gelatin should slide out onto the cutting board. If it is still stuck, flip it back into the dish, and use some more warm water where it is stuck.
Cut the gelatin block into strips approximately 1/2 inch thick.
Then take each row of gelatin and cut it into triangles, alternating which side is thicker, as shown below:
Modifications and Substitutions
Any flavor of yellow or orange colored gelatin can be used, however make sure the flavors you pick will work well together!
You could also switch up the colors you use altogether by using other flavors of gelatin.
Easily make this virgin, without alcohol, by swapping out the vodka for more water.
Recipe Tips
Do not increase the alcohol to more than what is listed. If you use more, it will not set properly. You can use less alcohol, or none, if desired and swap it out for the same amount of water.
Easily make these inside small plastic cups instead like a traditional jello shot if desired. You will not have the triangle candy shape, but they will be pre-portioned and ready to go! To do this, simply pour each layer into the cups instead of the baking dish.
FAQs
Vodka is the most popular because it is neutral in color and flavor.
They are best if eaten within 3 days of making them.
Since Jello shots are so low in alcohol, 4 Jello shots equal the same as one liquid shot.
This recipe, you would need to eat more since the white does not have alcohol and the shots are smaller than normal.
They will not set and become slush!
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Halloween Candy Corn Jello Shots
Equipment
- Small Pot
- Measuring Cups
- 8×8 baking dish
- Knife
- 3 Small Bowls
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 3 ounces lemon gelatin
- 3 ounces orange gelatin
- 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk (about 1/2 can)
- 2 cups vodka citrus flavored vodka is best
- 6 cups water
- 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin can be found in a container or packets near the flavored gelatin (1 ounce total or 10 teaspoons total)
Instructions
- Chill the vodka in the refrigerator.
White Layer
- Put two cups of water in a small pot with two envelopes of unflavored gelatin (5 teaspoons, or 1/2 ounce). Let it soak for 2 minutes.
- Heat the water and gelatin over low until completely dissolved, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk (1/2 can) and stir to combine.
- Pour the white mixture into your baking dish and chill until set, approximately 2 hours.
Orange Layer
- When set, make the orange layer. Combine one cup of water with one unflavored gelatin packet and let soak 2 minutes.
- Heat over low until dissolved, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the heated gelatin water to the orange powder in a small bowl and stir until dissolved. Add 1 cup of the vodka.
- Make sure the orange is not hot (warm is fine) and pour it over the white layer. Chill again until set, approximately 2 hours.
Yellow Layer
- When set, make the yellow layer. Combine one cup of water with one unflavored gelatin packet and let soak 2 minutes.
- Heat over low until dissolved, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the heated gelatin water to the yellow powder in a small bowl and stir until dissolved. Add 1 cup of the vodka.
- Make sure the yellow is not hot (warm is fine) and pour it over the orange layer. Chill again until set, approximately 2 hours.
Cutting the Gelatin
- Once set, run some warm water around the edges and bottom of the dish to loosen the gelatin.
- Put a cutting board on top of the dish and flip the whole thing over. The gelatin should slide out onto the cutting board. If it is still stuck, flip it back into the dish, and use some more warm water where it is stuck.
- Cut the gelatin block into strips approximately 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut each strip into triangle shapes.
- Place the candy corn triangles on a dish or in a container and chill until ready to serve.
These are probably the only version of candy corn that most of my friends will consume. I love this.
Love these! A great recipe for a Halloween party!
So fun and easy to make. They are great for a grown-up Halloween party.
It is very easy to do and it is so sweet! Love this candy, very perfect on halloween!
I love this Halloween recipe idea!! It is so simple, yet so good! Thank you so much for sharing, I can’t wait to give it a go 🙂
Such a great-looking treat and really looks yummy! Kids will definitely love and enjoy this kind of stuff! A perfect treat for this Halloween festivity! I loved it!