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Jelly Donut Shot | Pick it Up and Shoot

Once you make this jelly donut shot, you will want to pick it up and shoot it!  Trust me!  It’s so good!  The two ingredients together create the taste sensation of a jelly donut!

Tall glass of donut shot in front with two short glasses on little pedestals

This shot recipe is popular.  In fact, you could say it went viral.  But another cocktail that hasn’t gone viral but is SUPER popular is my Cadillac margarita!

It’s fun that the HBO show Camping starring Jennifer Garner and David Tennant, made the jelly donut shot popular.  There is a review of the show in the New Yorker, where you can read here.

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There are always variations to cocktail and shot recipes so, if you want, you can substitute Rumchata for the Baileys as they did on the show. Rumchata is milder and is often substituted in recipes that call for Baileys.

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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 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 into the glass.
  • Invest in a few pourers. This will help you with your layering.
  • Using a pourer helps to control the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, you will have to eyeball your quantities because they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
  • When layering shots, you place the heaviest liquor on the bottom and work your way up in weight.

How to make the jelly donut shot

Pre-step

Get a small plate and sprinkle some sugar in it.  Next, wet a finger with some water and run it along the rim of the shot glass.  Place the glass, rim down, in the sugar and make sure it is coated.  With the glass still upside down, give it a light shake to remove excess sugar.

Also gather the a pourer and a cocktail spoon.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – Raspberry liqueur and Irish Cream.

Chambord and Baileys with the shot glasses in the background

Step two

Pour the delicious raspberry liqueur into the glass to fill it half way.  Avoid pouring the liquid over the rim.

Chambord poured into the sugar rimmed glasses

Is it hard to layer the Jelly Donut shot?

No.  The first few times you do it might be a little tricky but you get the hang of it really fast.  One useful tool that makes it much easier is a pourer to get the flow of the Irish cream in a concentrated stream.  Think of how they pour liquor in restaurants.  It’s so much easier than trying to dribble just a little liquid out of the bottle.

How do you layer a shot?

Take a cocktail spoon (or other small bowl spoon, such as an espresso spoon) and place it bowl side up against of the inside of the glass, making sure it’s below the sugar and above the raspberry liqueur.  Slowly pour the Irish cream over the bowl of the spoon, watching to make sure it stays on top of the raspberry liqueur.

Near vertical view of the tall shot glass filled with jelly shot ingredients. There are two shot glasses behind it

And now a fun photo.

A line up of the donut shot, tall glass with two little shot glasses behind it

And another!

Tall glass of donut shot in front with two short glasses on little pedestals

After I take the photo, I pick one of the glasses up and down that jelly donut shot.

One of the glasses on the pedestal has been imbibed and is tipped on its side. The other shot glasses are still filled with the donut shot

Let the party ensue!!

All the glasses have been drained of the donut shot and are laying on their sides

Is it undignified to stick one’s tongue in a shot glass?

Other popular shots or sweet drinks

I hope you enjoyed this jelly donut shot recipe.

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And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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Jelly Donut Shot

This Jelly Donut shot is super easy and extra delicious!  Gives you the flavor of a jelly donut 🙂
4.77 from 13 votes
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Course: Cocktails
Cuisine: Cocktails
Keyword: jelly donut shot
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 Shot
Calories: 180kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce Chambord
  • 1 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream (or Rumchata)

Garnish

  • sugar for glass rim

Instructions

  • Sprinkle some sugar in a small dish
  • Wet the rim of the glass with a little water, I use my finger
  • Place glass rim side down in the sugar and make sure it’s covered
  • Pour Chambord 1/2 way full in the shot glass
  • Take your spoon and place it against the inside of the glass under the sugar but above the Chambord
  • Place your pourer in the Bailey’s bottle and pour the liquid slowly on the spoon until it reaches the amount you would like
  • Pick up shot glass
  • Shoot it
  • Smile
  • Sigh
  • Enjoy
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Notes

The measurements are approximate as I pour it directly in the glass, so eyeball it. Calorie count is for 1 ounce of each ingredient.
Also, any recipe calling for Baileys Irish cream can be substituted with Rumchata – different taste but just as good!
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 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 into the glass.
  • Invest in a few pourers. This will help you with your layering.
  • Using a pourer helps to control the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, you will have to eyeball your quantities because they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
  • When layering shots, you place the heaviest liquor on the bottom and work your way up in weight.

Nutrition

Serving: 2ounces | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 2mg | Sugar: 14g
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24 Comments

  1. What a fun little cocktail, dessert shots are so lovely for parties and this combination is the bomb. Chambord and Bailey’s Irish Cream best of both worlds in one shot.

  2. I can imagine these being a bit hit at a party, being passed around by a cocktail server on a platter. Does it really taste like a jelly donut?! Awesome.

    1. It does and it doesn’t. It tastes like jelly but you don’t really get the dough taste. But pretty close. Thanks Cindy!

    1. BK, Rumchata and Baileys can be substituted for each other, as they are both cream based and tastes similar. Rumchata definitely has a milder taste but just as good. Thanks for your comment!

  3. I owned a bar and grill in the ’90’s and we drank these all the time although we didn’t call it a jelly donut shot. We called it a Berry Blast. They taste great but the Bailey’s starts to curdle if it sits too long. Anything mixed with Bailey’s taste great. We also did Barenager and Bailey’s it was called a Honey Pot. Others to try …..Butterscotch Schnapps and Bailey’s
    Frangelica and Bailey’s
    Malibu Rum, Bailey’s and Kahlua
    Make them layered like the Jelly Donut shot and enjoy.

    1. Thanks Debbie! That’s awesome that you owned a bar and grill! I can’t wait to make your suggestions! Especially the Malibu rum, Kahlua and Baileys! Thanks so much for your comment! 🙂 Your comment made my day!

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