Pudding shots are the boozy sister shooter option to the better-known Jell-O shot. What’s it all about? A cup of creamy sweetness with a hint, or maybe more, of a variety of liquors with seasonal flare. What fun these will be when added to your holiday offerings! Less of a shot and more of a dessert option that doesn’t necessarily require a spoon, just a feverish desire to remove every ounce of goodness with a little dedication of the tongue. These Christmas and NYE Festive Pudding Shots include alcohol in the recipes, but you can easily leave the alcohol out for the kiddos and those who choose not to imbibe.
Christmas and NYE Festive Pudding Shots
Carrying a bit of holiday flavor into the new year, here’s a trio of pudding shots we thought would be great for your NYE celebration. Because, let’s be honest, savoring festive flavors for just a while longer helps us hold onto that warm fuzzy feeling that comes along with the season. Those cold and dreary January and February days come soon enough.
Candy Cane Pudding Shots Recipe
INGREDIENTS
One 3 1/2 ounce package instant red velvet pudding mix
One 3 1/2 ounce package instant white chocolate pudding mix
1 1/2 cups milk, divided
3/4 cup RumChata or spiced rum
1/2 cup crème de menthe or peppermint schnapps
16 ounces Cool Whip plus more for topping, divided
chopped candy canes for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place 12 pudding shot cups (soufflé cups) on a large baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, mix red velvet pudding, 3/4 cup milk, and Rumchata until well blended
- In another small bowl, mix white chocolate pudding, remaining milk and Crème de menthe until well blended.
- Place pudding mixes into the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Fold in 1/2 of whipped topping into each pudding mixture until blended.
- Divide red velvet pudding mixture into individual 1.5-ounce cups.
- Top equally with white chocolate mint pudding mixture. I use a pastry bag to pipe in the pudding.
- Garnish with candy cane pieces.
Eggnog Pudding Shots Recipe
INGREDIENTS
One 3 oz box vanilla instant pudding mix
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1½ cups Turner’s Dairy Eggnog
½ cup Wigle Whiskey Bourbon
8 oz tub Cool Whip
Whipped Cream, for garnish
nutmeg, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place 12 pudding shot cups (soufflé cups) on a large baking sheet.
- Pour the contents of one small (3oz) box of instant vanilla pudding mix into a medium mixing bowl.
- Add ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg and ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, whisk together.
- Add 1½ cups eggnog. Mix well.
- Add ½ cup Bourbon. Stir until the pudding mixture is thickened.
- Fold in 8 ounces of cool whip and stir until the pudding mixture is light and fluffy and you no longer see any white streaks from the whipped topping.
- Spoon the eggnog pudding mixture into small cups, filling up to the top of each rim.
- Chill for at least 4 hours, but overnight works best!
- Garnish with whipped cream and nutmeg before serving.
Santa’s Boozy Cookie Pudding Shots Recipe
INGREDIENTS
One box Jell-O Oreo Pudding Mix (3-4 ounces)
1 cup milk
2 shots RumChata
1 cup Cookie Crisp Chocolate Chip Cereal
Cool Whip for garnish
cookie cereal crumbles for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place 12 pudding shot cups (soufflé cups) on a large baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, add the milk, and Rum Chata, and stir well to mix.
- Add the pudding mix, and stir until thick. Crumble 1/2 cup of cereal into the pudding mixture, and stir.
- Fill shot glasses 3/4 full with the pudding mixture.
- Place the filled shot glasses on a tray, or cookie sheet, and place them in the refrigerator for about 3 hours, to make sure they’re chilled through and set up.
- Garnish with whipped cream and cookie pieces before serving.
There you have it! A trio of boozy pudding shots for all of your festive holiday gatherings during the wintry months.
Recipe and Styling by Anna Franklin / Story and Photography by Star Laliberte
For more boozy holiday fun, try our 11 Cocktails Inspired by Christmas Movies.
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