Happenin’ Halloween Drinks

Happenin’ Halloween drinks coming right up! We’ve discovered a delicious Halloween cocktail for parents and a fun yet healthy Halloween drink for the kids! Whether you are hosting or attending a costume party, partaking in a small get together, or just hanging out at home, these recipes are a fabulous + freaky addition for spooky season!

While the cocktail is inspired by a Half Baked Harvest recipe called Sleepy Hallow, the children’s drink comes from a Sugar And Charm recipe featuring a punch with just three ingredients. The Sleepy Hallow cocktail incorporates a honey/rosemary syrup along with cinnamon and sugar that gives it such a warm Autumn essence. It’s the bright orange color of the kids’ punch combined with the creepy crawly gummies that give it a festive feel. You will be amazed by how tasty this treat is even though it has a decent amount of pure carrot juice in it – your kids will never know! It’s the carrot juice that really gives it the vibrant color.

Keep reading to get all the details for both of these happenin’ Halloween drinks!

SLEEPY HALLOW – ADULT COCKTAIL

Servings – 6

Ingredients

• ¼ cup honey
• A few sprigs of fresh rosemary
• Zest from 1 orange
• Cinnamon & sugar to rim the glass
• ¼ cup of pomegranate/cranberry juice
• 5 to 3 shots of tequila – we used – (original recipe called for less than 2 but didn’t seem to be enough for 6 drinks)
• A couple dashes of orange bitters
• A dash of ground cinnamon
• Fake sparkling wine – we used a pomegranate/apple flavor – (original recipe called for sparkling water here which could be great as well, but the sparkling wine added more of a fizzy punch)

Instructions

1. First step is to make the honey/rosemary syrup goodness that gives this drink such a warm Autumn essence
   1. Bring ½ cup of water, ¼ cup of honey, and a spring of the fresh rosemary to a boil
   2. After boiling for 2-3 minutes, add the zest from 1 orange and then remove from the heat to set aside and let cool
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine the ¼ cup pomegranate/cranberry juice, 2.5-3 shots of tequila, a couple dashes of orange bitters, a dash of cinnamon, 1-2 tablespoons of the honey/rosemary syrup and ice.
3. Shake to combine
4. Wet the rim of a glass then rub in cinnamon & sugar
5. Strain cocktail into glass and top with the fake sparking pomegranate-apple wine
6. Garnish glass with half a sprig of rosemary – light on fire for a smoky effect (we did not try this but definitely think it could make for an excellent and festive addition!

HEALTHIER + SUPER SIMPLE HALLOWEEN PUNCH – KIDS DRINK

Servings – 8

Ingredients

• 24 oz of carrot juice – we used
• 52 oz of reduced sugar orange juice
• 24 oz of ginger ale
• 1 bag of ice
• Gummy worms and any other type of creepy crawly gummies

Instructions

1. Pour the 24 oz of carrot juice, 52 oz of reduced sugar orange juice, and 24 oz of ginger ale into a large punch bowl
2. Add in the ice and creepy crawly gummies and VOILA!

Give both of these drink recipes a try and show us the results! Comment here or reach out to your favorite Real Estate Nation agent to share – we’d love to hear of any variations you come up with. Or perhaps you have a favorite go-to happenin’ Halloween drink that the world should know about – please do share! BOTTOMS UP!