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Candy Corn Jello Shots!

Cocktails, Food, Halloween, Jello Shots, Novelty Cocktails, Sweet
By Laura Gummerman

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe)First of all, if this post title made your eyes bug out and your mouth silently whispered, “OMG,” then you’re welcome. Second of all, you may have thought, “Hmm, what is the actual flavor of candy corn?” Well, if you look up the ingredients and nutritional information, you’ll notice that the main flavor profile is pretty much just straight up sugar. There are also a few different versions of this shot floating around the Internet, and nobody else seems to feel that candy corn has a distinct flavor either. So I didn’t worry too much about replicating the flavor so much as the sugar content. But good news! I think I succeeded. 

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) Ok. This first step will make both your first and last layer, so once it’s mixed together, we will save half of this mixture for the end. Pour 1 cup of water into a small saucepan and pour 2 packets of the unflavored gelatin into the water. 

Also, I used disposable tall shot glasses (I used these).

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) Warm the water and gelatin over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until all the gelatin has dissolved (about 5 minutes). Remove pan from the heat and add 1/2 your can of condensed milk to the mixture. Stir until the ingredients combine. Add 2/3 cup vanilla vodka. Cover and set aside half of your milk mixture (you’ll add food coloring to it and use it as your last layer later). Evenly distribute the first half of your mixture throughout your 20 shots (just don’t fill them more than 1/3 of the way full). Refrigerate your shots until firm (30-40 minutes).

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) When the first layer is firm, pour another 1 cup of water into your saucepan and add 1 packet of gelatin to make your middle layer. Warm the water until the gelatin dissolves, remove from heat, and stir in the box of orange Jell-O until that dissolves as well. Add 1/3 cup vanilla vodka. Evenly distribute orange layer on top of white layer and refrigerate until chilled.

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) When your orange layer is solid, retrieve the second half of your milk mixture that you set aside in the first step and add in a few drops of yellow food coloring. If the mixture has already started to set, put it in the microwave until warm and still until the lumps dissolve. Distribute your yellow layer on top of the orange and put it back into the fridge until set.

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) Whoa!! These guys are looking authentic! Once all your layers are set, you are ready to serve your candy corn creations.

Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) Yessss!! Candy Corn Jello Shots (click through for recipe) Serve these on a spooky black tray and the color will really pop! Obviously it goes without saying (but I will anyways) that these would be perfect for any fall gathering or Halloween party (although these shot glasses look pretty amazing too!). The flavor ends up a yummy orange cream concoction and you can even make these the night before your party, which is always a plus in my book. I also hope you appreciate that, in a rare move, I restrained myself from using puns in this post. I didn’t want it to become too candy corny…heh heh. xo. Laura

Credits // Author: Laura Gummerman, Photography: Laura Gummerman & Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited with Stella of the Signature Collection.

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Candy Corn Jello Shots

Servings 20

Ingredients

  • 1 small box orange-flavored Jell-O 3 oz
  • 3 envelopes Knox unflavored gelatin
  • 7 oz. sweetened condensed milk 1/2 of a 14 oz. can
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup vanilla or cake vodka add more if you like strong shots
  • yellow food coloring
  • tall shot glasses

Instructions

  1. Ok. This first step will make both your first and last layer, so once it's mixed together, we will save half of this mixture for the end. Pour 1 cup of water into a small saucepan and pour 2 packets of the unflavored gelatin into the water. Warm the water and gelatin over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until all the gelatin has dissolved (about 5 minutes). Remove pan from the heat and add 1/2 your can of condensed milk to the mixture. Stir until the ingredients combine. Add 2/3 cup vanilla vodka. Cover and set aside half of your milk mixture (you'll add food coloring to it and use it as your last layer later). Evenly distribute the first half of your mixture throughout your 20 shots (just don't fill them more than 1/3 of the way full). Refrigerate your shots until firm (30-40 minutes).
  2. When the first layer is firm, pour another 1 cup of water into your saucepan and add 1 packet of gelatin to make your middle layer. Warm the water until the gelatin dissolves, remove from heat, and stir in the box of orange Jell-O until that dissolves as well. Add 1/3 cup vanilla vodka. Evenly distribute orange layer on top of white layer and refrigerate until chilled.
  3. When your orange layer is solid, retrieve the second half of your milk mixture that you set aside in the first step and add in a few drops of yellow food coloring. If the mixture has already started to set, put it in the microwave until warm and still until the lumps dissolve. Distribute your yellow layer on top of the orange and put it back into the fridge until set.
 

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