Apple Pie Jello Shots for TRUE College Football Fans
Are you ready for the start of the College Football season? I am! How would you like to be the hit of the next tailgate party supporting your College Football Team with the best-tasting Jello Shots ever? These Jello Shots are what every TRUE College Football fan needs to try! Make them in team colors and Apple Pie flavor! You’ll CRUSH IT!
I love Jello Shots because they have great fruit flavors and sparkling colors. BUT this is football season, and for football Jello Shots, it’s time to go beyond basic fruity flavors and rainbow colors and explore the variety offered by flavored Vodka, Rum, and Whiskey. Tailgating should be a fun and flavorful experience and using different spirits can make your Jello Shots stand out.
Apple Pie Jello Shots for your next tailgate party!
The Apple Pie flavor adds a unique twist and caters to a more adventurous appetite. So, skip the usual and make your next game day memorable with Jello Shots that bring a new flavor to the party!
Now, you can eliminate the need to stick with rainbow colors and fruit flavors and create Jello Shots that perfectly match your team’s colors.
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Ready to represent your team in Jello Shot form? If you want those bold college football colors to pop, it all starts with the base. I like to use a splash of sweetened condensed milk—it gives the shots a solid, opaque look, so your Jello Shot colors shine as bright as their uniforms. Game day never looked so good!
Apple Pie Jello Shots Ingredients
- Caramel Vodka
- Apple Vodka (Not Sour Apple)
- Simply Syrup
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Gelatin
- .70-ounce Gel Food Color in your team’s colors. If one color is white, then no need to purchase white.
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Tips
For flavored vodkas I like both Veil and Pinnacle, they are both reasonably priced.
For the apple vodka, try Absolut Juice. This vodka contains real apple juice. If you can’t find Absolut, Cîroc has a great apple vodka. Do not use Sour Apple Vodka.
As you can see from the photo, the box of Wilton gel food colors contains 12 different colors in .5 oz containers, which is enough for one batch of Jello Shots.
If you need a color not in the box, AmeriColor and Chefmaster make gold, grey, silver, and many more.
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Kitchenware
To make your Jello Shots, you’ll need Jello Shot cups. Click here to learn the differences between the 3 different styles of Jello Shot cups. I use the squeezable Jello Shot cups, the flat round Jello Shot cups above, and the square Jello Shot cups.
The second most important item is a large spouted mixing bowl with a handle. This bowl makes pouring the liquid into the Jello Shot cups easy. I have seen ‘tools’ on Amazon that assist you with filling your Jello Shot cups, but the bowl with the spout works well. Of course, you may have a few drips here and there, but I need more to invest in one of those tools.
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How to make Apple Pie Jello Shots
First, place 26 2-ounce Jello Shot cups on a baking sheet.
To Make the First Team Color
Pour the Apple and Caramel Vodkas into the spouted mixing bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top. Gelatin can be tricky to work with when using it the first time. The secret is to ‘slowly’ sprinkle the gelatin on top of the liquid. If you see it clumping up, you are spreading it too quickly.
Let the gelatin mixture sit for 7 minutes.
In the meantime, simmer the water. Add your first gel food coloring to the simmering water and stir until combined.
Then, pour the water and food coloring mixture into the gelatin mixture and stir for 3 minutes.
Add the sweetened condensed milk and simple syrup and stir until combined well.
Slowly pour the mixture into your Jello Shot cups until they are half full.
Refrigerate for 1 hour before starting the top layer.
To Make the Second Team Color
Pour the Apple and Caramel Vodkas into the spouted mixing bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top.
Let the gelatin mixture sit for 7 minutes.
In the meantime, simmer the water. This time, use your second gel food coloring and add it to the simmering water, stirring until combined. Note: If your second color is white, there is no need to add any food coloring.
Then, pour the water and food coloring mixture into the gelatin mixture and stir for 3 minutes.
Add the sweetened condensed milk and simple syrup and stir until combined well.
Let the mixture cool for 10 minutes. Stir mixture.
Top off the Jello cups with your second color and refrigerate for 3 hours before placing the lids on the cups. Jello Shots can be made 2 days in advance and refrigerated until ready to serve.
Final Thoughts
Don’t settle for ordinary as you gear up for the next big game. Ramp up your tailgate experience with Apple Pie Jello Shots.
Whether you’re celebrating a touchdown or just enjoying the company of fellow fans, these flavorful shots will surely be a hit. So, grab your favorite spirits, get creative with the flavors, and get ready to impress your friends with Jello Shots that are anything but typical. Cheers to a flavorful football season!
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Apple Pie Jello Shots for TRUE College Football Fans
Equipment
Ingredients
Shopping List
- 1 375 ml Apple Vodka Not Sour Apple Vodka
- 1 375 ml Caramel Vodka
- 1 1 oz Box of Knox Gelatine The box contains 4 envelopes of gelatin
- 1 12 oz Bottle Simple Syrup
- 1 14 oz Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 2 .7 oz Gel Food Color 1 – .7 oz each for each of your two Team colors. If one color is white, no need to purchase gel food color in white.
To Make the First Team Color
- 3/4 Cup Apple Vodka
- 3/4 Cup Caramel Vodka
- 1/4 Cup Simple Syrup
- 2 Envelopes gelatin
- 1 Cup Boiling water
- 1/4 Cup Sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Teaspoon Gel Food Color If your first team color is RED, use 1.5 teaspoons of gel food color
To Make the Second Team Color
- 3/4 Cup Apple Vodka
- 3/4 Cup Caramel Vodka
- 1/4 Cup Simple Syrup
- 2 Envelopes gelatin
- 1 Cup Boiling Water
- 1/4 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 Teaspoon Gel Food Color If your second team color is RED, use 1.5 teaspoons of gel food color. If your second team color is white, no need to use gel food color
Instructions
First Team Color
- Place 26 2-ounce Jello Shot cups on a baking sheet
- Pour the Apple Vodka, Caramel Vodka and simple syrup into a large, spouted mixing bowl
- Slowly sprinkle gelatin on top of the liquor mixture making sure to sprinkle it evenly across the top of the liquid
- Let the gelatin absorb the liquid for 7 minutes
- In the meantime boil the water
- Pour 1 cup of the boiling water into a measuring cup
- Add the gel food color to the boiling water and stir well
- Add the water mixed with the food coloring to the gelatin mix and stir until the gelatin is dissolved, at least 3 minutes
- Now add the sweetened condensed milk and stir well
- Pour mixture into the Jello Shot cups until they are 1/2 full
- Refrigerate the 1/2 full Jello Shot cups at least 1 hour before starting the top layer
Second Team Color
- Pour the Apple Vodka, Caramel Vodka and simple syrup into a large, spouted mixing bowl
- Slowly sprinkle gelatin on top of the liquor mixture making sure to sprinkle it evenly across the top of the liquid
- Let the gelatin absorb the liquid for 7 minutes
- In the meantime boil the water
- Pour 1 cup of the boiling water into a measuring cup
- Add the gel food color (if your second team color is white you do not have to add food color) to the boiling water and stir well
- Add the water mixed with the food coloring to the gelatin mix and stir until the gelatin is dissolved, at least 3 minutes
- Now add the sweetened condensed milk and stir well
- Top off the refrigerated Jello shots with the second Team color
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours before placing the caps on the Jello Shot cups
- Serve Chilled. Can be made 2 days in advance
Notes
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