St Patrick's Day Jello Shots
These festive St Patrick's Day Jello Shots are a perfect Irish shot recipe for the holiday! Layered in orange, white, and green with whiskey for a beautiful alcoholic shot.
Equipment
- 2 ounce plastic cups
- Small Pot
- Small Bowls
- Spoon
- Measuring Cups
Ingredients
- 3 ounces green gelatin
- 3 ounces orange gelatin
- 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk (approximately half of one can)
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin can be found near flavored gelatin in store (1/2 ounce total, or 5 teaspoons)
- 1 cup whiskey
- 6 cups water
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup of water and 1 cup of whiskey together in a measuring cup. Place in the refrigerator to chill.
- Bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil.
- When boiling, measuring out 1/2 cup of the boiling water and add to a small bowl with the orange gelatin powder. Stir until the powder is dissolved.
- Add 1 cup of the chilled water whiskey mixture to the orange gelatin. (You will have 1 cup left for the green).
- Line up your plastic cups on a baking sheet for easy transport.
- Pour the orange gelatin into your plastic cups, approximately 1.5 Tablespoons each.
- Chill the orange gelatin until set, approximately 2 hours.
- When the orange is set, put two cups of water in the pot with the unflavored gelatin powder. Let the powder soak for a couple minutes.
- Heat the water over low until the gelatin is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the sweetened condensed milk. Let it cool a little so it is not too hot.
- Pour the white gelatin over the orange layer in each cup, approximately 1.5 tablespoons each.
- Chill the Jello shots again until the white layer is set, approximately 2 hours.
- When the white is set, make the green layer. Heat another 3/4 cup of water and bring to a boil.
- Measure out 1/2 cup of the boiling water and add to the green gelatin in a small bowl. Stir to dissolve completely.
- Add the remaining 1 cup of the chilled water whiskey mixture to the green.
- Let cool slightly until not hot, but not setting.
- Pour the green mixture on top of each cup portion, approximately 1.5 Tablespoons per cup.
- Chill again until set or ready to serve, at least two hours.
Notes
A double shot glass holds approximately 4 Tablespoons of liquid, and the small cups hold approximately 4.5 Tablespoons. The exact size of each will vary with the exact cup or vessel you use to make the shots.
I use two ounce plastic cups which is the "normal" size for a Jello shot but you can use smaller or larger, which will also change the size of each portion and layer.
You do not have to measure how much of each layer you put in the cups. You can eyeball it but measuring will give you more even layers.
If your cups are slanted on the edges, you may need to add a little more of the mixture towards the top to get even layers since it is wider.
If you pour a new color on top of one that is already set when the liquid is too hot, it will start to melt the set layer and will not give you crisp lines. Make sure the mixture you are pouring is not hot.