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HALLOWEEN PUNCH

October 28, 2012 By Manu 8 Comments

Halloween Punch

I cannot believe it is Halloween again!  Before you know it, it will be Christmas time!  Where does time fly??  It seems like last week that I published my Halloween Treats, instead it’s been a year already!  As you may know, Halloween is not something that we celebrate in Italy, so I did not grow up “trick or treating” like many of you.  My kids, however, celebrate it and I love the idea of making something spooky to give to them on that day.  I did a little bit of browsing around the web to see what to make this year and I just could not get over these “eyeballs”.  The looked so real!  And I can tell you, they look pretty spooky when you see them in your drink!  I had to change the punch recipe quite a bit as I could not find many of the ingredients of the original recipe, but the look was “bloody realistic” anyway!  It was a very quick treat to make and my kids loved it, which is the best part!  I hope you enjoy it too!  Have fun trick or treating this Halloween!

Halloween Punch

Halloween Punch
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Halloween Punch

How to make a tasty Halloween Punch with a spooky addition!

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 4
Author Recipe adapted from Food Network

Ingredients

  • 8 to 16 fresh blueberries
  • 8 canned lychees in syrup drained
  • 5 tbsp syrup from the can of lychees
  • 2 cups Blackcurrant drink
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • ½ cup sparkling water
  • Ice
  • ½ cup rum optional

Instructions

  1. To make the “eyeballs”, stick 1 to 2 blueberries, depending on their size, into the cavity of each lychee and freeze them for about 1 hour.
  2. Stir together 5 tablespoons of the lychee syrup, the blueberry juice and lemon juice in a bowl or pitcher. Stir in the sparkling water, mix and add the eyeballs.
  3. Serve in tall glasses over ice, spooning 2 lychee eyeballs into each glass.
    Halloween Punch
  4. For a grown-up twist, stir in the rum before adding the sparkling water.
  5. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

Recipe Notes

Wait until the “eyeballs” thaw a little before eating them, so that you don't choke!

Halloween Punch

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Comments

  1. Dolly says

    October 28, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    omg thats so creative..

    i loveee ribena.. especially when i was young!

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  2. edvige says

    October 28, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    Ciao Manuela ho trovato il tuo indirizzo sulla rivista mensile Alice e siccome sei italiana dicono di origini da parte genitori siciliani ma nata a Milano ho pensato di venire a curiosare. Diciamo che comprendo abbastanza bene l’inglese anche se l’australiano almeno il parlato è moooolto diverso ricordo un insegnante australiano che ha rinunciato a fare supplenza perchè nessuno lo capiva ehehhehe forse parlava in dialetto boh!
    Buona domenica almeno oggi è cosi. ciaoooo

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    • Manu says

      October 28, 2012 at 8:53 pm

      Ciao Edvige! Ma che bella sorpresa! Non avevo idea che il mio blog fosse stato menzionato su Alice Cucina! Mi sai dire se e’ sul mese di ottobre o novembre? I miei genitori vivono ancora in Italia e mi piacerebbe farglielo sapere! Grazie mille! Lo so… l’accento australiano e’ pazzesco. Io, pur conoscendo gia’ bene l’inglese, ci ho messo un bel po’ per capirlo bene! 🙂 Benvenuta su Manu’s Menu e buona domenica anche a te!

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      • edvige says

        October 28, 2012 at 11:54 pm

        La rivista è quella uscita ora Novembre il tuo indirizzo è a pag. 57 non è grande ma insomma si vede bene. Ho visto che sei su Face e anche su Twitter. Io lo sono su entrambi la l’uccellinolo seguo poco.
        Ad ogni modo sia su Face che su Twitter sono come Gisella in quanto questo profilo l’ha creato mio nipote….per convincermi ad andarci per il gioco di Farmville che entrambi abbiamo lasciato. Ora vedo di agganciarmi. Ciaoooo
        questa è la copertina dove se tu
        http://www.alice.tv/mondo-alice/periodici/alice-cucina-novembre-2012

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  3. Katherine Martinelli says

    October 28, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    So cute!! The perfect Halloween beverage. Love the lychee eyeballs 🙂

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  4. Suzanne Perazzini says

    October 29, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Spooky and gorgeous! Love the eyeballs.

    Reply
  5. manju says

    October 30, 2012 at 3:54 am

    Awesome Idea Manu, I’m going to use this for our office halloween party on 31st…I’v seen the Lychee Eyeball stuff before, but a yummy punch with eerie eyeballs…Love the idea!! 🙂

    Reply

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