Not every alcoholic beverage has to burn your throat, and these sweet shot recipes will definitely make you want to skip dessert and go straight to the bar. So, channel your inner Willy Wonka and take a look at these twenty-one sweet shot recipes which highlight the best decadent flavors like chocolate, cotton candy, and everything in between.
Sweet Shots for a Sweet Tooth
These shots are perfect for those with an insatiable sweet tooth.
Banana Split Shot
If you want to bring the ice cream parlor to your home bar, try this banana split 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 until chilled.
- Strain into a shot glass.
- Garnish with whipped cream, a cherry, and chocolate sauce.
Birthday Cake Shot
You can turn every night into a birthday celebration with this sweet birthday cake shot.
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.
Blue Raspberry Ring Pop Shot
A sweet shot with a bit of bite to it, this blue raspberry ring pop shot is as electric blue as the candy itself.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce sweet and sour mix
- ½ ounce blue curaçao
- ½ ounce blue raspberry vodka
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients. Add ice and stir.
- Strain into a shot glass.
Bubblegum Shooter
This hot pink shooter combines crème de banana liqueur, vodka, pineapple juice, and grenadine to create a delicious flavor.
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.
Cherry Dum-Dum Shot
This cherry dum-dum shot is a particularly fun one to prepare for parties since its cherry lollipop garnish lets people have both a drink and a snack.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 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.
Cinnamon Applesauce Shot
This cinnamon applesauce shot is interestingly textured as it combines apple schnapps, fireball whiskey, and real applesauce.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
- ½ ounce apple schnapps
- 1 ounce Fireball whiskey
- 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.
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 cup pink cotton candy
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- 1 ounce cotton candy vodka
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all the ingredients and blend well.
- Pour mixture into a shot glass.
Honey Bear Shot
Sweet as a everyone's favorite animated, honey-loving bear, this shot combines honey liqueur, cinnamon whiskey, and honey whiskey.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce honey liqueur
- ½ ounce cinnamon whiskey
- ½ ounce honey whiskey
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients and stir.
- Pour mixture into a shot glass and serve.
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
As bright as the sunshine, the mellow yellow shot's use of mango makes it a refreshingly sweet shot to try.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce mango juice
- ½ ounce triple sec
- ½ ounce vodka
- Ice
- Mint leaves for garnish
Ingredients
- In a cocktail shaker, combine all the ingredients.
- Add ice and shake until chilled.
- Pour into a shot glass and garnish with mint leaves.
Sweet Cream 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.
Blow Job Shooter
This really simple shot recipe makes for a cool drink to make because of its layered look.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce Kahlua
- ¾ ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
- Whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
- In a shooter glass, pour Kahlua.
- Pour Bailey's on top, making sure to the liquids stay separated.
- Top with whipped cream and serve.
Candy Cane Shooter
A winter favorite, the candy cane shooter is sweet enough to hurt your teeth and sharp enough to tingle your tongue.
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 until chilled.
- Strain into a shot glass and top with whipped cream.
Cinnamon Toast Shot
Not to be confused with the delicious breakfast item, this cinnamon toast shot is a creamy, rich cocktail to pair with both breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Coke Float Shot
If you're feeling like having a coke float, but don't have time for a full glass, try out this coke float shot recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- 1 ounce vanilla vodka
- 1 ounce coke
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all of the ingredients.
- Blend well and pour into a shot glass.
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 until chilled.
- Strain into a shot glass and garnish with chocolate shavings.
Jelly Donut Shot
The perfect pairing to your jelly donut, this shot combines raspberry liqueur and Bailey's Irish Cream for a no-fuss, simple drink.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce raspberry liqueur
- 1 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
Instructions
- In a shot glass, pour the raspberry liqueur.
- Slowly pour the Bailey's on top; make sure to keep the two layers separated and serve.
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 until chilled.
- Strain into a shot glass, and top with a spritz of lemon-lime soda.
Orange Creamsicle Shot
The orange creamsicle shot combines vanilla ice cream, vanilla vodka, and orange liqueur and is the perfect shot to take on a hot summer's day,
Ingredients
- 1 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce vanilla vodka
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all the ingredients.
- Blend until well mixed and pour 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
- ¼ ounce crème de cacao
- ¼ ounce coffee liqueur
- ¼ ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
- 1¼ ounce vodka
- Ice
- Simple syrup
- 2 crushed Oreos for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the crème de cacao, coffee-flavored liqueur, Irish cream, and vodka. Add ice and shake until chilled.
- Dip the rim of a shot glass into simple syrup and coat with crushed Oreos.
- Strain mixture into the shot glass and serve.
Peach Cobbler Shot
A sweet shot that has a little bit of heat, the peach cobbler shot takes the sharpness of the fireball whiskey and peach vodka and dampens it with a bit of heavy cream and brown sugar.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- ½ ounce Fireball whiskey
- ½ ounce peach vodka
- Brown sugar for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine the cream, whiskey, and vodka. Stir.
- Pour into a shot glass and garnish with brown sugar.
Strawberry Shortcake Shots
The strawberry shortcake shot is so sweet and smooth, you won't be able to stop at just one.
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 until chilled.
- Pour into a shot glass and top with some whipped cream and a strawberry slice.
More Alcoholic Goodness for Sweets Lovers
Can't get enough of those sweet shots? Looking for more sweetness? Try the Scooby snack shot, a Bazooka Joe bubblegum shot, or layered astro pop shot and relive your childhood. Or, try sweet shots that look like one thing but taste like sweet, sweet goodness, such as a green tea shot that has absolutely no green tea, a baby Guinness shot that doesn't contain any Guinness, a mini beer shot with no beer, or a blue gummy bear shot with (you guessed it) no blue gummy bears. You can also satisfy the kid in you with a caramel apple shot.
Sweet Tooths Can Rejoice
For those of you who feel like there's never a specialty cocktail or shot on the menu that suits your sweet tooth, you can finally rejoice. However, the only problem now is figuring out which of these twenty-one sweet shot recipes you want to try first. And if that's not enough, there are lots of fruity shots worth exploring.
