Cranberry Apple Orange Jelly Shots Recipe

Cranberry Apple Orange Jelly Shots offer a delightful blend of fall and winter flavors. Perfect for holiday gatherings, easy to prepare and fun to serve.

These Cranberry Apple Orange Jelly Shots take a little bit of preparation, but they’re oh-so-wiggly and fun. They’re great drinks for fall and winter because the flavors are a combination of apple, cranberry and orange.

Cranberry Apple Orange Jello Shots with tangerine slice on topPin

This shot was actually designed for autumn and winter holidays and get-togethers. You can serve these for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, or at any seasonal party.

Why You’ll Love Them

If you love the flavors of orange, apple and cranberry, you’ll love these. The flavors are well-balanced in the recipe.

No single fruit dominates the rest. It’s a blend without any bitter edges or excessive sweetness.

Can You Substitute the Tequila?

Yes, you can use any white liquor you want in these, and it will taste great. Tequila is fun and often overlooked for jello shots, so we used it here.

But feel free to use vodka or rum. Moonshine will work, too.

The Garnish

You have many options for garnishing these. We went with thin slices of tangerine, pressed into the top as they’re setting.

You could also use an apple slice or candied cranberries. Or a sugar rim on the cups.

Non-Alcoholic Version

To make some non-alcoholic jello shots, just replace the tequila (or white liquor of your choice) with apple juice, and the orange liqueur with orange juice.

When to Serve

Jello shots make a perfect dessert. You can make them well in advance of a get-together and serve them as needed.

They can also work as a sort of tapas dessert. If you’re serving nothing but appetizers and finger foods, you can offer these as an unspillable drink.

Serve these at holiday parties for offices, family, friends and anything you can think of.

Yield: 6 dessert cups or 10 shots

Cranberry Apple Orange Jelly Shots Recipe

Cranberry Apple Orange Jello Shots with tangerine slice on top

These Cranberry Apple Orange Jelly Shots take a little bit of preparation, but they're oh-so-wiggly and fun. They're great drinks for fall and winter because the flavors are a combination of apple, cranberry and orange.

Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces silver tequila
  • 2 ounces orange liqueur
  • 4 ounces apple cider
  • 4 ounces cranberry juice
  • 2 envelopes plain jello
  • 1 small apple

Instructions

  1. Crush an apple.
  2. Steep it in the silver tequila for 2 hours.
  3. Pour the cider, cranberry juice and gelatin into a small saucepan and gently heat for about 5 minutes until the gelatin dissolves.
  4. Remove it from heat and strain the apple-infused tequila into the mix.
  5. Add the orange liqueur.
  6. Mix everything together and pour into dessert cups.
  7. Put them in the freezer for a few minutes. Once they're a little bit set, press a thin slice of tangerine or mandarin orange into the top of each one, so it "floats" on top.
  8. Freeze until completely set.

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