St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. I live in a small town with a pretty large Irish community. We have an Irish day parade that’s a really big deal, hundreds of people come to watch it and the town pretty much shuts down for it. Irish coffee is a huge deal that day, so I figured why not make Irish coffee jello shots?
Everyone loves jello shots, right? Especially on a day of celebration when the town is squished in with tons of extra people, jello shots are just the thing. I’m going to share how I made them here. They were fun to make and even more fun to eat!
I made mine booze-free. If you prefer a boozy jello shot then cut the Bailey’s in half (1/4 cup) and use 1/4 cup of Irish whiskey. Also, technically this recipe isn’t 100% alcohol-free. Bailey’s does have 17% alcohol content. So I guess that would make this recipe 83% alcohol-free.
IRISH COFFEE JELLO SHOTS
Ingredients
- 1 cup of brewed coffee, hot
- 1/2 cup of Bailey’s, hot
- 2 1/2 packets of gelatin
- 1 1/5 tablespoons of granulated sugar
Directions
- Line a 8″x4″ baking dish with plastic wrap. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the hot coffee and sugar. Whisk until the sugar has dissolved.
- Mix in half of the gelatin and quickly whisk until dissolved.
- Pour the mixture into the reserved baking dish and poke holes in the jello using a toothpick.
- Chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
- Once the mixture has cooled completely, get a double boiler and heat the Bailey’s. When the Bailey’s begins to simmer, pour it into a medium mixing bowl.
- Whisk in the remaining gelatin then add the Bailey’s.
- Pour on top of the chilled coffee jello then refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Slice into squares with a sharp knife.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Enjoy!