Well, I think I’ve done it. This may be my master jello shot creation, and I may have to hang up the apron and quit while I’m ahead. I present to you my masterpiece – the deviled egg jello shot!!
Now, I know you probably have so many questions, and I’m here to answer all of them. YES, this is actually a totally sweet jello shot and not a savory one. YES, it actually tastes delicious! And YES, your brain will be completely confused as you eat it!!
I actually thought of this idea this winter for some reason (maybe dreaming of summer picnics, BBQs and deviled eggs ), and I couldn’t wait for summer season to finally get here so I could bring the dream to life!
This may be the most fun I’ve ever had making novelty food, and I think you’ll love it, too.
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I actually thought of this idea this winter for some reason (maybe dreaming of summer picnics, BBQs and deviled eggs I guess), and I couldn’t wait for summer season to finally get here so I could bring the dream to life!
This may be the most fun I’ve ever had making novelty food, and I think you’ll love it, too…
Deviled Egg Jello Shots, makes 12 half egg servings
1/2 cup white chocolate Godiva liqueur
½ cup cake-flavored vodka
1 cup heavy cream
2 packets of unflavored gelatin
box of instant custard or pudding (like lemon or banana pudding so it’s yellow)
cinnamon
silicone egg mold (you’ll want two unless you want to make a half batch at a time)
Heat your vanilla vodka over medium heat (don’t let it boil!). Slowly stir in your gelatin packets until they are dissolved. You may have to give them a minute to fully melt in the warm liquid.
Pour the vodka and gelatin into a bowl, and then stir in your cream and white chocolate liqueur.
Lightly oil your silicon mold and place it on a tray or plate so you can move it easily when full. Pour your liquid into each mold and place your mold in the fridge to set (about 4 hours).
While the eggs set, make the pudding with a little less liquid than it indicates so that the filling is thicker than usual and will keep its shape. Refrigerate until cool and somewhat firm.
Once the eggs have set, use a spoon or melon baller to scoop out the middle where the egg yolk would normally be. (I used a small cookie cutter to make the circle and then scooped it out with a grapefruit spoon – HA!)
Spoon some pudding into a pastry bag and use a star tip at the end to make the classic deviled egg filling shape.
Fill each egg cavity with the pudding and sprinkle with cinnamon on top to recreate the look of paprika. Keep in the fridge if not serving right away or serve to your guests immediately!
I made these again and took them to surprise some friends on the 4th of July, and they loved them! We were laughing so hard because they are just too cute and the whole idea is too ridiculous not to love.
The other best thing about these is that the set jello feels just like a real hard boiled egg in your hands, so it’s such a confusing fun surprise to your brain once you bite into the egg!
The egg will mostly taste like the pudding flavor you choose since the egg base is mostly a sweet vanilla flavor. I think I’ll try the banana cream pie flavor next time!
If you have been trying to find the perfect summer picnic party treat, I think this is egg-actly what you are looking for! xo. Laura
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Ingredients
- ½ cup white chocolate Godiva liqueur
- ½ cup cake-flavored vodka
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 packets of unflavored gelatin
- box of instant custard or pudding (like lemon or banana pudding so it’s yellow)
- cinnamon
- silicone egg mold (you’ll want two unless you want to make a half batch at a time)
Instructions
- Heat your vanilla vodka over medium heat (don’t let it boil!). Slowly stir in your gelatin packets until they are dissolved. You may have to give them a minute to fully melt in the warm liquid. Pour the vodka and gelatin into a bowl, and then stir in your cream and white chocolate liqueur.
- Lightly oil your silicon mold and place it on a tray or plate so you can move it easily when full. Pour your liquid into each mold and place your mold in the fridge to set (about 4 hours).
- While the eggs set, make the pudding with a little less liquid than it indicates so that the filling is thicker than usual and will keep its shape. Refrigerate until cool and somewhat firm.
- Once the eggs have set, use a spoon or melon baller to scoop out the middle where the egg yolk would normally be. (I used a small cookie cutter to make the circle and then scooped it out with a grapefruit spoon – HA!)
- Spoon some pudding into a pastry bag and use a star tip at the end to make the classic deviled egg filling shape. Fill each egg cavity with the pudding and sprinkle with cinnamon on top to recreate the look of paprika. Keep in the fridge if not serving right away or serve to your guests immediately!
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Will the whites hold up for a few days, leaving the pudding filling for day-of event?
I made mine 2 days in advance and they were starting to get weepy. Wouldn’t recommend more than that.
Awesome idea question do you make the filling with liquor?
I did not the first 2 times but think I will next time.
Oh my goodness these are SO fun!!! And they look so realistic! Thanks for the step-by-step photos, too.
As far as I can tell, there are two recipes out there for this particular dish (one from sugarfreak and this one) and this is the far superior one. The recipe for the base is perfect. I made some changes to the filling (borrowing from the sugarfreak recipe) and took instant pudding (I choose cheesecake, white chocolate or vanilla would work too), a cup of almond milk, a container of cool whip, and food coloring. The filling had a much more deviled egg consistency than just pudding and the flavors harmonized wonderfully. I took these to a party and they were a hit, if dubiously regarded at first. 🙂 Thank you!
I used your recommendation on the egg filling and they looks so much more realistic and everyone loved the cheesecake flavor over the banana or Lemon. It blended beautifully!! Thanks for the recommendation. I made 1.5 batches of the egg recipe, but still used just 2 gelatin pkgs, with filled my two – 8 counts egg molds perfectly. The egg filling, I used 2 pkgs of cheesecake pudding mix, 1.25 cups of milk and 1 container of cool whip. It was plenty for 32 eggs. The texture was perfect. The look, the feel, even the mouth feel of the egg was spot on. People could NOT believe it wasn’t an egg. So fun!
I love the whole idea of a side dish and dessert in the same dish. ???? It sounds like a great way to start the summer off right. Of course these will have to be kept away from little ones.
So, I’m coming up with substitutions on how to veganize these… but I’m wondering if the Godiva liqueur is necessary? I’m guessing it helps with the opaqueness, but would the heavy cream (in this case coconut cream) do the trick for that? Will obviously still be adding the vodka 😉
WHAT?! This is amazing! You are so creative and talent. This is so funny! I’ve only made jello shots once and failed, but now I want to give them another chance! I just love this. So funny!
Laura
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What a different, and fun, idea!!
Wow! How fun and awesome! Great for parties great for April fools day! The possibilities are endless! I’m so happy for you but please don’t hang up your apron! ?
Michelle
Nice Idea!!!
Good question! I guess that’s up to you!!
Laura
Hmm, maybe try some milk and cream as the liquid and add in some vanilla extract and sugar to taste? That’s the best that I can think of!
Laura 😉
The pictures are slaying and mouth watering, will definitely try it out :p xx
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I actually thought this was the real thing when I saw the picture. Incredible idea!
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I also thought you put alcohol in a real egg when I first saw the picture haha!
Hi Elsie,
thank you for replying to this comment, I really appreciate that you check out the feedback here.
I have to agree with the complaint. I’ve seen quite a few jello shot recipes on here. I understand Laura is a fan, but they’re definitely not for everyone. To me, they’re also something for college parties and I’m not sure I’d want one even then.
I usually love your food posts and Emma’s creative photography gets aaaaallll the heart eye emojis. So please, no more jello shots! I’d love to see some recipes for lemonades or mocktails instead.
xx
Oh my goodness – I’m glad these weren’t in real eggs. When I saw the first image i was like like ewww lol. I’ve never seen egg molds before. Mmm chocolate easter eggs all year around…
How cool!
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This looks incredibly tasty, thanks for the post.
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