Description
A twist on a popular cocktail, Tequila Sunrise Jello Shots are a fun and easy layered tequila jello shot. With layers of orange and cherry jello, these tequila sunrise shots are perfect for summer!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (6 oz) box orange jello
- 1 (3 oz) box cherry jello
- 3 cups boiling water, divided
- 1 ½ cups cold water, divided
- 1 ½ cups tequila, divided
- Maraschino cherries for garnish
- Fresh orange slices or wedges for garnish
- 16 (3 oz) plastic shot cups
Instructions
- Whisk cherry jello into 1 cup boiling water. Stir in ½ cup cold water and ½ cup tequila.
- Pour evenly in a shallow layer into the shot cups.
- Move to the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
- Once the cherry layer has set, whisk orange jello into 2 cups boiling water.
- Stir in 1 cup cold water and 1 cup tequila.
- Fill shot cups the rest of the way with orange jello mixture.
- Move to the refrigerator to chill again, for about 4 hours, until the orange jello layer is set.
- Before serving, garnish with a fresh mini orange wedge and maraschino cherry.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Additional Time: 6 hours
- Cook Time: 0 hours
- Category: Jello Shots
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 49
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 16
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0