Mudslide Jello Shot
Triple indulgence in one creamy shot—Irish cream, coffee liqueur, and vodka create a dessert drink that rivals chocolate cake.
- 2 envelopeunflavored gelatin
- 1 cupchocolate milk(heated)
- ¼ cupvodka
- ¼ cupkahlua
- ¼ cupbaileys irish cream
- whipped cream, chocolate shavingsgarnish
- 1Heat chocolate milk until steaming.
- 2Dissolve gelatin in hot chocolate milk.
- 3Let cool for 3 minutes.
- 4Add vodka, Kahlua, and Baileys.
- 5Stir well to combine.
- 6Pour into shot cups.
- 7Refrigerate for at least 4 hours until set.
- 8Drizzle with chocolate syrup before serving.
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The Mudslide Jello Shot adapts the Mudslide cocktail — most commonly traced to the Wreck Bar at the Rum Point Club in Grand Cayman in the 1970s, using vodka, Kahlua, and Baileys Irish Cream — into gelatin form. The challenge of a cream-based jello shot is that dairy and gelatin are traditionally incompatible, requiring the use of cream liqueur rather than actual cream to allow proper gelatin setting. Irish cream liqueur provides the dairy-like richness while remaining gelatin-compatible, and coffee liqueur adds the Kahlua component. The resulting shot captures the Mudslide's coffee-caramel-cream flavor profile in a slightly firmer, more portable format. The rich, dessert-quality taste made the Mudslide Jello Shot a popular contribution at tailgates and parties where its make-ahead convenience was especially valued.
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