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Vegan Jello Shots

Updated Mar 21, 2019  /  Published Dec 12, 2017
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Vegan Jello Shots

These festive boozy vegan jello shots are perfect for parties! They're colorful, fun and super easy to make! Top with vegan whipped cream! #vegan #lovingitvegan #jelloshots #drinks #glutenfree #dairyfree | lovingitvegan.com

Ever since I made my fruity vegan jello, I’ve had it in mind to make vegan jello shots!

And now is a great time for this because it’s party season! But let’s be real, anytime is a good time for a party, so this is a year round good idea!

I was a bit unsure how much vodka to put in these jello shots, because you want them to taste good, but they also need to do their job, which is to provide a little hit of alcohol!

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I settled on 1 cup of vodka for the recipe which works out to about half a shot (12ml) per jello shot. Which isn’t a lot, but let me just say the vodka taste IS very strong.

So if you want the taste to be more jello and less vodka, then use less vodka and compensate by adding extra water to the jello mix that you heat on the stove (it will make more sense when you read the recipe).

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I was also able to get my hands on some agar agar powder this time, unlike last time when I made the straight vegan jello and used agar agar flakes. Well the powder is definitely more powerful, but the use of alcohol also means you do need more than if you’re making an alcohol free version. I found 1 teaspoon to be just perfect for this!

Top with some vegan whipped cream (store-bought or homemade), a sprinkle of green sanding sugar (literally just white sugar shaken up in a jar with a drop or two of green food coloring), and a green cherry propped at a jaunty angle and you have gorgeously festive vegan jello shots!

These festive boozy vegan jello shots are perfect for parties! They're colorful, fun and super easy to make! Top with vegan whipped cream! #vegan #lovingitvegan #jelloshots #drinks #glutenfree #dairyfree | lovingitvegan.com These festive boozy vegan jello shots are perfect for parties! They're colorful, fun and super easy to make! Top with vegan whipped cream! #vegan #lovingitvegan #jelloshots #drinks #glutenfree #dairyfree | lovingitvegan.com

You will love these gorgeous vegan jello shots, they are:

  • Festive
  • Perfect for parties!
  • Colorful
  • Boozy
  • Fun!

They also taste great (depending on how much you like your booze, but as mentioned above, adjust booziness for personal preference!). If you’re making them in advance, just do the jello part only and then add the cream and decorations right before they’re needed.

These festive boozy vegan jello shots are perfect for parties! They're colorful, fun and super easy to make! Top with vegan whipped cream! #vegan #lovingitvegan #jelloshots #drinks #glutenfree #dairyfree | lovingitvegan.com

So what do you think of these vegan jello shots? Got a party planned? They’ll be perfect!

If you make them, take a photo and tag us #lovingitvegan on instagram so we don’t miss them!

And if you’re in the mood for some fun (and boozy) recipes, here’s a few more:

  1. Festive Vegan Trifle
  2. Kahlua Coffee
  3. Kahlua Dom Pedro
  4. White Russian Cocktail
  5. Kahlua and Cream Parfaits

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Vegan Jello Shots

Vegan Jello Shots


★★★★★

5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Loving It Vegan
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 20
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Description

These festive boozy vegan jello shots are perfect for parties! They’re colorful, fun and super easy to make! Top with vegan whipped cream!


Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240ml) Red Grape Juice (100% fruit juice)
  • 1/4 cup (50g) Sugar
  • 1 tsp Agar Agar Powder (not flakes)*
  • 1 cup (240ml) Vodka*

For Decorating:

  • Green Sanding Sugar*
  • Vegan Whipped Cream (store-bought or homemade)
  • Green Cherries

Instructions

  1. Add the grape juice, sugar and agar agar powder to a saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time, and once boiling allow to boil for 2 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and add in the vodka and stir very well.
  3. Pour out into a glass jug to allow for easy pouring and then divide evenly between 20 shot glasses on a tray (25ml shot glasses, if using bigger glasses, you’ll just have less shots).
  4. Place the tray with the shot glasses into the fridge and allow to set.
  5. Once set, top with vegan whipped cream, a sprinkle of green sanding sugar and a green cherry.

