Homemade Margarita Jello Shots

Want a fun and unique way to serve margaritas at your next party?   Make Homemade Margarita Jello Shots!  They have all of the natural flavors with none of the artificial ingredients.

It’s party recipe time and these Homemade Margarita Jello Shots are bursting with the fresh taste of lime and tequila!  Okay, maybe the tequila’s not so fresh tasting.  Actually you can hardly tell any liquor is in these jello shots and they kind of taste just like a dessert.  #dangerous

An all-Natural Margarita Jello Shots Recipe

True confession:  I haven’t made alcoholic jelly shots since college.  Back then, I used the good old package of Jell-O, with all it’s artificial flavorings and a bunch of other stuff that I can’t even pronounce.  I also didn’t read nutritional labels at that time either…

One of the most unique jello recipes

Older and hopefully smarter now, I decided to make my own natural version of the best jello shot recipe ever, WITHOUT the packaged Jell-O mix, when it was time to party down for my birthday last week.

Armed with a beautiful bottle of tequila a friend of mine gave me as an early birthday treat, I set about researching a recipe for margarita jello shots and came across this one.  I LOVED the idea of using a lime peel as a “cup” to hold the jello, so I adapted the recipe slightly and made them for the party.

How to make jello shots without plastic cups!

Using the rind of a citrus fruit as a cup is such an adorable way to present tequila jello shots for a party and it’s totally Eco-friendly.  Here’s how to do it: 

• Cut the limes in half and squeeze out all the juice (reserve the juice for the recipe)
• Turn each lime halves inside out and easily peel or scoop out the pulpy insides
• Place the hollowed out lime halves on a serving platter and carefully fill with the prepared margarita jello mixture
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until filling is firm
• TIP:  The white pith inside the rind will make the jello taste bitter if left inside the hollowed out lime shells for too long.  To avoid this, consume the shots within a 24 hour period OR you can totally forgo all lime rind cup cuteness and just pour the mixture into a small baking pan, allow it to set up, then cut the jello into small squares.  Not as cute, but just as tasty!

Everyone loved these homemade margarita jello shots (even the people there who said they don’t like tequila…WHAT?!?!?  WHO DOESN’T”T LIKE TEQUILA!!!) and the jello looked so cute in the hollowed out lime rinds.  Once cut, they looked just like wedges of a fresh lime!  I’ll definitely be making these again for our next summer BBQ party…or for the next taco fiesta.

Try these Homemade Margarita Jello Shots the next time you need a tequila recipe for your next cookout, party, or for whenever you want to eat jello and have a margarita at the same time.

Homemade Margarita Jello Shots

Want a fun and unique way to serve margaritas at your next party? Make Homemade Margarita Jello Shots! They have all of the natural flavors with none of the artificial ingredients.

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 4 hours 10 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 4 hours 13 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 72kcal

Author: Karrie | Tasty Ever After

Ingredients

• 12 whole limes
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 envelopes unflavored plain gelatin
• 1/2 cup all-natural frozen limeade concentrate (homemade or store bought, thawed)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 cup tequila
• 1 tablespoon salt (I used pink himalayan salt)

Optional: 1 drop of green food coloring

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Instructions

• Wash and dry the limes. Cut each lime in half and squeeze all the juice out. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the lime juice and store the remaining juice, covered, in the refrigerator to use for another time. Turn the lime halves inside out to easily peel or scoop out the pulpy insides and set aside.
• Add the water to a medium saucepan, sprinkle the gelatin over the water and let it sit for a few minutes until it dissolves.
• Heat the water over low heat and stir until the gelatin has fully dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the limeade concentrate and fresh lime juice. Allow to cool down a little more and then add the tequila.
• **Optional: To make the lime jello a green color, add 1 drop of green food coloring to the liquid mixture at this time and mix well.
• Place the lime shell halves on a plate and evenly pour the mixture into them, being careful not to tip them over. Cover and place in the refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
• To serve: Remove the jello limes from the refrigerator and cut in half. Sprinkle with the salt and serve immediately.  CHEERS!

Recipe Notes & Tips:

**Consume the jello shots within a 24 hour period because the white pith inside the lime shells will make the jelly taste bitter if left in too long.

Adapted from a recipe by Baked Bree

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Margarita Jello Shots

Amount Per Serving

Calories 72

% Daily Value*

Sodium 584mg24%

Potassium 68mg2%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Vitamin A 35IU1%

Vitamin C 20.2mg24%

Calcium 22mg2%

Iron 0.4mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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