Gummy Worm Jello Shots

There’s never been a more fun way to consume alcohol than these gummy worm jello shots! Use your favorite jello combined with your choice of liquor to make endless flavor combinations.

I almost always bring a themed jello shot to a party. They’re easy to make and tend to make a big splash with guests, plus everyone loves taking photos of them for social media!

Jello shot syringes and Petri dishes are common to see at Halloween, so I wanted to try to make something a bit different this year. Because my Crown Apple jello shots recently went viral, I thought it would be fun to try a gummy worm version.

I used lime flavored jello with Crown Apple, and also cherry jello paired with Crown Vanilla. I made worms of each single flavor, then some worms with both. They were so delicious – you’d never even know there was alcohol!

I wanted to try making some sour gummy worms infused with alcohol as well and I think they ended being my favorite!

For these I used lime vodka with pineapple Jello and vanilla with orange Jello. They were so good! My favorite part is making them as sour as I want – store-bought candy is never sour enough!

Ingredients

• Jello – Use any flavor(s) of Jello you’d like. So far, I’ve used lime, cherry, orange, and pineapple.
• Gelatin – We need these worms extra-firm to pop out of the mold, so you’ll need some unflavored Knox gelatin in addition to flavored Jello.
• Alcohol – You can use any liquor. Just think about what would pair well with the flavors of Jello you’ve chosen. You can always use plain vodka for something neutral. Check out my list of flavor ideas in the next section.

You’ll also need gummy worm molds. This recipe was designed to fit two molds, but feel free to buy extras and scale it up to save time if you need to make a large batch.

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Gummy Worm Shot Flavor Ideas

• Lime Jello – Tequila, plain vodka, or light rum.
• Lemon Jello – Deep Eddy Lemon vodka, lime vodka, or bourbon.
• Orange Jello – Vanilla vodka, citrus vodka.
• Cherry Jello – Crown Apple, Vanilla, or Blackberry.
• Berry Blue Jello – Vanilla vodka or Crown, coconut rum, triple sec (low ABV).
• Pineapple Jello – Cherry vodka, tequila, coconut rum, whiskey.
• Peach Jello – Crown Peach or Blackberry, lime vodka.

Tips

• Make them sour. To make the gummy worm jello shots sour, toss them in a 2:1 ratio of sugar to citric acid. You can change the ratio to make them more or less sour.
• Let the gelatin bloom. Don’t skip letting the gelatin bloom. This ensures you will get a smooth jello shot, instead of one with clumps of gelatin.
• Keep it under 173°F. You only need a gentle amount of heat to dissolve the gelatin after it has bloomed. Drinking alcohol starts to burn off at around 173 °F, so keep your liquid under that for maximum potency. This is the same technique I used with my wine gummy bears.