Red White and Blue Pudding Shots

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5 from 3 votes

Red White and Blue Cheesecake Pudding Shots are filled with a creamy rich flavor and a kick from vodka, all layered in festive colors. Perfect for an Independence Day dessert, patriotic party, or holiday celebration.

Prep Time10

Chill Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: cocktail, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2-Ounce Shots

Calories: 161kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

2 boxes Instant Cheesecake Pudding (3 ounces each)
2 cups Half and Half
1 cup Vodka
Red Food Dye
Blue Food Dye
Whipped Cream (optional garnish)
Patriotic Sprinkles (optional garnish)

Instructions

Add your pudding and half and half to a large mixing bowl. Beat with the mixer until thickened.
Add the vodka and beat again until smooth and thickened.
Break the pudding into thirds, adding the portions to three separate bowls.
In one bowl, add the blue food coloring and mix, adding more and mixing until the desired color is reached. Mix until no color streaks appear.
Repeat the same steps for the red with one of the other bowls. Leave the third one without color.
Place back in the fridge until thickened.
Add the red to the frosting bag and fill each shot glass a third full. Next, do the same thing with the uncolored pudding, and end with the blue pudding.
Using the frosting bag one more time, add a dollop of whipped cream to the top of each shot and toss on some sprinkles. Enjoy!

Notes

Storage:

Store any leftover pudding shots, covered, in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Tips:

Do not add more vodka to the mixture or it will make it too thin. For this pudding shot, you want it to remain a little thicker so the colors don’t mix.
When you start to mix the vodka into the pudding, it will look chunky at first. Just keep mixing, it will smooth out, this is normal.
When using the frosting bag, be sure to tilt it to the side as the mixture will be thinner and not hold in the frosting bag as well as thick frosting might. It will want to escape out of the frosting tip. So, as long as you keep the bag tilted sideways in between each layer, you should be fine. You can also try using an injector, although some pudding chunks might try and block it.
Be sure to tap each shot glass lightly on the counter as you add each color. This will flatten it out and make the color layers smoother.
It’s important to use half and half as it’s a little thicker than normal whole milk. You don’t want to use heavy whipping cream as this will make the pudding too thick. The half and half worked great for this recipe.
This can also be made with vanilla pudding if you don’t care for cheesecake flavor.
If you’re wanting to make these safe for kids, simply prepare the pudding as directed on the box and follow the rest of the steps. Just skip the vodka.

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