

The lime in that recipe is really intense. I doubled the recipe for the margarita jello shots linked about and I didn’t double the sugar (a half cup of sugar sounded like a lot!) but I wish I had. You may find you want to add some sugar to make your shots a little more palatable.

Whether you’re making margaritas or French 75s, you’ll need a few other ingredients to round out your jello shot cocktail.

For example, if your recipe calls for one part alcohol to two parts mixer, simply keep that 1:2 ratio as you increase your serving size. The measurements for the cocktail are the proportions you’re going to want to stick to in your jello shot recipe. Pick out a cocktail you’d like to turn into a jello shot. With just a few ingredients and plain old gelatin, you can pretty much make anything into a jello treat. My main reason for nixing the Jell-O is because I don’t like the sugary, fake flavors that come with the packaged stuff. After searching around, I found the perfect recipe for Margarita Jello Shots that had a surprising twist-no Jell-O! While this particular recipe requires a little bit of elbow grease, the idea behind making any kind of Jell-O shot without the Jell-O is really what I will take away from this experience. Last weekend I was heading to a surprise party and I wanted to show up with something a little more fun than just a handle of booze.