Notes

*If using agar agar flakes, you’ll need to use at least double, and possibly more. So 2 tsp would be a good starting point.

*The vodka taste is pretty strong, though it only works out to roughly half a 25ml shot of vodka per shot glass. If you would like to use less vodka, then add extra water to compensate. So if for example, you’d like to use only 1/2 cup of vodka, then add 1/2 cup of water to the saucepan with the grape juice and sugar and agar agar and bring to the boil together. In this case you can also use a little less agar agar powder, I would drop a 1/4 tsp per 1/2 cup less of vodka used.

*Making some green sanding sugar is just a case of putting some white sugar into a jar, adding a couple of drops of green food coloring and then shaking up the jar vigorously until the green color has worked its way through all the sugar granules and you’re left with green sugar.

*Nutritional information is for 1 shot of 20 without whipped cream, cherry or sanding sugar.

*Recipe adapted from my Fruity Vegan Jello.

  • Category: Drinks
  • Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Shot (of 20)
  • Calories: 42
  • Sugar: 4g
  • Carbohydrates: 4.2g
  • Protein: 0.1g

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Comments

  1. tayarbr says

    October 26, 2019 at 12:50 am

    Can you substitute guar gum instead of agar agar?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      October 28, 2019 at 9:55 am

      Not as far as I know.

      Reply
  2. Janeth says

    May 25, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    I tried it but they didn’t come out! I’m so sad but do you think it’s because I used lemonade juice ? Maybe is to acidic ?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      May 28, 2019 at 10:07 am

      Hi Janeth, that’s possible. I have only tried it with fruit juices, which possibly have a different impact, but I can’t say for sure.

      Reply
  3. Carmel says

    May 01, 2019 at 1:52 am

    Will it not work if I don’t use 100% fruit juice?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      May 01, 2019 at 9:13 am

      I think it would still work fine.

      Reply
  4. Alyssia says

    April 29, 2019 at 4:06 am

    awesome!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Avni Pravin says

    April 13, 2019 at 12:57 am

    How long until they set?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      April 13, 2019 at 10:07 am

      It takes a couple of hours to be fully set.

      Reply
  6. Alix says

    March 07, 2019 at 2:34 pm

    Turned out so well and so easy! Going to try again in those non stick molds bc the only downside to Jell-O shots is how to eat them out of the cup…

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Alyssia says

    August 30, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    Excellent! Thank you for sharing.I am in Taiwan and my favorite jello isn’t available. I am not even homesick with this recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  8. Emelie says

    August 21, 2018 at 4:51 pm

    Hi
    Does the consistency of the shot become similar to a shot made with gelatin?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      August 21, 2018 at 5:08 pm

      The consistency is jello, like any kind of jello even the non-vegan variety, if that is what you mean. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Nathalie says

    August 02, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    Hi just wondering if it is possible to use agave nectar instead of agar agar powder?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      August 03, 2018 at 8:59 am

      Hi Nathalie, no because they are very different things, the agar agar powder is what makes it set into jello, it’s like the vegan version of gelatine, whereas of course agave nectar is a sweetener, so would not have the same result at all. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Ashley says

    July 02, 2018 at 7:02 pm

    Hi! I was wondering if this would work using other kinds of juices? Or does it have to be grape juice?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      July 03, 2018 at 7:34 am

      You can definitely use different juices for different flavors. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Kat says

    February 06, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    Sorry one more question. Can I add a piece of fruit to it?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      February 07, 2018 at 7:10 am

      Sure! Do that before it sets.

      Reply
  12. Kat says

    February 06, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    Do I need to add the sugar?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      February 07, 2018 at 7:10 am

      I don’t think it will taste that great without it, but sure leave it out if you don’t want it.

      Reply
  13. Anna Andrews says

    December 12, 2017 at 5:51 pm

    Ideal for ones vegan Trifle for Xmas!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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