Football Friday Tailgate Treats Fun Cold Drinks

Happy Football Friday Tailgate Treats. Today we have Fun Cold Drinks. Did y'all enjoy the week zero recipes ?

We're back this weekend with a full slate of college football games. As well as with Football Friday Tailgate Treats Fun Cold Drinks.  I was trying to find a theme for this weeks recipes and stumbled upon the Football Jell-O shots so that is how we ended up with these UNIQUE cold drinks to keep you cool in the first full week of the 2026 college football season. Enjoy! Go Teams!

Football Friday Tailgate Treats Fun Cold Drinks

Football Jell-O Shots

Ingredients:

• 18 oz. Coke, divided

• 10 small limes, halved lengthwise

• 1/4 oz. Knox gelatin powder (from 1 envelope)

• 3 oz. rum of choice

• Store-bought tube of cookie icing, for decorating

Directions: 

1. In a small saucepan over high heat, bring 12 ounces Coke to a boil. Continue to boil until reduced to about 2 ounces, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.

2. Meanwhile, juice limes, reserving 1/2 ounce juice. Working one at a time, turn each lime half inside out. Starting at either end of each half, using a paper towel or clean dishcloth, peel back the layer of white fiber between peel and lime flesh, remove, and discard. Rinse each lime half with cold water, pat dry, and transfer to 2 standard 12-cup muffin tins.

3. Into same saucepan, pour remaining 6 ounces Coke and sprinkle gelatin over. Gently stir to combine, then cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until powder dissolves, about 5 minutes.

4. Pour gelatin mixture into a large glass measuring cup. Add Coke syrup, rum, and reserved 1/2 ounce lime juice and stir to combine. Making sure each lime is level, divide Coke mixture among lime shells. Wrap muffin tins with plastic wrap and refrigerate until Jell-O is set, about 4 hours.

5. Slice each Jell-O lime in half lengthwise to make football-shaped wedges.

6. Using decorating frosting, pipe football laces onto each wedge. Serve chilled.

Sangria Ice Pops

Ingredients:

• 1 (750-ml) bottle fruity red wine

• 1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice

• 1/4 cup simple syrup

• 2 tablespoons corn syrup

• 2 tablespoons orange juice

• 2 tablespoons red grape juice

• 2 apples, cored and chopped

• 2 oranges, chopped

• 2 ripe pears, chopped

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan, reduce the wine to about 2 1/2 cups. While still hot, add the remaining ingredients and steep overnight, refrigerated.

2. Strain the mixture and fill ice pop molds; freeze until solid.

Spiked Arnold Palmers

Ingredients:

• 6 cups prepared unsweetened tea

• 4 cups bottled lemonade

• 2 1/4 cups (18 oz.) bourbon

• 2/3 cup simple syrup

• 3 medium lemons, thinly sliced (about 24 slices)

• 12 mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions:

1. Stir together tea, lemonade, bourbon, and simple syrup in a large bowl or pitcher.

2. Add lemon slices; refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 24.

3. Serve over ice, and garnish with mint sprigs and lemon slices.

Frosé (Easy Frozen Rosé)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups frozen strawberries

• 1 cup rosé wine

• Granulated sugar, to taste (optional)

Directions:

1. Add the frozen strawberries to the pitcher of a high-powered blender.

2. Pour in the rosé wine.

3. Purée on HIGH until smooth.

4. Taste and blend in sugar (if needed), one tablespoon at a time, until desired sweetness is reached.

5. Serve immediately.

Gatorade Margarita

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup blue sanding sugar

• 1/4 cup kosher salt

• One 20-ounce bottle blue sports drink, such as Cool Blue Gatorade ®, chilled 

• 1 cup thawed frozen limeade concentrate

• 1 cup silver tequila

• 1/3 cup blue curacao

• Fresh orange slices, for serving

Directions:

1. Mix the sugar and salt in a shallow dish. Wet the rims of 4 to 6 rocks glasses with water and then dip in the sugar-salt mixture to coat.

2. Combine the sports drink, limeade concentrate, tequila and blue curacao in a large pitcher and stir. Fill the rocks glasses with ice, pour the margarita over and garnish each with an orange slice.

On The Menu

Next week we will have a whole new set of recipes to help you throw the perfect tailgate party. Enjoy the full slate of college football games.  It should be fun!

Main Photo: Delish Magazine, Kate Jordan

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