Jelly Bean Shot
Get the party started by serving this jelly bean shot at your next holiday gathering. Sweet, delicious and pretty, it will become your new go-to party launcher.
This jelly bean shot is one of those drinks that taste almost exactly like what they are named for. You’ll drink this layered shot and say, “Yup, a jelly bean.” It’s sweet, delicious and fun.
Another layered shots that tastes just like its name is the chocolate covered cherry shot.
If you are having a party, try serving this shot. Or, check out my other shot and shooter recipes for inspiration. The peanut butter and jelly shot is another really yummy layered shot.
I’ve seen many different jelly bean shot recipes – some layered, some not – but this is the one I recommend for best flavor.
This layered shot is also a perfect example of how the layers can switch positions after you’ve poured them. I absolutely love when that happens.
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Helpful tips
- How to layer a shot: Use either a cocktail spoon or a regular iced coffee teaspoon. I prefer to use the cocktail spoon because of the wider bowl but for the thin, tall shot glass, I have to use the iced coffee teaspoon because the cocktail spoon is too wide to fit in the glass.
- Always place the spoon with the bowl-side facing up in and against the side of the glass. You will then slowly pour the liquid over the bowl and so it dribbles down the inside of the glass.
- If you plan to make layered shots, I say invest in a few pourers. I bought a set of six pourers for $6.99.
- Using a pourer helps to control the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, just know that you will have to eyeball your quantities because in that case, they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
- If you don’t have a pourer, you can use a small pyrex measuring glass with a spout, but make sure you pour very slowly.
- Unless I’m serving enough cocktails to use a full can, I recommend buying small cans of pineapple juice to minimize waste.
- Since it does come in cans, transfer the pineapple juice into the small pyrex measuring glass I mention above, since it would be hard to pour slowly from a can.
- When layering shots, you place the heaviest liquor on the bottom and work your way up in weight.
- I like to use different shapes of shot glasses not only because it’s fun to see how each shape accepts layering, but layered shots look pretty in the different shapes.
- I have noticed that in the tall shot glass, the layers get muddied unless the weights of the liquors are real different. But if they are close in weight, you’ll get the muddied look. This jelly bean shot allows you to see how differently each shot glass handles the layers.
This recipe is for one shot, but if you are making shots for a group, just multiply the ingredients by the amount of people you are serving.
This shot calls for three ingredients of equal proportion.
How to mix this candy shot
Pre-step
Get a cocktail spoon, pourer and shot glass.
Step one
Get the ingredients – Blackberry brandy, pineapple juice and blue Curacao.
Step two
Measure a half ounce of blackberry brandy and pour it into the shot glass.
Step three
Shake the pineapple juice and pour about 2 ounces in a small measuring cup. Place the cocktail spoon with the bowl side up in and against the glass and slowly pour the pineapple juice over the bowl and into the glass.
Notice above there isn’t a real delineation of layers, but watch the next step.
Step four
Put the pourer in the blue Curacao bottle. Then place the spoon bowl side up in and against the glass again and slowly pour the blue Curacao over the bowl and into the glass.
See how the tall glass took the layers? Very different from the other two. It’s very muddied.
Let’s see the jelly bean shot without the blue Curacao bottle.
Isn’t that fun?
I hope you try this delicious and pretty jelly bean shot recipe! It’s so yummy.
And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!
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Jelly Bean Shot
Ingredients
- .50 ounce blackberry brandy
- .50 ounce pineapple juice
- .50 ounce blue Curacao
Optional
- 12 jelly beans
Instructions
- Pour blackberry brandy into the glass 1/3 of the way up
- Pour the pineapple juice in the measuring glass with a spout. Place cocktail spoon bowl side up in and against the glass and slowly pour the pineapple juice over the bowl of the spoon and into the glass
- Put a pourer into the blue Curacao bottle. Place the cocktail spoon bowl side in and against the glass and slowly pour the blue Curacao over the bowl and into the glass
- Down the shot
- Smile
- Enjoy
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- How to layer a shot: Use either a cocktail spoon or a regular iced coffee teaspoon. I prefer to use the cocktail spoon because of the wider bowl but for the thin, tall shot glass, I have to use the iced coffee teaspoon because the cocktail spoon is too wide to fit in the glass.
- Always place the spoon upside down with the bowl-side facing up in and against the side of the glass. You will then slowly pour the liquid over the bowl and so it dribbles down the inside of the glass.
- If you plan to make layered shots, I say invest in a few pourers. I got a set of 6 pourers for $6.99.
- Using a pourer helps to control the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, just know that you will have to eyeball your quantities because in that case, they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
- If you don’t have a pourer, you can use a small pyrex measuring glass with a spout but make sure you pour very slowly.
- You will have to pour the pineapple juice into the small pyrex measuring glass since it will come from the can and won’t be easy to pour slowly.
- I buy small cans of pineapple juice because unless I’m throwing a party and will use it up, you want the small cans so you’re not wasting the juice.
- When layering shots, you place the heaviest liquor on the bottom and work your way up in weight.
- I like to use different shapes of shot glasses not only because it’s fun to see how each shape accepts layering, but layered shots look pretty in the different shapes.
- I have noticed that in the tall shot glass, the layers get muddied unless the weights of the liquors are real different. But if they are close in weight, you’ll get the muddied look. This jelly bean shot allows you to see how differently each shot glass handles the layers.
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These are way too much fun! I think these will be great New Year’s Eve drinks.
Thanks so much Diana! It is perfect for NYE for sure!
What a fun shot. It would be perfect for NYE.
Thanks Dannii!
Another super fun cocktail Elaine, can’t wait to serve these at my NY party!
Thank you Emily! I hope you enjoy it!
These look fun! Perfect for the holidays
Thank you Romina! I appreciate it!
This looks like such a tasty shot! I definitely want to try this over the festive season.
Thank you Bintu! 🙂
can these be made in bulk if you don’t care about the layers? like, is it possible to make a pitcher of them to have ready to go for a group?
Yes, you can definitely make it ahead of time and in bulk, just know that the color might be funny. I’ve never done that but it might make it brownish. Hope this helps, Becky.