5 Spooky Halloween Drinks

posted in Recipes on 10/26/2014

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. Start to Finish: 4 hrs 15 mins

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 Serving Size: 6 ounces Start to Finish: 15 mins Ingredients 1 orange 3 cups whole milk 2/3 cup vanilla-flavored baking pieces or vanilla-flavored candy coating 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla Whipped cream (optional) Ground nutmeg (optional) Purchased marshmallow ghosts Directions Remove peel of orange with vegetable peeler; set aside. In a medium saucepan combine 1/4 cup of the milk, the vanilla-flavored baking pieces, orange peel, and nutmeg; whisk over low heat until baking pieces are melted.

Remove orange peel. Whisk in remaining milk and heat through. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm in mugs. Add a marshmallow ghost, dollop with whipped cream, and sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired. Nutrition Facts (Haunting Hot Chocolate) Per serving: 221 kcal cal., 12 g fat (9 g sat. fat, 20 mg chol., 72 mg sodium, 22 g carb., 5 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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.

Start to Finish: 4 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients 1 32 ounce container chai tea concentrate (black tea) 1/2 cup sugar 8 inches stick cinnamon 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn 1 medium lime or lemon, sliced 1 medium orange, sliced 1 32 ounce bottle club soda, chilled Ice cubes Cinnamon sticks (optional) Sliced orange, lime, and key limes (optional) Whole basil leaves (optional) Directions Pour chai tea concentrate into a large container or pitcher. Stir in sugar. Add 8 inches stick cinnamon, torn basil, sliced lime, and sliced orange. Cover and chill 4 to 24 hours.

Strain mixture, discarding solids. Just before serving, slowly add club soda to chai mixture. Serve over ice cubes. If desired, garnish with additional cinnamon sticks, citrus slices, and whole basil leaves. Makes 10 (6-ounce) servings. 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.

Mad Science Martini - Frog in a Blender
Get creative in your kitchen with this spooky nonalcoholic beverage. Blends of fruit flavors make up the red-and-green beverage, which sips perfectly fro

Ingredients 2 3 ounces packages lime-flavored gelatin 1 3 ounce package orange-flavored gelatin 1 3 ounce package cherry-flavored gelatin 3 12 ounces cans or bottles lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled 1 10-ounce jar red maraschino cherries, drained and stemmed Rubber frogs (optional) Directions Prepare each package of gelatin according to package directions, except add only the boiling water called for; stir to dissolve the gelatin. Do not add any additional water.

Prepare lime-flavored gelatin in a 4-cup container; prepare orange- and cherry-flavored gelatins in separate 2-cup containers. Cover the containers and chill at least 2 hours or until set. Cut gelatin into 1/2-inch cubes. Place about one-third of each flavor of gelatin in a blender container. Add one can or bottle of lemon-lime carbonated beverage. Cover and pulse with 2 to 3 on/off turns or until the gelatin and broken up into smaller pieces. Stir in one-third of the cherries. Pour into serving glasses.

Repeat with the remaining gelatin and carbonated beverage. If desired, garnish with rubber frogs.

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.

Ingredients 5 cups apple cider or apple juice 5 cups cranberry juice 1 1/2 cups guava juice or mango nectar 1/4 cup lime juice 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice Honey (optional) Kumquats (optional) Lime slices (optional) Directions In a 4-quart Dutch oven combine apple cider, cranberry juice, guava juice, lime juice, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. If desired, sweeten to taste with honey.

To serve, pour into mugs. If desired, garnish with lime slices and kumquats. Makes 8 to 10 servings. 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. Start to Finish: 15 mins Nutrition Facts (Cranberry Apple Crush) Per serving: 182 kcal cal., 28 mg sodium, 46 g carb., 43 g sugar Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet