If Frank’s rum ham from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is any evidence, eating your rum is even better than drinking it. Whether you prefer thick, molasses-like dark rum or bright grassy white rum, the sugarcane spirit works great in all sorts of spiked desserts like rum baba and banana pudding. But rum is even more fun when it’s wiggling its way out of a plastic cup in a Jello Shot. Here, our favorite Jello Shots to make with both white and dark rum.
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Like Jello Shots, the Rum and Coke is a prime entry-level college drink. And just like that lowbrow fizzy Highball, the jello-ized version of the cocktail can be upgraded with a squeeze of lime. In the case of the cocktail, the citrus turns the drink from a Rum and Coke into a Cuba Libre. In the Jello Shot, the added juice gives it a touch of brightness and really helps the cola notes transition to edible form.
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The Blue Hawaii was ripe for jello-ization. Bright in both color and flavor, the early tiki cocktail is bold and beautiful. This mini, jiggly version struts its stuff too, but adds a layer of edible fun to the drink. We recommend packing these Jello Shots into a beach cooler and popping them on the sand with reckless abandon.
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Proper Eggnog utilizes several spirits for its boozy base, including rum. Here, dark rum joins rye and brandy in this super simple holiday recipe, made even easier by its use of store-bought eggnog. It’s the perfect way to introduce nana to Jello Shots at your family holiday party.
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Rum lovers will happily declare that the rum-based Jungle Bird is superior to its Campari-based sibling the Negroni, but even tiki geeks might not be aware of how joyful it is to turn the classic into a Jello Shot. We like to serve these tropical shots in a heaping pile inside a carved out pineapple to really hammer home the care-free vibes. Find the recipe: here.
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