Shamrock Shots

St. Patrick’s Day is Friday March 17th, so get your cocktails in line and prepare for shenanigans and pinching people.

*Pinching people* as in people that pinch.

Speaking of St. Patrick’s Day, how stinkin’ cute are these little mason jars?? So perfect for making St. Patrick’s Day shots with.

I had no idea these little things even existed until I saw them on Amazon. I just knew I had to have these itty-bitty-made-for-smurfs glass beer mugs. They were absolutely perfect for the Shamrock Shots I made for St. Patrick’s Day this year. 

What Are Shamrock Shots?

My Shamrock Shots are fun, miniature sized flavored vodka jello shots just for St. Patrick’s Day. They’re so much fun to make and even better to drink (or slurp).

How to Make Shamrock Shots

Seriously, these little individual sized cocktails are pretty easy and so much fun to make.

You can also let the kids be involved and make a version without the alcohol, but I would probably get bigger “shot” glasses because these are pretty miniature and it may be frustrating for little fingers. For glasses a little bit bigger but still on the mini scale, go here for 4 oz. glasses compared to the 1.5 oz. size glasses for adults. Kids will have fun making them, and the bigger size will allow for more lucky charms!

The only time consuming thing about making these cute little things is making the jello and allowing them to set in the shot glasses. You don’t want to rush that part.

To make the rainbows I used Airhead sour candy strips that are easily curved, and I’ve also used Sour Strips candy in the past that worked just as well.

The pots of gold are tiny little terracotta pots that I found on Amazon for very cheap, and I cut pieces of burlap to wrap around the top of the pots to give them a little personality. I painted them white before I wrapped them.

Lemonheads work perfectly for the “gold”.

You definitely don’t have to make these in tiny glass beer mugs. You could use the mini plastic “red cup” shot cups; those would work just as well!

Obviously, I used Lucky Charms to decorate my little scene, and if you’re having a St. Patty’s Day party your guests will absolutely love these!

Speaking of St. Patrick’s Day, I have lots of corned beef recipes. 

Because corned beef Reubens are one of my absolute favorite sandwiches, I tend to use that taste profile to make unique dishes like Reuben Eggrolls, Reuben Stuffed Meatballs, and the Reuben Burger. <–You must, must taste!!

What’s your favorite St. Patrick’s Day cocktails?

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Yield: 30-40 shots

Shamrock Shots

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St. Patrick's Day Grown Up Jello Shots

Prep Time: 2 hours

Additional Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

Material for Shamrock Shots

• Miniature Mason Jars (Adults)
• Miniature Mason Jars (Children)
• Mini Terracotta Pots
• Burlap, for wrapping the terracotta pots
• Airhead Candy Strips
• Lemonheads candies

Jello Shots

• 1 cup vodka
• 2 – 3 ounce boxes of cherry flavored Jello
• 2 – 3 ounce boxes of berry blue flavored Jello
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1 – 1 ounce box of Knox gelatine

Instructions

1. Wash the mini mason jars and thoroughly dry them.
2. Make blue Jello according to package directions, adding 1/4 cup vodka.
3. Fill each cup 1/4 of the way, refrigerate for two hours.
4. Repeat with cherry flavored Jello.
5. In a large bowl pour 2 envelopes of plain gelatine, ¾ cup hot water, ¼ cup cold water. 
6. Mix to combine. 
7. In a separate bowl add sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup hot water. Whisk to combine. 
8. Very carefully pour milk mixture into gelatine mixture, stir to combine.
9. Pour white layer on top of set layers. 
10. Return to refrigerator to completely set; about 2 hours.
11. Measure and cut pieces of burlap to fit around terracotta pots, glue on using a hot glue gun or Gorilla Glue.
12. Fill equal amount of terracotta pots to match number of mini mason jars with lemon drops.
13. Remove mini mason jars from refrigerator. Bend the sour candy into rainbows; place one side into the jello shot and link by placing the other end of candy rainbows into cups containing lemon drops.
14. Decorate serving tray or serving table with Lucky Charms and more "gold" (Lemonheads).

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 76Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 23mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 2g

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Want more St. Paddy’s Day love?  

St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charm Pancakes from Katie’s Cocina 

Instant Pot Irish Stew from The View From Great Island

Irish Potato Cakes from The Last Food Blog   

This article was originally published on March 19th, 2019.