Are you ready for the start of the NCAA College Football season? I am! How would you like to be the hit of the next tailgate party? These Jello Shots are what every TRUE Utah Utes fan needs to try! Make them in team colors and choose from 9 different fall flavors! You’ll ROCK!

Utah Utes Jello Shots for your next tailgate party!

Name: Utah Utes Jello Shots
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 750 ml Whipped Cream Vodka; 1 1 oz Box of Knox Gelatine (The box contains 4 envelopes of gelatin); 2 14 oz Cans of Sweetened Condensed Milk; 1 .5 oz Gel Food Coloring (Crimson); 1.5 Cups Whipped Cream Vodka; 2 Envelopes Gelatin; 1 Cup Boiling water; 1/2 Cup Sweetened condensed milk; 1 Teaspoon Crimson Gel Food Coloring; 1.5 Cups Whipped Cream Vodka; 2 Envelopes Gelatin; 1 Cup Boiling Water; 1/2 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

How would you like to be the hit of the next tailgate party supporting your NCAA College Football Team with the best tasting Utah Utes Jello Shots ever?! I love Jello Shots because they have great fruit flavors and sparkling colors.

BUT this is football season, and football is played in the fall. I want something that will make me feel warm and fuzzy on those chilly football weekends. What could be better than Jello Shots in your Team colors and flavors like Whipped Cream, Apple Pie, Pumpkin Spice, and more!

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Ingredients you’ll need to make these awesome Utah Utes Jello Shots

Whipped Cream Jello Shots for TRUE NCAA College Football Fans

First, you’ll need whipped cream vodka. Then add gelatin, sweetened condensed milk, and food coloring in crimson.

These incredible colored Jello Shots don’t use any Jello but are made with gelatin. It gives them a solid color and a bit thicker consistency. And because you are not using Jello, you get to pick the flavor! For flavored vodkas, I like both Veil and Pinnacle; they are both reasonably priced.

Team colors for NCAA College Football Jello Shots

Bar & Kitchen Tools

To make your Jello Shots, you’ll need Jello Shot cups. Click here to learn the differences between the 2 different styles of Jello Shot cups. I use the squeezable Jello Shot cups above and the flat round Jello Shot cups below.

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The second most important item is a large mouth mixing bowl with a spout. The largemouth mixing bowl with a spout makes it easy to pour the liquid into the Jello Shot cups. 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 not enough for me to invest in a gadget.

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How to make Utah Utes Jello Shots

Place 30 Jello Shot cups on a baking sheet. Pour the Vodka into the spouted mixing bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on the top. Gelatin can be tricky to work with the first time you use it in a recipe. 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 5 minutes. This seems like the most prolonged process in this recipe. If you do have some dry patches, don’t worry. These Jello Shots will taste so good and represent your team well; nobody will care that some gelatin didn’t dissolve.

In the meantime, boil the water. Add your Crimson Gel Food Coloring to the boiling 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 stir until combined well. Slowly pour the mixture into your Jello Shot cups until they are half full.

Refrigerate for 45 minutes.

Next repeat the process, but no food coloring is necessary.

Top off the Jello cups with your second color and refrigerate for 2 hours before placing the lids on the cups. These Utah Utes Jello Shots can be made in various fall flavors. For the recipe in this post, I used Whipped Cream Vodka.

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Utah Utes Jello Shots

This basic Whipped Cream Vodka Jello-Shot recipe can be used to create Jello-Shots using your favorite NCAA Team colors. Make one batch of the recipe using crimson food coloring and another batch of the recipe with no food coloring. This recipe will make 26 Jello Shots.

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Total Time 45

Course Drinks, Shots

Cuisine American, Football

Servings Jello Shots

Ingredients

Shopping List

1 750 ml Whipped Cream Vodka
1 1 oz Box of Knox Gelatine The box contains 4 envelopes of gelatin
2 14 oz Cans of Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 .5 oz Gel Food Coloring Crimson

For the First Color

1.5 Cups Whipped Cream Vodka
2 Envelopes Gelatin
1 Cup Boiling water
1/2 Cup Sweetened condensed milk
1 Teaspoon Crimson Gel Food Coloring

For the Second Color

1.5 Cups Whipped Cream Vodka
2 Envelopes Gelatin
1 Cup Boiling Water
1/2 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

Instructions

First Color

Place 26 – 2 oz Jello-Shot cups on a cookie sheet
Pour the Vodka into a large spouted mixing bowl
Slowly sprinkle gelatin on top of the Vodka making sure to sprinkle it evenly across the top of the liquid
Let the gelatin absorb the liquid for 5 minutes
In the meantime boil the water
Pour 1 cup of the boiling water into a measuring cup
Add the Crimson Gel Food coloring 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 45 minutes

Second Color

Pour the Vodka into a large spouted mixing bowl
Slowly sprinkle gelatin on top of the Vodka making sure to sprinkle it evenly across the top of the liquid
Let the gelatin absorb the liquid for 5 minutes
In the meantime boil the water
Pour 1 cup of the boiling water into a measuring cup
Add the water 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
Refrigerating at least 2 hours before placing the cap on the Jello-Shot cup
Serve Chilled. Can be made 2 days in advance

Notes

Gelatin can be tricky to work with the first time you use it in a recipe. The secret is to ‘slowly‘ sprinkle the gelatin on top of the liquid. If you see it is clumping up, you are sprinkling too quickly. If you have some dry patches, don’t worry; ensure your water is boiling before adding it to the gelatin mixture and stir until the clumps are dissolved.

These “not really” Jello-Shots taste so good and represent your Team so well that nobody will care that some gelatin didn’t dissolve.

If you want a darker color, add a tablespoon of hot water and 1/4 teaspoon of gel food coloring to a small bowl and stir until combined. Then add the food coloring mixture to your gelatin mixture and mix well.

Keyword College Football, Football, Game Day, Jello Shot, NCAA, Party, Tailgate, Utah Utes, Vodka

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