Mexican Candy Shot Recipe

Two shot glasses of Mexican Candy Shot with a slice of watermelon.

5 from 22 votes

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

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings:

Calories: 102kcal

Author: Tristin

Ingredients

lime juice or water for the rim
tajin for the rim
1 ounce tequila
1/2 ounce watermelon schnapps
2 dashes hot sauce

Instructions

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.

Notes

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.

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