Vampire Jello Shots

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I’m so excited to share these spooky vampire jello shots. They are perfect for your next Halloween party, and are at the top of our list for the best creepy Halloween jello shots. Halloween is our 2nd favorite holiday, and we are obsessed with making the best creepy fun recipes. We got to use this super fun black food coloring, like we used for our black jello shots, to make this spooky Halloween treat.

Vampire Jello Shots Ingredients:

• 2 boxes of cherry jello
• 3 cups water, divided
• 1 cup of vodka
• Black gel food coloring
• 16 (2 oz.) plastic cups

Substitutions:

• Jello- you can use any red jello for this recipe, we love how dark the cherry jello is, but strawberry jello is another great option!
• Liquor- you can swap the vodka in these for any liquor of your choice!
• Toppings- we opted not to top these, but they would be really cool with some bright red sprinkles sprinkled on top of the black layer.

Vampire Jello Shots Directions:

Step 1: Add plastic cups to a shallow baking pan or muffin tin.

Step 2: In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.

Step 3: Remove from the heat and whisk in cherry jello. Stir until jello powder is dissolved.

Step 4: Stir in 1 cup of cold water and 1 cup vodka.

Step 5: Pour into plastic cups, filling them about ⅔ full, set remaining jello mixture aside.

Step 6: Move jello cups to the refrigerator to chill for about 2 hours, until jello is set.

Step 7: To prepare for the black layer, add about ¼ tsp. of the black gel food coloring to the remaining jello. Whisk well to incorporate. Cover jello with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature while the first layer sets.

Step 8: Once the red layer has solidified, fill the remainder of the cups with your black dyed jello.

Step 9: Return to the refrigerator to chill for another 2 hours. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Top Tip:

Make this jello shot recipe extra spooky by purchasing food safe test tube sets on Amazon, and putting the jello into those. You can do the same red and black different color effect and it would be such a cool way to serve these unique jello shots.

Vampire Jello Shots FAQs

Where do I find these jello shot cups?

They are essentially condiment cups, they are 2 ounces and I’ve found them at my local grocery stores with the other plastic cups and utensils, or on Amazon!

If you love these layered Halloween jello shots, be sure and check out our Hocus Pocus Jello shots for a more witchy theme!

We have a lot of fun Halloween party ideas, check out these other Halloween recipes-

Syringe Shots for Halloween (a super fun jello shooter with both a red jello and a green jello option!)

Black Jello Shots (made with grape jello, and edible luster dust!)

Vampire’s Kiss cocktail for Halloween – a vodka cranberry made with cranberry juice and a spooky twist!

Caramel Apple Jello Shots (with green apple jello and caramel vodka)

For a printable version of this recipe, see the recipe card below!

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