Halloween Drink & Punch Recipes

No goblin or ghoul will go thirsty at your Halloween party with these delightful Halloween drink recipes, plus Halloween punch ideas. Concoct a kid-friendly beverage or experiment with adults-only cocktail creations.


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Candy Corn Drink

Sweet! Half the fun of this kid-friendly party drink is how cool it looks served in clear glass. The other half of the fun? The citrusy flavor combination is a thirst-quenching  party pleaser. Layers of mango-sweetened gelatin, bubble-filled orange drink, and honey-infused whipped cream imitate the classic Halloween candy's colorful stripes.

Editor's Tip: Layer the mixtures in tall individual clear glasses if you'd rather show off the colors in individual servings.

Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Chill: 2 hrs
Monster Mash Slush

This monstrously flavorful slush is just dripping with spooky character. The tequila-laced frozen mixture of melon and orange takes on the look of a mad scientist's latest experiment when it's doused in bubbling lemon-lime soft drink and drizzled with blood-red grenadine. Black decorating sugar rims the glass with ominous effect.

Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Freeze: Overnight
Tangled Web Shakes

Oh, what a tangled web we weave -- and oh, what a delicious result! Zigzags of caramel and dark chocolate weave along the inside of a glass filled with creamy goodness that will snare kids' and adults' taste buds. Top each serving with a wispy caramelized sugar web to crown the shake in creepy style.

Makes: 8 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Ghostly Spirits

White chocolate apparitions haunt this chilling beverage. The spirited adults-only potion is shaken with ice to blend the vodka, white chocolate liqueur, milk, and whipping cream. Topped with a spritz of whipped cream and the ghostly garnish, the taste will haunt your party guests' dreams.

Editor's Tip: If you're in a time crunch, substitute ghost-shape marshmallows or other ghost-shape candies for the garnish.

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Chill: 2 hrs to 24 hrs
Flamin' Cinnamon Cider

Red-hot and super-fast, this cider sizzles with cinnamon. Cinnamon candies give standard cider a flavor and color punch. It's oh-so-simple to make, too. Add apple slices and thin strips of orange peel to accentuate the cider's colorful costume.

Editor's Tip: For an adult version, add cinnamon schnapps to the hot cider mixture.

Makes: 10 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
Boozy Blood Bath

This creepy cocktail shimmers with the color of blood. Bold flavors -- maple, Concord grape juice, and whiskey -- infuse this rich and flavorful drink. Serve the cocktail in old-style Champagne glasses garnished with skewered grapes for a beverage that will delight all the vampires on your Halloween party guest list.

Editor's Tip: Use the highest-quality Concord grape juice you can find to ensure fresh flavor.

Makes: 1 servings
Start to Finish: 10 mins
Muddy Swamp Water

From the muddy muck, a simply satisfying Halloween punch emerges. In just 10 minutes you can create a cola concoction laced with Irish cream liqueur to calm the creatures at your adult party. Served over ice, this mess might look like swamp water teeming with monstrous possibilities, but its fabulous flavor will have party guests sipping even as they wonder.

Makes: 10 servings
Start to Finish: 10 mins
Blue Slime Lemonade

The blue "slime" in this zippy punch is actually blueberry-flavor gelatin floating in sparkling lemonade. Make this for your next monster bash.

Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Chill: 4 hrs
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Ghost Punch

This bubbly punch with creamy ghost ice cubes tastes delicious and looks great on a Halloween beverage table. Ghouls and goblins alike will love the fruity flavors.

Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Chill: 6 hrs or overnight
Eyeball Ice Punch

Guests will feel like they're being watched when helping themselves to a glass of this punch -- a creepy eyeball ice ring floats inside. But with fruity ingredients, the eye will add a chill -- and flavor -- to your Halloween punch.

Yield: 1 ice ring
Prep: 20 mins
Freeze: 5 hrs or overnight
Transylvania Punch

Just add cherry gelatin to lemon-lime carbonated beverage for Halloween punch fun.

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Chill: 4 hrs
Green Bat-inis

Green lemonade is both refreshing and wickedly appropriate for the Halloween holiday. Give an adult edge to these ghoulish drinks by adding vodka.

Editor's Tip: To make black bat picks, print out bat pattern, trace onto black cardstock, cut out, and use a dab of tacky glue to adhere to the tops of a clear cocktail stir sticks.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 25 mins
Wide-Eyed Fruit Smoothies

These fruity smoothies are topped with meringue eyes for a ghostly sipper perfect for Halloween. Lemon yogurt and a blend of berries make these drinks as sweet as they are refreshing.

Makes: 3 servings
Start to Finish: 10 mins
Apple Cider Punch

Fruit juices, apple cider, and sparkling white grape juice make up this tasty Halloween concoction. Serve cold with black licorice sticks to use as Halloween-worthy straws.

Editor's Tip: For an adult punch, use chilled champagne in place of sparkling grape juice.

Makes: 15 servings
Yield: 11-1/2 cups
Start to Finish: 5 mins
Jack's Apricot Iced Tea

Black tea and apricot nectar make a refreshing Halloween iced tea. Ladle the drink out of a clear punch bowl with a paper jack-o'-lantern face grinning on the front.

Editor's Tip: Attach the face pieces with a temporary adhesive, such as gummy tack.

