Orange and lemon jello is spiked with cake vodka in these sweet layered candy corn jello shots! Decorate with dollops of whipped cream and candy corn pieces for an extra festive touch.
For the first layer, in a small, spouted mixing bowl or measuring cup (2 cups in size) whisk Lemon Jell-O and hot water until dissolved. Mix in Cake vodka and pour evenly into 16 2.5-ounce shot glasses (about .8-ounce). Set in the fridge for at least 60 minutes to set before starting the orange layer.
For the second layer, follow the same directions as you did with the first layer. In a small, spouted mixing bowl or measuring cup (2 cups in size) whisk Orange Jell-O and hot water until dissolved. Mix in Cake vodka and pour evenly into the shot glasses. Set in the fridge for at least 60 minutes to set before starting the white layer.
In a small, spouted mixing bowl or measuring cup whisk the package of unflavored gelatin and hot water until dissolved. Mix in Cake vodka, then 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, and pour evenly into the shot glasses. Set in the fridge for at least 60 minutes to set before serving.
Top with whipped cream and candy corn just before serving.
Notes
* We used half of the regular 3-ounce jello mix boxes. You can certainly use the whole box and double the amount of vodka and water called for instead of splitting the jello powder in half. You will get 32 shots doing it this way.
You can use vanilla vodka, whipped cream vodka, fluffed marshmallow vodka, or even orange vodka to bring out the flavors of the orange jello layer. You do not need top shelf vodka to make jello shots, use what is available to you. Feel free to mix up the type of vodka you use in each layer if desired.
I do not recommend substituting the sweetened condensed milk for evaporated milk or regular milk, it likely won’t set correctly and will not taste good.
We used 2.5 ounce shot glasses for this recipe. You can easily make these shots in smaller shot glasses if desired. These 2 oz shot glasses that come with disposable lids are a popular option and would work well for these candy corn jello shots. If you use glasses or cups smaller than 2.5 ounces as we used, you will get even more shots out of this recipe, so keep that in mind for how many cups you may need!