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Peanut Butter Cup Jello Shot Ingredients

For the Chocolate Base

• 1 1/4 Cups Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
• 2 Envelopes Gelatine
• 1/2 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 4 Envelopes Swiss Miss Instant Hot Chocolate
• 1 Cup Boiling Water

For the Peanut Butter Top

• 1 1/4 Cups Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
• 2 Envelopes Gelatine
• 1/2 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 Cup Boiling Water
• 1 Tsp Gold Gel Food Color

26 Jello Shot Cups

Tips

I’ve tried generic Instant Hot Chocolate mix and Swiss Miss Instant Hot Chocolate mix, and there is no comparison. You should always use Swiss Miss if you want a genuine chocolate flavor.

I’ve also made these Jello Shots with both Scatterbrain and Skrewball Whiskies. The Skrewball has a more intense Peanut Butter flavor. If using Scatterbrain, supplement the recipe and add 1/4 cup of Peanut Butter Syrup to the top layer.

Bar and Kitchen Tools

To make your Jello Shots, you’ll need Jello Shot cups. I use the squeezable Jello Shot cups and the flat round Jello Shot cups above. Click here to learn the differences between the 2 different styles of Jello Shot cups.

The second most important item is a large mouth mixing bowl with a spout. The largemouth mixing bowl with a spout makes it easy to pour the liquid into the Jello Shot cups. I have seen ‘tools’ on Amazon that assist you with filling your Jello Shot cups, but the bowl with the spout works well. Of course, you may have a few drips here and there, but not enough for me to invest in a gadget.

How to make Peanut Butter Cup Jello Shots

Place 26 Jello Shot cups on a baking sheet.

Chocolate Base

Start with the chocolate base. Pour the Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, and instant hot chocolate mix into the spouted mixing bowl, stir, and sprinkle the gelatin on top. Gelatin can be tricky to work with the first time you use it in a recipe. The secret is to ‘slowly’ sprinkle the gelatin on top of the liquid. If you see the gelatin clumping up, you are spreading it too quickly.

Let the gelatin, Whiskey and hot chocolate mixture sit for 5 minutes.

In the meantime, boil the water. Pour the boiling water into the gelatin mixture and stir for 3 minutes. Add the sweetened condensed milk and stir until combined well. Slowly pour the mixture into your Jello Shot cups until they are half full.

Refrigerate for 1 hour before starting the top layer.

Peanut Butter Top

Next, repeat the process. Pour the Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey into the spouted mixing bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top.

Let the gelatin mixture sit for 5 minutes.

In the meantime, boil the water. Add your Gold Gel Food color to 1 cup of boiling water and stir until combined. Then pour the water and food coloring mixture into the gelatin mixture and stir for 3 minutes. Add the sweetened condensed milk and stir until combined well.

Top off the Jello Shot chocolate base with your peanut butter top and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

Tips

• Waiting two hours before placing the lid on the Jello Shot cups will eliminate any condensation forming on the top.
• You can make these Jello Shots two days in advance and refrigerate until you are ready to serve so you can focus on other party tasks.