Margarita Jell-O Shooters ~ A fun farewell to summer and a festive edition to your Sunday football tailgate party or gatherings. For another Jello shooter variation like this one, check out my Lemon Drop Jello Shooters cut into the shape of lemon wedges and my Rocky Candy Shooters shaped just like the rock candy you loved as a kid.
As many of you know, my Lemon Drop Jell-O Shooters are my issued dish from my girlfriend who holds the annual tailgate kickoff amongst our friends. This year with Matt being in the hospital, I sent them forward to the gathering in our absence.
Now that we can finally make the next one in two weeks, she has again requested Jell-O shooters. But who wants to repeat a dish back-to-back, that’s like wearing the same dress to two functions that have the essentially the same invitees.
That being the case, I opted to try what you see here. Somewhere there is someone screaming at my blasphemous mash-up of a cocktail with Jell-o. And my response . . . stop being so uptight. Food is fun and I love messing around with it.
Besides how cute and fun are these?

Strawberry Margarita Jell-O Shooters
Ingredients
- 24-30 Strawberries
Margarita Mix
- 1 box Strawberry Jell-O
- 8 ounces tequila, preferably reposado or blanco
blanco
- 6 ounce Cointreau
- Salt for garnish
Instructions
Strawberry Prep:
- Cut the bottoms of the strawberry flat to get them to stand upright. When you do so, make sure that you do not cut off so much that there is a hole at the bottom.
- Use a huller or apple corer to empty out the strawberry.
- Once the strawberries have been emptied, use a towel to pat the outside of the strawberries dry.
- Check each strawberry and make sure there is not a hole in the bottom before you start filling.
Margarita Mix
- Boil one cup of hot water in a saucepan, then add in Jell-o powder and whisk until powder is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Set aside. Measure out 1/4 cup of cold water and set aside.
- Combine tequila and Cointreau, in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add liquour mixture to cold water and stir to combine. Then add cold liquour mixture to hot Jell-o mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour final Jell-o mix into strawberries and chill overnight. Dip your finger in water or use a moistened brush to wet the edge of the strawberries, dip and rotate the strawberries in salt to rim. Garnish with cut lime triangles to finish.
Notes
A few notes:
- I will be posting the how-to picture over the weekend. Sorry, I have to process them still.
- Use the real Jell-o mix and not a store brand, as the store brands tend not to set up as firmly.
- Choose the freshest strawberries you can find.
- You can use a strawberry huller or an apple corer along with a melon baller to empty out the strawberry. I used the latter method because it allowed me to dig a deeper well.
- These are best made the night before and served the next day.
- Fill your strawberries as high as possible, as the Jell-O will sink a bit in the middle.
I think these rock!
I’m so in love with these shooters! They are awesome!
These are so adorable!!
COOOOL. i want em. i like that they just look like real strawbs
What a fun way to get your tequila!
Mimi
awesome!!!!
I love these!
how many strawberries does this recipe wield?
#2 of the instructions doesn’t make sense. “strain mix into jello mixture” supposedly we’ve already mixed the jello with the mixture in instruction #1. when do we pour it into the strawbeeries? after we’ve salted the rim or does the rim salthing come after the jello is set? how long do they take to set?
very confusing.
or perhaps there are steps missing from the post?
it’s a shame because it’s a lovely idea
Last year my friends and I had a party and one of the themes was a crazy variety of Jell-O shots. It’s really amazing how many flavors you can infuse into them. These sound awesome and will definitely be featured at my next fiesta!
Oh wow – these are fabulous! What a great idea!
Naomi, you are always so inventive. Your photos and stunning! Thanks for sharing and thanks for you kind comment!
Hi Winelips,
Thanks for asking, my apologies for the confusion. I have fixed the recipe with further details.
Thanks,
Naomi
Those would be fun at all the poolside bashes that are still going pretty strong here.
~ingrid
I could enjoy these any time of year! They look super delish.
These are so adorably cute!! perfect for a bbq on a sunday arvo I say!!
Love this recipe. How many strawberries do you use.
These are so cute and creative. I can just imagine how refreshing they taste, too. Thanks for sharing this with us.
These are so adorable!! Mind if I put in an order for these and the Lemon shooters for our next party. haha! 🙂
These are cute and fun! And I suppose you could take this idea and use different kinds of fruits which could serve as edible cups.
Love this idea. One question: If you add the liquor to the jello while the jello is still hot—that is, without allowing it to cool to room temp—won’t a lot of the alcohol in the mixture evaporate?
This is such a fantastic idea! Love it!
Mouthwatering! Kristina is right. Allow to cool befor adding accohol.
How many strawberries do you need for this recipe?
I want to make them soon for a party but I need to know how many to buy so I have enough
what size jello box was used for these?
Hi Rocio,
I used the smaller box (3oz) not the large one.
Thanks,
Naomi
Naomi – I LOVE THESE!!! soooooo cute and just waaayyyyyy too fun!!!
These are such great party treats in the summer. My only suggestion is to swap the salt rim for a sugar rim. They are a little better with the strawberry actually. 🙂
You can eat the whole shot, Right?
This is such a great idea..However I didnt have much success when transporting them, What shall I carry them in when traveling?
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I have saved it for later!
this is so cute! im gonna make this memorial weekend! but i dont really understand ur directions on how to make the strawberry stand to fill in the jello?
this is so cute! im gonna make this memorial weekend! but i dont understand your directions on how to make the strawberry stand upright while filling it with jello
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About how many days could you keep these frozen till gone bad?
Hi, I am celiac.
I can apply this recipe? What do you recommend for me?
I would try mini cupcake tin
Cut off the tips, maybe.
mmm yummy!
Unfortunately I can not eat this because my skin is very oily. But it keeps for a party!
regards
I will e making some of this I love strawbarrys
has anyone made these yet?? I would love some feed back about how they turned out. I am making them tonight for a vegas trip this weekend.
Do you have to use the cointreau? Can you just do the tequila?
Is the cointreau required? I couldn’t find a small bottle and all of it was super expensive. Could I just use all tequila or is there a cheaper option?
You can use triple sec. It’s orange liquor. All the same and much cheaper. Contrau sec is orange liquor as well. 🙂
can you use vodka
You could use your favourite cocktail mix. Vodka is the base to any cocktail.
What size jello box? I saw in the red velvet shots that it is 6 ounces of liquor to a 3 ounce jello box and some water.
For the strawberry shooters is it the small box?
Thanks for the insight. I am using these for our annual Cookies and Cocktails party (dress code is an ugly Christmas sweater).
Thanks
Last night I made these awesome shots BUT I ran into a problem. Cutting the strawberries at the bottom just enough so they stand but not too much so the liquid doesn’t leak out. No dramas shelias and blokes! I cut all my strawberries( some perfect and some not so perfect) seeing some of them leaking worried me. So I kept the jello in the bowl and put it in the fridge for about an hour and a half, it came out just enough solid to clog the holes but liquid enough to still spoon up and fill the strawberries. It all smoothed out over night. Also I did half of the strawberries sprinkled with sugar with a kiwi slice on top and the other half with salt and a lime slice. Hope this helped some of you! Enjoy 🙂
Im using rose to mix with the jello,,,we shall see
Vodka is not the base for every cocktail. That is the farthest thing from the truth. You can use any liquor you want in this recipe, it just won’t be a margarita anynore.
I should have read your comment first…..I could not see any holes but clearly they were there…It was a total bust for me. I ended up placing the jello in tiny plast cups!
I made these last night. A few comments… I made these exactly to the recipe and after sitting in the fridge overnight, the jello set, but not as much as I would have liked. I will use a different proportion the next time to make the jello part. This recipe is an awesome idea and the strawberries are a hit. Other comment… I would wait until cutting the bottoms to make them stand-able until after you are done and the jello is set. The strawberries I had weren’t very cooperative in this manner. With the jello set, you can lop the bottoms off much more easily. This though does making the setting portion a little more challenge. I filled a cupcake tray with paper towers and propped them up easily in that without problem.
Thanks for this idea… love it.
Seriously, my daughter is going to love you for this recipe. 🙂
Seriously, my daughter is going to love you for this recipe. 🙂
Any recipes using sambuca?
delicious! strawberry is my favoryte! thanks for this recipes 🙂
What size jello box? Also, there is no margarita mix required in this recipe, but I’ve seen it’s required in others. Does this affect the taste?
umhhhh i like.. strawberry margarita cha cha cha
thanks
i like margarita i try it when i can to travel Cuba this winter
thank for your recipes
It looks very delicious and easy
I dipped the ends of the strawberries in white chocolate to make a good base they were a smashing hit