Layered Jello Shots Recipe: Washington Football Team Themed

Last updated on January 22nd, 2024

This layered jello shots recipe will make you forget all about the latest scandals going on right now in the Washington Football Team’s organization!

As most of us know, not only has their name changed from the Washington Redskins, but also heads are rolling due to some alleged bad behaviors targeting women in the organization.

So we thought it was high time to lighten things up a little bit and make us a yummy, alcoholic layered jello shots recipe in our favorite team’s colors: burgundy and gold!

Layered Jello Shots Recipe

Pam and I have been DC football fans since, well basically since we shared a womb!

Needless to say, we are born and bred fans!

We have such great memories of Sunday afternoons – our whole family sitting around the TV rooting on our Washington team!

Just the sound of a football game on TV, but especially our DC football team takes me back to those “good ole days”.

As we got older, Pam and I started going to the games at RFK Stadium. 

I’ll NEVER forget that stadium literally rocking with fans screaming, “WE WANT DALLAS!!” 

I would have chills all through my body – LOVING the camaraderie of cheering for our team with so many diehard fans!

And, singing our team song along with 45,000 other fans and The Washington Redskins Marching Band? 

Clearly, some of the best times of my life!

Yes, their name has changed, but our love for them will never go away!

SO, I decided to make a layered jello shots recipe in burgundy and gold to commemorate the season, however that may look!

Layered Jello Shots Recipe: Washington Football Team Themed

Layered Jello Shots Recipe: Washington Football Team Themed

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Layered jello shots made with gelatin, cream, vodka, jello, & food coloring

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3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs

Course Alcoholic Drink

Cuisine American

Servings 15 people

Ingredients

  

• 1 box Black Cherry Jello, 3 oz.
• 1 Box Lemon Jello, 3 oz.
• 1 Cup Whole Milk or Cream, I used light cream
• 3 Cups Flavored Vodka of choice, I used Absolut Citron
• 4 Tablespoons Sugar
• 12-15 Maraschino Cherries with Stems
• 4 Envelopes Knox Gelatin
• 1 Drop Red Food Coloring
• 9 x13 Pan

Instructions

 

• Step 1: Pour 1 cup milk or cream in a medium sized sauce pan. Sprinkle 2 envelopes Knox gelatin on top and let it sit for one minute. Whisk until combined and turn on medium heat. Add 4 tablespoons sugar and whisk until combined. Bring to a light simmer. Add 1 cup cold vodka.
• Pour into a lightly greased 9×13 pan. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until firm but still a little sticky (I needed to keep it in the fridge for 45 minutes to reach proper firmness).
• Step 2: Pour 1 box lemon jello and 1 cup water in a medium sized sauce pan. Sprinkle 1 envelope Knox gelatin on top and let it sit for one minute. Whisk until combined and turn on medium heat. Bring to a light simmer. Add 1 drop of red food coloring (no more than that, one drop makes the perfect color, two drops makes it orange and we don’t want that) Add 1 cup cold vodka or alcohol of choice. Allow to cool before next step!
• Pour on top of the White layer and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until firm but still a little sticky (again, I needed to keep it in fridge for 45 minutes).
• Step 3: Slice 12-15 cherries with stems in half so the stem is on top. This way they will sit flat in the jello shot.
• Step 4: Pour 1 box black cherry jello (black cherry is the perfect dark red/burgundy color) and 1 cup water in a medium sized sauce pan. Sprinkle 1 envelope Knox gelatin on top and let it sit for one minute. Whisk until combined and turn on medium heat. Bring to a light simmer. Add 1 cup cold vodka. Let it cool before next step.
• Step 5: Pour on top of the yellow layer. Place cherries into the black cherry jello layer in rows of 5 or as many as you can fit for the shape you want to cut out. Refrigerate for at least one hour or until firm.
• Step 6: Using a mini cookie cutter or fondant cutter or knife cut out your shots around the cherries. Cut out additional shots (they just won’t have cherries) with the left over jello.
• It’s easiest to cut out strips of jello (vertically down the pan) and lift them out before cutting your shots. Make sure to lift out each strip in one piece. Place them on a cutting board and make uniform bites.

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Pro Tips

Inadvertently, I bought a jar of cherries that did not have stems!  So, I used toothpicks instead 🙂

I ALMOST turned this post into a “Pinterest Fail” post – BUT I was so pleasantly surprised the way these turned out!

Keep in mind, though, these bad boys are LOADED with vodka. 

So, cut them into smaller, bite-sized squares than I did! 

Each bite-sized piece would probably be like taking a shot of vodka.

Lastly, enjoy this NFL Season, and PLEASE drink responsibly!

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