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Gummy Worm Jello Shooters

October 23, 2015

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Gummy Worm Jello Shooters – A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm “crawling” out of the glass!

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

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Halloween is just a little over a week away and we’ve been busy getting our costumes ready, planning our Trick-or-Treating route and creating some fun treats. . .like these Gummy Worm Jello Shooters. Now let’s get one thing straight right away, these are kids treats, so they’re non-alcoholic. Pause.

Just waiting for those visitors looking for adult treats to close out my post and go back to Google search so they can find what they are really looking for. 😉 I know it’s going to happen. It’s okay.

For those of you who are here for a cool kids dessert, you’ve come to the right place. All of you who loved this Gummy Worm Punch, or these Bloomin’ Dirt Cups, or this gummy worm experiment called, Electric Eels,  I hope you’re back again for another fun gummy worm post!! These shooters are crazy cool for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and  if that weren’t enough, the treat is garnished with a full size worm “crawling” out of the glass!

So, let me tell you a little bit about what I used to make the treats. I was able to find everything at Walmart except the shooter cups. Just for a visual I’ve included some links to the products on Amazon.

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

Here’s the list of ingredients:

  • Trolli Sour Brite Mini Crawlers
  • Gummy Worms
  • Star Wars Rebel Force Berry Gelatin 
  • 6 5 ounce Disposable Plastic Straight Wall Shooter Cups

So in a nutshell, worms, worms, more worms and some jello. Got it? 

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

The secret to making these shooters look creepy cool is what I like to call, “suspension.” What do I mean by suspension? Well, take a look.

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

 

Those worms ARE NOT touching the bottom of the shooter. They’re just floating, suspended in green gelatin, somewhat preserved. . .just waiting to be eaten. The secret is two gelatin pours. 

After you fill the shooters about halfway with gelatin (I set my cups on a cookie sheet to keep them balanced before I addd the gelatin, and then placed the sheet in the fridge), you place them in the fridge and allow them to soft set before adding the worms. At this point the gelatin is still soft enough to insert the worms yet firm enough to “suspend” them.

Regardless of whether or not you wanted to suspend them, this step is a necessary one. If you would put the worms in the glass before adding the hot gelatin, the worms would melt, or disintegrate (as I like to call it). Your worms would be “composted” into the liquid gelatin. To keep your worms visible and present, follow my fridge instructions. 😉 I won’t steer you wrong, I promise.

I chose to use the mini worms because I wanted to be able to add a few of them to the shooter and I thought they would probably be a bit easier to position within the cup. You also get a sweet/sour flavor combo by adding two kinds of worms. 

I used berry-flavored green gelatin instead of the traditional lime-flavored. I just knew the kids would probably enjoy the berry flavor a bit more. Feel free to use whatever kind of flavor you would like but keep in mind that flavors like grape will not provide a translucent “set.”

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

 

I learned two things as I photographed my gummy worms. First of all, they’re really happy creatures. Have you ever really looked close at a gummy worms’ faces? They look like gentle, old souls. These two in the photo above were particularly fond of one another. I was happy to capture their love. 🙂

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

 

The second thing I learned is that when you put gummy worms in jello, they expand. Compared to the skinny worms I added at the beginning to the fat ones that appeared after the jello set was incredible. Maybe I should have titled this recipe, “Magic Grow Worm Jello Shooters.” You can kind of see the difference in the body of the worm hanging out of the shooter. The half that is in looks like it’s inflated. Isn’t that crazy? It’s an oddity and I love it.

If your kids love jello and gummy worms, they’re going to go crazy over these shooters. The recipe makes 6 shooters. If you need to double or triple the recipe, just make sure you have room in your fridge for all of them to set! It’s time to get those last minute Halloween plans finalized, so make sure these shooters are on the menu for the big party! Enjoy!

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters

Gummy Worm Jello Shooters - A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm "crawling" out of the glass!
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A fun kids treat perfect for mad scientist parties and Halloween! Gummy worms are suspended in green jello and the treat is garnished with a full size worm “crawling” out of the glass!

  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

  • Trolli Sour Brite Mini Crawlers
  • Gummy Worms
  • Green Gelatin (lime or other – I used Royal Rebel Force Berry Gelatin from Walmart)
  • 6 5 ounce plastic shooter cups
  • Wooden skewer

Instructions

  1. Prepare gelatin as directed on box.
  2. Fill each plastic shooter halfway with the gelatin.
  3. Place the shooters in the fridge for 45-60 minutes, reserve the remaining gelatin.
  4. Remove the shooters from the fridge and use the wooden skewer to push 3-4 of the mini crawlers into the gelatin.
  5. Hang a gummy worm over the rim of each of the shooters and fill the cups with the remaining gelatin, leaving about an inch of space on the top.
  6. Place back into the fridge for 3-4 more hours or until fully set.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 338
  • Sugar: 75
  • Sodium: 398
  • Fat: 0
  • Saturated Fat: 0
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 80
  • Protein: 7
  • Cholesterol: 0

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  1. Amy Stafford says

    October 23, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    So much fun!

    Reply
  2. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    October 24, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    These little shooters are so fun!! I really want to have a grown up party, just to make them!

    Reply
  3. eat good 4 life says

    October 25, 2015 at 8:15 am

    My kids would go nuts at these. They look so festive and fun!

    Reply
  4. Maris (In Good Taste) says

    October 25, 2015 at 6:22 pm

    How fun for a Halloween party! Would have loved these in college

    Reply
    • Sara says

      October 25, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      I suppose in college you may add a few more ingredients 😉

      Reply
  5. Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says

    October 25, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    These are cute. I am attending a Halloween party for the above 21 set…these might be made and slightly altered.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      October 26, 2015 at 7:46 am

      HA! I get what you’re saying! LOL

      Reply
  6. Andi @ The Weary Chef says

    October 25, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    These are so fun, Sara! I love how creative you always are!

    Reply
  7. Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen says

    October 26, 2015 at 12:39 am

    These are awesome! My kids would flip out over these! We are hosting a little Halloween get-together before going trick-or-treating with friends and I have been looking for some fun ideas. Might have to make these, Sara!

    Reply
  8. Evi H says

    August 3, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Just made these for a sleepover, it was fun to make with the kiddos and I enjoyed it. We used melon fusion jello and the trolli gummi worms. They only problem was that the gummy worms did start to disenigrate in the jello. Thanks for the recipe!

    ★★★★

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