Serving party food in shooters is becoming popular for social events and wedding receptions … from hors d’oeuvres to buffet dinners. Serving in shooters can give a special elegance to any food. For example in the first collage below, the French Fries look much more appetizing than if they were in one big container. In the shooters they are “elevated”! And tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches are taken to new heights, as well.
Serving beverages in shooters is something you’ve probably seen before, but there are ideas that are new, as well. Strawberry milkshakes with a decorative straw look elegant and hot chocolate shooters with mini donuts make an original treat. The last photo in the second collage is a different twist on a shooter … using a salt-rimmed lime to serve a Margarita shot! That will be a treat that your guests will likely talk about long after the wedding day!
Desserts are perfect for being served in shooters. Sometimes a huge piece of cake is more than most people want, nowadays. But a small shooter-filled goodie can be just the right size!
Mini Burgers and Fries, Vegetable Beef Soup, Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Shrimp, and Variety of Vegetables. Mini Burgers and French Fries recipe, Click Here and Shrimp recipe, Click Here
Strawberry Milkshake, Chocolate Milkshake and S’Mores, Hot Chocolate and Mini Donuts and Margarita Shots in Lime Shooters. Instructions for making the Margarita shots – Click Here
Banana Pudding, Dark Chocolate, Lemon Meringue Pie, and S’Mores. For the Lemon Meringue recipe, Click Here and for the S’Mores recipe, Click Here
For more ideas for wedding reception food and beverage, see our Wedding Food and Beverage Pinterest Board.
Photo Credits: myrecipes.com, pizzazzerie.com, finefrostings.com, honestcooking.com, vowsandcake.tumblr.com, stylemepretty.com, robertandkathleen.com/blog, and hostessblog.com, Source for Last Photo in First Collage – Vegetable Shooters from Nieta Gates at NJ Gates Events, Chicago, IL
They sell these little desert dishes at Bed Bath and Beyond as well. I have picked up many of them but was at wits ends with what to do with them other than cheese cakes and pudding mixes. Thanks for all the great ideas.
I think that this is such a wonderful idea. I have a small space & this would sork for entertaining. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the post, Frances! Thanks so much!
Thank you for sharing all of these recipes. I really love this idea for gatherings. I was wondering where I would be able to purchase these different shooters? I’m planning a baby shower and would like to do dessert shooters with plastic shot glasses.
I looked online for you and found that some companies call just a typical short, plastic cup a “plastic shot glass”. That is not what you are looking for! I did find something that might be what you are looking for at a site called kegworks.com. I have no experience with this company at all but they do have some really nice looking plastic shot glasses! There are two types: one is flared out at the top and the other is what they call “straight walled”. I hope one of these will work for you! Thank you so much for stopping by our blog!
Here are the links:
http://www.kegworks.com/disposable-plastic-spiral-shot-cups-1-75-oz-863-p174410
http://www.kegworks.com/disposable-plastic-straight-wall-shooter-cups-1-75-oz-863-p174411
Thanks for the shout out!
Jo-Ann with Fine Frostings
http://www.FineFrostings.com
Catering to the Sweet Life
You’re welcome, Jo-Ann! I was glad to be able to share the recipe with our readers. Sometimes we have beautiful items but no instructions on how to make them! Your site is very helpful! Best wishes!
I wanted to ask you what program you used to showcase the images like that on your page. I love the format! Very crisp, clean and the photos are a great size. You also are able to put in some great text.
Hi Jo-Ann, I use Photoshop Elements to make the collages and add the text, etc. I’m so glad you enjoy the photos!
AWESOME post.I love all the pictures !