Snowball Shots
These Snowball Shots are the perfect holiday treat for the grownups at your next holiday gathering. Alternating layers of blue and white vanilla vodka Jello shots are topped with Snowball M&Ms to create a fun, festive treat that’s just for the grownups!
We love having friends and family over during the holiday season, and we always make sure to make tasty treats for the adults as well as they kids. Of course, that includes a little liquid Christmas spirit. These snowball shots are a new addition to our festive holiday spirits rotation. They’re easy, delicious, and super festive.
Table of contents
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: It only takes a handful of ingredients to make these shots.
- Easy: These are easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for each layer to chill in the fridge.
- Festive: The blue and white color make every glass look like a winter wonderland.
- Tasty: The vanilla vodka adds great flavor, and the sweetened condensed milk adds a kick of sweet, rich flavor.
🛒Ingredients
This recipe uses incredibly simple ingredients you can find in any grocery store. Although, you might have to go online to find the Snowball M&Ms.
We’ve listed everything you need to make these snowball shots right here, but you can find their exact amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Gelatin
- Water
- Vanilla vodka
- Light blue and blue food coloring gel
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Snowball M&Ms
🔪 How to Make These Snowball Shots
These shots are incredibly easy to make. It only takes a few simple steps, and you’ll be all done.
Step 1: Make the Vodka Gelatin
Add the water to a medium bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top. Let it set until bloomed, following the directions on the packaging. Then, stir well to blend. Add the vodka and stir again.
Step 2: Divide the Vodka for the Layers
Divide the gelatin into three bowls. Add light blue food coloring gel to one bowl. Then, add sweetened condensed milk to the other two bowls. Add blue food coloring gel to the last bowl.
Step 3: Fill and Chill
Fill the shot glasses 1/3-full with the blue gelatin and place them in the refrigerator for an hour to set. Then, fill them another 1/3 with the light blue gelatin and child for another hour to set. Finally, add the white layer to the glasses and chill them in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Step 4: Garnish and Serve
Sprinkle the Snowball M&Ms on top of the shots before serving and enjoy!
📝Variations
- Vodka: Vanilla or mint vodka both work well.
- More Color: You can sprinkle holiday M&Ms on top of the shots for an extra kick of color.
- Rum: Rum makes a nice shot with this recipe, as well.
Try these Santa hat shots if you need another festive shot recipe for your holiday party.
🥄 Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk or spoon
- Shot glasses
🥫 Storage
Refrigerate leftover shots tightly covered for up to 2 days.
What to Serve with Snowball Shots
These shots make a great pairing to classic holiday snacks like slow cooker Chex mix, snowman Oreos, or pecan pie bark.
💭 Tips
- The chilling time is just a guideline. Be sure each layer of your shots is fully set before adding another layer.
- It’s important to let the gelatin bloom before mixing it to achieve the perfect consistency.
- Two hours is the minimum chill time for the completed shots. We recommend making them in the morning and chilling them all day.
⁉️ FAQ
Like most Jello shots, these are about as strong as an average wine, so they’re not very strong.
They actually don’t. Jello shots are sweetened, which masks some of the alcohol flavor. This makes it easy to consume too many of them without realizing it.
Enjoying these shots sooner is better. However, they’ll last for a couple of days in the refrigerator.
🍽 More Recipes
Do you enjoy festive party shots? Then, try these delicious recipes.
🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe so you can find it later.
Snowball Shots
Equipment
- medium bowl
- Small bowls
- Shot glasses
Ingredients
- 3 Packages Gelatin
- 3 cups Water
- 1 cup Vanilla Vodka
- Light Blue and Blue Food Coloring Gel
- 1 Tablespoon Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 7.44 ounces Snowball M&M’s
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, add the water, and sprinkle the Gelatin on the top, and allow it to bloom, following the directions on the package.
- Stir well to blend.
- Add the Vodka, and stir again.
- Divide the Gelatin into three smaller bowls. In one bowl, add the Light Blue Food Coloring Gel.
- In one of the other bowls, add the Sweetened Condensed Milk, and in the last bowl, add the Blue Food Coloring Gel. Fill the shot glasses 1/3 full with the Blue Gelatin, and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour, until the Gelatin has set up. After the Gelatin has set, remove from the Refrigerator, and add the Light Blue Gelatin, filling another 1/3 of the shot glass, making it 2/3 full.
- Place the shot glasses back in the Refrigerator for 1 hour to set the Gelatin.
- Remove the shot glasses from the refrigerator, and fill the rest of the way with the White layer, and place back in the Refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle on the Snowball M & M’s to decorate.
- Serve, and Enjoy!
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
