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Carrot Cake Shot

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This carrot cake shot is a fun and easy shot recipe made with only 4 ingredients. Make these creamy dessert shots for your next party!

A carrot cake shot with a cream cheese frosting and walnut rim, on a black background.

Shots and shooter recipes are always great recipes to make for a bunch of friends at a party.

For other fun shot recipes, try these rumchata pudding shots, this raspberry kamikaze shot or these malibu rum shooters.

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  • Why You’ll Love This Recipe
  • Ingredients & Substitutions
  • How To Make Carrot Cake Shots
  • Expert Tips
  • Recipe FAQs
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • It tastes like carrot cake — The combination of Baileys, butterscotch, cinnamon and coffee mimic the taste of carrot cake in shot form. 
  • Sweet — These carrot cake shooters are sweet shooters that everyone will enjoy. They are basically like dessert shots, and don’t taste overly strong. 
  • Easy — There are only 4 ingredients in this carrot cake shot. So it’s easy to make a large batch for a group of friends in under 5 to 10 minutes.

Ingredients & Substitutions

The ingredients needed to make the carrot cake shots.
  • Baileys: Use regular Baileys, or another type of Irish cream liqueur. A flavored Baileys, such as Baileys Red Velvet, or Baileys Caramel will also taste delicious, but it may make the shots taste less like carrot cake. 
  • Butterscotch Schnapps: Use whatever brand of butterscotch schnapps you have available. 
  • Cinnamon Schnapps: Goldschlagger is probably the most popular type of cinnamon schnapps, but there are other types of cinnamon liqueur that will also work as well. If you can’t find cinnamon schnapps, RumChata will work well as a substitute for this recipe.
  • Kahlua: Kahlua is a coffee flavored liqueur. You can use Tia Maria as a substitute.

How To Make Carrot Cake Shots

Step 1: (Optional) Line the rims of shot glasses with vanilla frosting or cream cheese frosting. Then dip them in crushed walnuts.

A process photo illustrating step 1.

Step 2: Add the Baileys, butterscotch schnapps, cinnamon schnapps and Kahlua to a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Shake well and strain into the prepared shot glasses.

A process photo illustrating step 2.

Expert Tips

  • Line rim with frosting. To make these carrot cake shots taste even more like carrot cake, use vanilla or cream cheese frosting and crushed walnuts to line the rims of the shot glasses. 
  • Chill the shot glasses. This shot tastes best when it is ice cold. Chill the shot glasses in the freezer for 30 minutes before serving for the coldest shots. 
  • Use creative shot glasses. If you are serving these shots to guests, try using unique shot glasses, like these heart shaped shot glasses or these glitter shot glasses.

Recipe FAQs

Is this carrot cake shot vegan?

No, but with a couple easy substitutes, you can make this recipe vegan. Use Tia Maria instead of Kahlua and replace the regular Baileys with Baileys Almande.

Can I make these carrot cake shots in advance?

Yes, you can make these shots 1 to 2 hours ahead of time. Store them in the fridge until you are ready to serve guests.

Are these carrot shots sweet?

Yes. These shots are on the sweeter side. They are made entirely from liqueurs, but all the liqueurs are sweeter liqueurs. If you are looking for “stronger” party shots, try these margarita shooters.

A carrot cake shot with a frosted rim and walnut crumbles, on a white marble table.
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A carrot cake shot with a cream cheese frosting and walnut rim, on a black background.

Carrot Cake Shot


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  • Author: Ali
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Shots 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian
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Description

This carrot cake shot is a fun and easy shot recipe made with only 4 ingredients. Make these creamy dessert shots for your next party!


Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ oz Baileys
  • 1 ½ oz Kahlua
  • 1 ½ oz butterscotch schnapps
  • 1 ½ oz cinnamon schnapps
  • Vanilla frosting for the rim (optional)
  • Crushed walnuts for the rim (optional)

Instructions

  1. Dip the rim of each shot glass into vanilla frosting and then roll it into crushed walnuts (optional).
  2. Add the Baileys, Kahlua, butterscotch schnapps and cinnamon schnapps to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well for 20 seconds and strain into the prepared shot glasses. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • You can make these carrot cake shots up to 2 hours in advance and store them in the fridge until you are ready to serve guests.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Shots Recipes
  • Method: Shaken
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Shot
  • Calories: 128
  • Sugar: 14g
  • Sodium: 9mg
  • Fat: 1.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.9g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0.6g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 14.8g
  • Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 0.4g
  • Cholesterol: 5mg

Keywords: shots recipes, shooter recipes, party shots

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