These Mermaid Jello Shots are filled with colors and perfect for an adult mermaid party. I’m all about mermaids and had a mermaid party for my 40th birthday and these were a hit along with these Mermaid Tail cupcakes. They are layered with different flavors of jello and coconut rum. Yum! And we can’t forget the topper of whipped cream, mermaid tail and seashell. Hope you enjoy making these!

Mermaid Jello Shots

Jello Ingredients

1 3oz purple (grape)jello
Purple food coloring (2 drops)
1 3oz berry blue jello
Blue food coloring (2 drops)
1 3oz lime (green) jello
Green food coloring (2 drops)
1/2 C Coconut Rum
1 C boiling water (per each jello package)
1/2 C cold water (per each jello package)

White layer Ingredients

1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 envelopes Knox Unflavored gelatin
1 C boiling water
1/2 C cold water

Whipped Cream Ingredients

2 C heavy whipping cream
1/2 C powder sugar
2 tsp vanilla
Blue food coloring
1 disposable piping bag with a s star piping tip
Blue Sprinkles
Wilton Mermaid tail cupcake topper
Wilton sea shell cupcake topper

How to Make Mermaid Jello Shots

Jello layer directions

In a medium bowl, stir the purple/grape jello and boiling water until the jello dissolves. Add 2 tablespoons of Coconut rum and cold water. Stir to combine. Add 2 drops of purple food coloring in the bowl and mix well. This is for the 3rd (bottom) layer. Divide this equally into the shot glasses and place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.

In a second medium bowl, stir the berry blue jello and boiling water until the jello dissolves. Add 2 tablespoons of Coconut rum and cold water. Stir to combine. Add 2 drops of blue food coloring in the bowl, mix well and set aside.

In a third medium bowl, stir the lime green jello and boiling water until the jello dissolves. Add 2 tablespoons of Coconut rum and cold water. Stir to combine. Add 2 drops of green coloring in the bowl, mix well and set aside.

White layer directions

In a separate bowl add the sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup of boiling water.

In a small bowl sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup of cold water. Allow the unflavored gelatin to set for a few minutes. Add 1/2 cup of boiling water to dissolve the gelatin. Add this to the milk mixture and stir to combine allowing it to cool to room temperature.

Building the rest of the Mermaid jello shot

Spoon some of the milk mixture over the bottom purple layer of jello. (1st layer) Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Add the 2nd layer of the jello. (Berry blue) Put in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours. Check as this layer may chill quicker. Spoon in the 2nd layer of the white milk mixture over the berry blue jello. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Spoon the 3rd layer of jello (lime green). Set in the refrigerator for 2 hours to set. Spoon some of the milk mixture over the lime green layer of jello. Put in the refrigerator to set for 30 minutes.

Add the 4th thinner layer of jello (Berry blue). Return to the refrigerator to chill.

Whipped Cream directions

Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed. Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.

Once the Whipped cream is made, divide equally into 2 bowls.

Add 1 drop of blue food coloring into the first bowl. Stir well to mix the color throughout all of the frosting.

Leave the rest of the whipped cream white.

Put a large tip in a large pastry bag. Scoop the blue whipped cream into the pastry bag on one side of the pastry bag. Scoop the white frosting into the other side of the pastry bag. Squeeze the open end of the pastry bag to push the whipped cream to the tip. Continue to push the Whipped cream until the it comes out of the tip.

Squeeze a large dollop of whipped cream onto the center of the cup. Sprinkle blue sprinkles of the whipped cream. Place the mermaid tail and seashell on the whipped cream.

Return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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Mermaid Jello Shots

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Ingredients

Jello Ingredients

• 1 3oz purple (grape)jello
• Purple food coloring (2 drops)
• 1 3oz berry blue jello
• blue food coloring (2 drops)
• 1 3oz lime (green) jello
• Green food coloring (2 drops)
• 1/2 C Coconut Rum
• 1 C boiling water (per each jello package)
• 1/2 C cold water (per each jello package)

White layer Ingredients

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 envelopes Knox Unflavored gelatin
• 1 C boiling water
• 1/2 C cold water

Whipped Cream Ingredients

• 2 C heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 C powder sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Blue food coloring
• 1 disposable piping bag with a s star piping tip
• Blue Sprinkles
• Wilton Mermaid tail cupcake topper
• Wilton sea shell cupcake topper

Instructions

Jello layer directions

1. In a medium bowl, stir the purple/grape jello and boiling water until the jello dissolves.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of Coconut rum and cold water.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Add 2 drops of purple food coloring in the bowl.
5. This is for the 3rd (bottom) layer.
6. Mix well.
7. Divide this equally into the shot glasses.
8. Place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
9. In a second medium bowl, stir the berry blue jello and
10. boiling water until the jello dissolves.
11. Add 2 tablespoons of Coconut rum and cold water.
12. Stir to combine.
13. Add 2 drops of blue food coloring in the bowl.
14. Mix well.
15. Set aside.
16. In a third medium bowl, stir the lime green jello and boiling water until the jello dissolves.
17. Add 2 tablespoons of Coconut rum and cold water.
18. Stir to combine.
19. Add 2 drops of green coloring in the bowl.
20. Mix well.
21. Set aside.

White layer directions

1. In a separate bowl add the sweetened condensed milk with
2. 1 cup of boiling water.
3. In a small bowl sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup of cold water.
4. Allow the unflavored gelatin to set for a few minutes.
5. Add 1/2 cup of boiling water to dissolve the gelatin.
6. Add this to the milk mixture.
7. Stir to combine.
8. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
9. Building the rest of the Mermaid jello shot:
10. Spoon some of this milk mixture over the bottom purple layer of jello. (1st layer)
11. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
12. Add the 2nd layer of the jello. (Berry blue)
13. Put in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
14. Check as this layer may chill quicker.
15. Spoon in the 2nd layer of the white milk mixture.
16. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
17. Spoon the 3rd layer of jello (lime green).
18. Set in the refrigerator for 2 hours to set.
19. Spoon some of the milk mixture over the lime green layer of jello.
20. Put in the refrigerator to set for 30 minutes.
21. Add the 4th thinner layer of jello (Berry blue).
22. Return to the refrigerator to chill.

Whipped Cream directions

1. Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
2. Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.
3. Once the Whipped cream is made, divide equally into 2 bowls
4. Add 1 drop of blue food coloring into the first bowl.
5. Stir well to mix the color throughout all of the frosting.
6. Leave the rest of the whipped cream white.
7. Put a large tip in a large pastry bag.
8. Scoop the blue whipped cream into the pastry bag on one side of the pastry bag.
9. Scoop the white frosting into the other side of the pastry bag.
10. Squeeze the open end of the pastry bag to push the whipped cream to the tip.
11. Continue to push the Whipped cream until the it comes out of the tip.
12. Squeeze a large dollop of whipped cream onto the center of the cup.
13. Sprinkle blue sprinkles of the whipped cream
14. Place the mermaid tail and seashell on the whipped cream.
15. Return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.