If you're down for a dessert in a tiny glass with a boozy kick, sweet shots are for you. Not every shot has to burn like the fire of a thousand suns, and these sweet shot recipes are a great way to join in the fun of shots without tears pouring down your face as you rasp, "Smooth." Channel your inner Willy Wonka and take a look at these sweet shot recipes which highlight the best decadent flavors like chocolate, cotton candy, and everything in between.
Sweet Shots That Taste Like Candy
If you're a candy lover, get ready for some sweet, sweet nostalgia. Whether it's a sweet and sour candy or your favorite candy bar, these sweet shots will taste familiar in all the best ways.
Blue Raspberry Ring Pop Shot
We love that sweet and sour flavor of a blue raspberry ring pop, even if we don't always love the blue lips and blue tongue that come with it. And while this shot could tint your tongue a little blue, unless you're blowing bubbles in it, your lips should remain unstained.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce sweet and sour mix
- ½ ounce blue curaçao
- ½ ounce blue raspberry vodka
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
Caramel Apple Shot
We adore caramel apples, but we've always found them a skosh hard to eat. So we totally want you to have all the nostalgic caramel apple flavor without the sticky caramel. Try our caramel apple shot recipe. We're pretty sure your dentist would approve.
Bubblegum Shooter
If bubblegum was your favorite kid candy (and ice cream flavor), this bubblegum shooter is like getting in the wayback machine. While decidedly more adult, the bubblegum flavors are true to your memories.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce pineapple juice
- Splash of grenadine
- 1 ounce crème de banana liqueur
- 1 ounce vodka
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients in a shooter glass and serve.
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Blue Gummy Bear Shot
As dedicated fans of blue candy, we'd be remiss if we didn't help you relive the adult version of blue gummy bears. Of course, you can always soak blue gummy bears in vodka for a fun treat, or you can create an amazing blue gummy bear shot with this recipe.
Peppermint Patty
Sometimes, you've just gotta get the sensation. We love a good hit of mint, whether it's in a cookie, a candy, or a tasty, tasty shot.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce half and half
- ½ ounce peppermint schnapps
- ½ ounce chocolate liqueur
- ½ ounce vodka
- Ice
- Whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the half and half, peppermint schnapps, chocolate liqueur, and vodka.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass and top with whipped cream.
Hazelnut Bonbon
If you love little balls of chocolate and hazelnut goodness wrapped in gold foil, then you're going to adore this sweet, candy-themed shot. Feel free to wrap your shot glass in gold foil if you want the full Ferrero Rocher experience.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce Frangelico
- ½ ounce chocolate cream liqueur
- ½ ounce whiskey
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a shot glass and stir with a swizzle stick.
Laffy Taffy Shooter
For a desert that'll taste just like Nestle's brightly colored taffy but won't get stuck in your teeth, try out this Laffy Taffy shooter, which combines a few different schnapps and puckers flavors together in a drink that'll send you right back to your childhood.
Ingredients
- ¼ ounce sweet and sour mix
- ¼ ounce sour apple pucker
- ¼ ounce raspberry pucker
- ½ ounce peach schnapps
- ½ ounce watermelon schnapps
- Ice
- Spritz lemon-lime soda
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the sweet and sour mix, apple pucker, raspberry pucker, peach schnapps, and watermelon schnapps.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass, and top with a spritz of lemon-lime soda.
Astro Pop Shot
If your fave candy as a kid was the tri-colored Astro Pop, then you'll blast off to this tasty layered Astro Pop shot recipe that hits all the right notes.
Cherry Dum-Dum Shot
If you love a lollipop and cherry flavor, this sweetly nostalgic shot will capture the flavors of your youth.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce Luxardo cherry liqueur
- ½ ounce grenadine
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 cherry dum-dum lollipop
Instructions
- In a shot glass, combine all the ingredients.
- Stir and drop in an unwrapped cherry dum-dum to top off the shot.
Fun Dip Shots
Flashback to childhood, but add a bit of booze to make the memory a little gauzy. These Fun Dip shot recipes mimic a nostalgic childhood fave.
Cotton Candy Shot
If it's not summertime but you're dying to visit a carnival, try letting a cotton candy shot put you in the mood.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- 1 ounce cotton candy vodka
- Splash blue curaçao or grenadine (for pink or blue color)
- Ice
- Cotton candy for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the heavy cream, vodka, and blue curacao or grenadine.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
Bazooka Joe Bubblegum Shot
If one of your favorite childhood memories is the very specific flavor of Bazooka Joe bubblegum, you're going to love the nostalgia of a Bazooka Joe shot. And while the flavor is on-point, you'll need to supply the tiny comic strip that came with the gum for the full experience.
Sweet Shots That Taste Like Dessert
We're all about drinking dessert. And sometimes, while you want something sweet, you don't have much room after dinner for an entire dessert. But our sweet shots are tiny desserts in a glass. You're welcome.
Jelly Donut Shot
It is amazing how much this shot tastes like a jelly donut. Without the jelly mess.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce raspberry liqueur
- 1 ounce RumChata
Instructions
- In a shot glass, pour the raspberry liqueur.
- Slowly pour the RumChata on top over the back of a spoon to keep the two layers separated.
Orange Creamsicle Shot
The orange creamsicle shot combines vanilla and orange to taste just like your favorite frozen treat.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce vanilla vodka
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the heavy cream, orange liqueur, and vanilla vodka.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
Cookies and Cream Shooter
This cookies and cream shooter lets you have the popular ice cream flavor on the go.
Ingredients
- Simple syrup
- Crushed Oreo for garnish
- ¼ ounce crème de cacao
- ¼ ounce coffee liqueur
- ¼ ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
- 1¼ ounce vodka
- Ice
Instructions
- Dip the rim of a shot glass in simple syrup and then in crushed Oreos.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the crème de cacao, coffee-flavored liqueur, Irish cream, and vodka. Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared shot glass.
Peach Cobbler Shot
A sweet shot that has a little bit of heat, you'll love the cinnamon and peach flavors of this yummy shot.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- ½ ounce Fireball whiskey
- ½ ounce peach vodka
- Ice
- Brown sugar for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the heavy cream, whiskey, and vodka.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass and garnish with brown sugar.
Strawberry Shortcake Shots
Is it even summer if there isn't strawberry shortcake? It is if you serve these shots instead. Boom! Instant summer.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce half-and-half
- ½ ounce strawberry liqueur
- ½ ounce vanilla vodka
- Splash amaretto
- Ice
- Strawberry slice for garnish
- Whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the half and half, strawberry liqueur, vodka, and amaretto. Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass. Garnish with whipped cream and a strawberry slice.
Banana Split Shot
No need to head to the ice cream parlor for this fab sweet shot.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce banana liqueur
- ½ ounce strawberry cream liqueur
- ½ ounce chocolate-flavored vodka
- Ice
- Whipped cream for garnish
- Cherry for garnish
- Chocolate sauce for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the banana liqueur, strawberry cream liqueur, and chocolate vodka. Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
- Garnish with whipped cream, a cherry, and chocolate sauce.
Birthday Cake Shot
Even if it isn't your birthday, indulge.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce half-and-half
- ½ ounce whipped cream vodka
- ½ ounce cake vodka
- Whipped cream for garnish
- Sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- In a shot glass, combine all the ingredients.
- Stir and top with whipped cream and sprinkles.
Creamy Sweet Shots
Now, if you're more interested in the creamy, rich side of the sweet spectrum, take one of these sweet, cream-based shot recipes for a spin.
BJ Shooter
This really simple shot recipe makes for a cool drink to make because of its layered look.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce amaretto
- ¾ ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
- Whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
- In a shooter glass, pour amaretto.
- Slowly pour Bailey's on top, making sure the liquids stay separated.
- Top with whipped cream.
To layer a shot correctly, pour the second layer very slowly over the back of a spoon. Having a pouring spout can help with this, or you can put your thumb over the top of the bottle to allow only a small amount of booze to flow.
Cinnamon Toast Shot
Not to be confused with the delicious breakfast item, this cinnamon toast shot is a creamy, rich cocktail to pair with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce cinnamon whiskey
- ¾ ounce RumChata
Instructions
- Combine both ingredients in a shot glass.
- Stir with a swizzle stick.
Coke Float Shot
Head to the nearest soda fountain... or make a mini boozy Coke float with this fun shot recipe.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- ½ ounce vanilla vodka
- 1 ounce Coke
Instructions
- In a shot glass, mix the heavy cream and vanilla vodka with a swizzle stick.
- Top off with Coke and stir.
Grasshopper Shot
This shot takes the popular grasshopper cocktail and condenses it into shot form.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- ¼ ounce crème de menthe
- ¼ ounce crème de cacao
- ½ ounce Cognac
- Ice
- Chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the heavy cream, crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and Cognac. Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass and garnish with chocolate shavings.
More Sweet Shots
Can't get enough of sugary sweet shots? We have even more for you to try!
Baby Guinness Shot
This baby Guinness shot recipe may look like a tiny pint, but it's a sweet shot with no beer in sight. And speaking of no beer, try this mini beer shot recipe — that also has no beer — just sweet, tasty goodness.
Cinnamon Applesauce Shot
Applesauce with cinnamon? Yes, please. This shot actually contains applesauce, but the cinnamon comes from whisky.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
- ½ ounce apple schnapps
- 1 ounce Fireball whisky
- Dash of cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients.
- Stir and pour into a shot glass.
- Garnish with a dash of cinnamon on top.
Scooby Snack
Zoiks! This sweet Scooby Snack shot recipe has yummy tropical flavors. Jinkies it's good!
Honey Bear Shot
Sweet as everyone's favorite animated, honey-loving bear, this shot combines honey liqueur, cinnamon whiskey, and honey whiskey. While this one is sweet, it could burn a little in the best way.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce honey liqueur
- ½ ounce cinnamon whiskey
- ½ ounce honey whiskey
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a shot glass and stir with a swizzle stick.
Jelly Shots
For an easy, sweet shot that you can prepare in bulk and in advance for whatever get-together you're planning, take a look at this jelly shot recipe.
Mellow Yellow Shot
Mad about saffron? Donovan would totally approve of this mellow yellow fruity shot.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce mango juice
- ½ ounce triple sec
- ½ ounce vodka
- Ice
- Mint leaves for garnish
Ingredients
- In a cocktail shaker, combine mango juice, triple sec, and vodka.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass and garnish with mint leaves.
Shots That Sweeten the Pot
If you have a sweet tooth, indulge. These sweet shots are packed with flavor and goodness that'll satisfy any sugar craving.
