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Spooky Halloween Party Punch is a fun drink to serve your guests at your Halloween Party. Scary ice sculptures make a chilling addition to this bloody delicious beverage. Serve alongside your Halloween food to chill your guests!
Spooky Halloween Party Punch
Ooooooh, it’s that time of year when the ghouls all want to come out to play! They’ll be howling and moaning, rattling chains and being all spooky. All that haunting must make them thirsty! I’ve got just the thing to quench the soul deep thirst of the undead.
My Spooky Halloween Party Punch is an age old recipe for a simple brew that is tasty and pretty scary looking.
Back in the olden times of the 1990’s, when I was raising a very frightening young Imp, we made lots of devilish delights for the Halloween parties we had at our castle.
Some of the freakish and funny food features were the Jello Brain, Spaghetti and Eyeballs, and Witch’s Fingers.
Our liquid refreshment was the Spooky Halloween Party Punch, with creepy ice hands pressing their palms against the surface of the blood red liquid. Desperate to get free of their bodiless existence. Oooooooooh!
This frightening fluid can be concocted in mere minutes once your frozen phalanges are ready to be trapped in their punchy prison.
If your guests are of age and will be imbibing, add some fire water to the potion in the form of vodka. For a fearful family friendly version, leave out the strong stuff and it will be as delicious as candied bat wings!
Need to save some time? Make the punch ahead of time, leaving out the soda, and keep it in the ice box. Just add in the soda right before the monsters all show up to party like it’s 1699.
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Spooky Halloween Party Punch
Equipment
- Punch Bowl & Ladle (2 to 3 gallon)
- Food Safe Gloves (for icy hands)
Ingredients
- 4 quarts Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- 2 cups Pineapple Juice
- 6 oz Frozen Lemonade Concentrate, thawed
- ½ – 1 (2 liter) bottle Ginger Ale (or Lemon-Lime Soda)
- 4-6 cups Vodka (optional), see Notes
- Frozen Cranberries (optional for garnish)
Instructions
*Punch
- When you fill a large punchbowl, make sure it is sitting where you want it first so you don’t have to try and move it after it is full!
- Pour the cranberry juice, pineapple juice, lemonade concentrate, and ginger ale, and vodka, if using, into a punchbowl and stir. Make sure you leave enough room for your spooky ice sculptures!
Spooky Ice Sculptures
- For the hands, fill the food safe glove ¾ full with water (or use juice so you don't water down your punch). Tie them like a balloon, or twist the end and use a strong clamp to keep it closed and lay as flat as possible in the freezer (possibly on a tray).
- When frozen solid, take them out of the freezer and very gently cut the gloves off using small scissors or knife. Be careful not to break the fingers!
- Add them to the punch just before your guests arrive.
Notes
Non-Alcoholic Fillers (If You’re Skipping the Vodka)
Want this as a family-friendly mocktail? Swap the vodka 1:1 with any of these (or mix and match):- Club Soda or Plain Seltzer – Keeps the fizz and cuts sweetness. Use 4–6 cups.
- More Ginger Ale or Lemon-Lime Soda – Classic, extra bubbly. Use 4–6 cups.
- Cranberry Seltzer – Bright color/flavor without extra sugar. Use 4–6 cups.
- Apple Cider + Seltzer – Cozy fall twist that’s not too sweet: 2–4 cups cider + 2 cups seltzer.
- Half Cranberry Juice Cocktail + Half Club Soda – Balanced and vibrant. Use 4–6 cups total.
Yield
- About 1½–2 gallons (24–33 8-ounce servings), depending on soda and vodka added.
- Note: Yield doesn’t include ice; serving over ice increases pours.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wondering about the yield. When you say servings- should we interpret that as a cup (8oz)
See the recipe card notes. I updated it for you with the yield info.
what a horrible way to write up recipe, quarts, cups, ox- whats wrong with ml??
I’m in the U.S. THat’s how we roll.
I am not sure if the comment is going thru! What beverage can we use in place of water for the ice hands that will blend with the punch without watering it down? Our monsters loved it last year! What juice or beverage would you recommend? Thank you.
Any juice will work
I am confused. Exactly how much ginger ale do I add?
1/2 to 1 2-litre bottle. add 1/2 a bottle or a full bottle. I would start with 1/2. If you have a very large punch bowl, add it all.
Does thawed lemonade concentrate mean mixed with water per the instructions on can?
No, just not frozen solid. Thaw it and add the concentrate directly to the punch.
What can be used in place of water for the frozen hands that will complement the punch without watering it down. The monsters enjoyed the spooky punch last year. Looking for a beverage to use in the frozen hands. Thank you.
You can use apple cider, or white grape juice.
This was the best thing at our party! We made lots of ice hands in the gloves, so the punch stayed nice and cold.
Can you use rum instead of vodka
Yes!
This was a hit at my daughter’s Halloween birthday party! Thanks for the fun idea!
Awesome!
When do you incorporate the frozen lemonade concentrate?
With the cranberry juice, etc.
This was a huge hit at our Halloween party! I found some heart molds and a foot one and it was so funny to watch people’s reactions!
That is so funny! A heart and a foot?! Love it!
Those icy hands are such a fun idea! The punch looks like one we will like.