Mexican Candy Shot Recipe
This Mexican Candy Shot is flavored with watermelon pucker and tequila. Adding in a dash of hot sauce and a chili lime salt coated rim, will surely delight your tastebuds. Make this watermelon paleta shot for a Cinco De Mayo fiesta or any time of the year.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 1
Calories: 102kcal
- lime juice or water for the rim
- tajin for the rim
- 1 ounce tequila
- 1/2 ounce watermelon schnapps
- 2 dashes hot sauce
First thing is to dip the rim of the shot glass or shot glasses in a little lime juice.
Next, dip the edge of your shot glass into a plate that is covered in some tajin. Set aside.
In a shaker with ice cubes, combine tequila, watermelon schnapps, and hot sauce. Shake well for at least 10 seconds.
Pour the mixture into a small glass or shot glass. Add a watermelon wedge or lime wedge as a garnish.
- Sugared rim. Instead of Tajin for the rim of the shot glass, you could use white sugar.
- Use juice. Leave out the schnapps and use juice instead. Use 1/2 oz watermelon juice, strawberry juice, guava juice, or raspberry juice.
- Different flavored schnapps. You could use a different flavor of pucker instead of the watermelon. There is strawberry schnapps, mango schnapps,
- Make it a Mexican candy drink. Double or triple the ingredients and pour this over ice to make it into a drink instead of a shot.
* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg