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Cinco de Mayo Jello Shots Recipe
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Cinco De Mayo Jello Shots

Add a festive touch to your Cinco de Mayo celebrations with these colorful and fun Jello Shots.
Course Shots & Shooters
Cuisine Mexican/Tex-Mex
Prep Time 30 minutes
Additional Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 167kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

For the Green Layer

  • 3 oz watermelon jello
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • ½ cup cold water
  • ½ cup Pineapple Jalapeño Tequila
  • Green food coloring

For the White Layer

  • 1 packet 0.25-oz/7g unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup room temperature water
  • 1 12-oz/354ml can condensed milk
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ½ cup Grand Marnier

For the Red Layer

  • 3 oz red cherry jello
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • ½ cold water
  • ½ cup Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
  • Red food coloring

For Garnish

  • Whipped cream
  • Gold sanding sugar sprinkles
  • Red white, and green sprinkles
  • Lime slices quartered

Instructions

  • Place the green jello into a bowl and pour boiling water over the top. Stir to dissolve then stir in the cold water.
  • Add Pineapple Jalapeño Tequila, and a drop of green food coloring to the bowl and stir to combine.
  • Divide the green mixture between 12 shot glasses about ⅓ of the way up. Place the glasses into the refrigerator for 2 hours to set.
  • Place 1 cup of room temperature water in a medium bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over. Stir to combine and set it aside for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, pour the condensed milk, and Grand Marnier into the bowl and stir to combine.
  • Pour the white mixture over the set green layer of each shot glass about ⅔ of the way up. Place the glasses back into the refrigerator for 2 hours to set.
  • Place the red cherry jello into a bowl and pour boiling water over the top. Stir to dissolve then stir in the cold water.
  • Add cherry liqueur, and a drop of red food coloring to the bowl and stir to combine.
  • Pour the red mixture over the set white layer of the jello shots.
  • Place the glasses back into the refrigerator for 2 hours to set.
  • You can serve the Cinco de May jello shots as is, or garnish with whipped cream, a sprinkling of gold sanding sugar, a few red, white, and green sprinkles, and a piece of lime. Serve and enjoy!

    Cinco de Mayo Jello Shots Recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 59mg | Sugar: 27g