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Chill: 4 hrs to 48 hrs
Stand: 1 hr
Eyeball Punch

Guests will gasp when they discover an unexpected eyeball floating in their Halloween punch. But with a fruity fresh flavor these cherry eyes won't scare partygoers for long.

Blood Green Brew

This blood green brew is actually a thirst-quenching purchased lemon-lime pop in disguise (just add extra food coloring for a gruesome green). The bloody mug only adds to the fright level of this Halloween beverage.

Editor's Tip: Use red dimensional paint to drip "blood" from the rim of a beer mug. Leave a small open area so that your guest's lips won't touch any paint.

Red-Handed Punch

Guests will be caught red-handed when they go to get a drink of this punch. A floating frozen hand both cools and adds flavor to this Halloween punch.

Editor's Tip: To make a spooky frozen hand, pour cranberry juice cocktail into two or three clear plastic gloves, leaving room so that the fingers can move easily. Seal gloves with rubber bands and freeze. Use scissors to cut the gloves off the frozen hands. If any fingers break off, add them separately to punch.

Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Freeze: 8 hrs to 24 hrs
Orange-and-Red Potion

For a magical Halloween drink that will amaze your guests, fill a highball glass about halfway with orange soda and then carefully add a spoonful of chilled cherry gelatin. The gelatin should float on top of the beverage. If desired, stir together just before drinking.

Editor's Tip: Decorate a clear highball glass with pairs of oval and round wiggle eyes in assorted sizes to give your drink personality. Attach eyes to the outside of the glass with red dimensional paint or glue.

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Chill: 4 hrs
Haunting Hot Chocolate

This hot white chocolate drink looks even spookier with a ghost-shape marshmallow floating in it. Warm up your guests -- and frighten them a bit too -- with this hot Halloween concoction.

Makes: 5 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
Buggy Chai Punch

With spicy chai and sweet orange and lime flavors, this buggy chai punch is sure to draw a crowd. Serve with ice for a refreshing thirst-quencher and a buggy garnish for added flavor.

Editor's Tip: To make the buggy garnish, use a wooden skewer, lime rinds, and maraschino cherries for a spooky body, adding cloves for the bug's eyes.

Makes: 10 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Chill: 4 hrs to 24 hrs
Mad Science Martini

Get creative in your kitchen with this spooky nonalcoholic beverage. Blends of fruit flavors make up the red-and-green beverage, which sips perfectly from a martini glass.

Makes: 10 servings
Batty Cranberry Apple Drink

This Halloween drink will satisfy all of your senses with its spicy and fruity flavors. A mix of apple cider, cranberry, guava, and lime juices, as well as ginger, cinnamon, and allspice make this drink anything but boring -- especially when you add a batty garnish.

Editor's Tip: A quick trip to the deli counter gives you the tools to make this batty vampire garnish. Salami wings, a gherkin body, and clove eyes are held together with a red wooden skewer.

Makes: 8 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
Ice Cream Sodas

These ice cream sodas are sure to make your guests scream in delight. Garnish Dracula's soda with gummy teeth and cherry "eyeballs" on straws. For the goblins in your midst, serve up tasty and fruity ghoul-ade.

Makes: 2 servings
Bloody-Rimmed Martinis

Startle your Halloween guests with this wicked brew. White chocolate, coconut, cream, rum, and vodka make a tasty martini, while red cake gel around the rim adds just the right amount of fright. For younger goblins, substitute lemonade or lemon-lime soda.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 10 mins
Ghost and Ooze Slushies

Capture the Halloween spirit with a refreshing white ghost sipper, reminiscent of a nonalcoholic pina colada. For a colorful drink with full-on fruit flavor, try a layered ooze slushie.

Makes: 3 servings
Gremlin Lemonade

A martini glass with grenadine on the bottom, ice, and lemonade on the top serves as a toast-worthy Halloween drink. Spooky garnishes make this beverage even more holiday appropriate.

Editor's Tip: For the gremlin garnish skewer a slice of kiwi for the face. Cut a cherry in half and attach with pieces of toothpick for eyes. Add the cherry stem for a smile and twists of lemon, lime, and orange peel for hair.

Orange Juice Slush

A combination of tasty fruit juices turn this Halloween treat into a delicious slush for any occasion. Apricot nectar, orange juice, sliced peaches, and lemon-lime soda give this drink a tasty zing.

Makes: 20 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Freeze: 8 hrs
Fruity Face Punch

Pineapple juice, orange juice, lemonade, and an array of fresh fruit pieces create this fruity Halloween drink. Just warn your guests -- when they look closely, they'll see a fruity face floating in their drink -- not what you'd expect when sipping punch.

Makes: 30 servings
Slimy Layered Drinks

Customize these drinks to add fun to the Halloween festivities. Choose your base (ice cream, pudding, or a milk shake) and a favorite fruit-flavor syrup. In a clear glass, alternate layers of the base with the fruit syrup.

Editor's Tips:
-- To make the spooky watching eyes, freeze a mini chocolate cake roll, cut into thick slices horizontally, and attach red cinnamon candies with frosting for eyes.
-- For the green spider garnish, cut gummy candy rings in half and place along the rim as legs. Place a soft fruit candy in the center for the body and dab on decorative gel icing for the eyes.

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