4th July Summer Cocktails
These delicious cocktails are perfect for summer parties and especially for the 4th of July!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
Red, White And Blue Shots
- 3 cups of vodka
- 3 cups of boiling water
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 4 envelopes of unflavored gelatin
- 3 ounces blue berry-flavored gelatin
- 3 ounces strawberry or cherry-flavored gelatin
Homemade Spiked Lemonade for the 4th
- 8 cups
- 1 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 to 1 cup sugar or a sugar substitute Add more or less depending on how you like it
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup vodka
- Strawberries blueberries and mint blueberries and mint
Instructions
Red, White And Blue Shots
- Blue Gelatin
- Pour 1 cup of vodka into a bowl or container. Sprinkle 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin over the vodka.
- Let it stand for about 1 minute. Add blue berry-flavored gelatin and pour in 1 cup of boiling water. Stir until the gelatin completely dissolves.
- Pour a layer of the blue gelatin into each shot glass.
- Refrigerate for about 20 minutes or until the gelatin is firm enough to add the next layer.
- White Gelatin
- Pour 1 cup of vodka into a bowl or container. Sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over the vodka. Let it stand for about 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of boiling water and stir until the gelatin completely dissolves. Pour the sweetened condensed milk and stir well.
- Pour the white gelatin on top of the blue gelatin. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes or until the gelatin is firm enough to add the red layer.
- Red Gelatin
- Pour 1 cup of vodka into a bowl or container. Sprinkle 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin over the vodka.
- Let it stand for about 1 minute. Add strawberry-flavored gelatin and pour 1 cup of boiling water. Stir until the gelatin completely dissolves.
- Pour the red gelatin on top of the white gelatin. Refrigerate for about half hour or until the gelatin is firm.
- Serve with mini spoons and enjoy!
Homemade Spiked Lemonade for the 4th
- Boil water and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
- Add in the fresh squeezed lemon juice and pour into a heatproof glass pitcher.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Add in the vodka and the berries. Serve over ice!
Notes
Serving suggestions, cooking time and nutritional value based on spiked lemonade recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin C: 18.4mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.1mg