Bloody Punch Recipes

DRACULA'S BLOOD PUNCH RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour the cherry juice into a large saucepan and add orange peel, chili, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger.
• Simmer for 5 mins, then turn off the heat.
• Leave to cool, then chill for a few hours or up to 2 days - the longer you leave it the more intense the flavors.
• If serving to young children, take the chili out after simmering or skip altogether.
• When you're ready to serve, pour the juice into a pitcher.
• Serve in champagne glasses or jars/mugs with a straw in each.

DRAGON'S BLOOD PUNCH (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large punch bowl or pot. Add ice and stir.
• For grown up version, add 4 cups berry vodka and 1/2 cup orange liqueur.
• Ladle into serving glasses.

BLOODY EYEBALL PUNCH

Steps:

• Stuff the cherries into the holes of the lychees, using a toothpick to keep them in place if necessary. Place each stuffed lychee on a sheet pan or in a freezer-safe casserole dish. Freeze for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
• Mix the prosecco, vodka and cherry juice together in a large punch bowl. Taste and add the reserved lychee juice as needed for sweetness. Remove the toothpicks from the frozen lychees. Add the "eyeballs" to the punch and serve with a gummy worm draped over the rim of each glass, if desired.

BLOODY RUM PUNCH FOR HALLOWEEN

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large punch bowl or pitcher, combine the rum, red wine, triple sec, lime juice, simple syrup, and lime and orange slices.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving (overnight is better).
• Serve over ice in punch glasses and enjoy.

BLOOD ORANGE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl, combine the cranberry juice, lemon juice and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Just before serving, add the soda, ice and candy fangs.

BLOOD-MOON PUNCH

Steps:

• For the ice moon, freeze a mixture of orange juice and water in a bowl that's 8 inches in diameter. In a large punch bowl, gently stir together Concord-grape juice, ginger soda, seltzer, and fresh lime juice. To release the moon, dip the bottom of the frozen bowl in hot water until the ice starts to melt at the edges. Remove the bowl from the water and turn it onto a plate. Place the moon in the punch, flat-side up, and if desired, arrange candy bats on top.

BLOOD-RED CHERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• Welcome your guests with a cup of "blood": Stir one 64-ounce bottle cherry or cranberry-cherry juice, 1 liter ginger ale, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 tablespoon grenadine in a large punch bowl. Add 2 cups frozen cherries and 1 orange, cut into chunks. (To spike it, add 2 cups bourbon or rye and 3 dashes orange bitters. )

HALLOWEEN PUNCH

Steps:

• Tip the cherry juice, orange peel, chilli, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger into a large saucepan. Simmer for 5 mins, then turn off the heat. Leave to cool, then chill for at least 4 hrs, or up to 2 days - the longer you leave it the more intense the flavours. If serving to young children, take the chilli out after a few hours.
• When you're ready to serve, pour the juice into a jug. Serve in glass bottles or glasses and pop a straw in each. If you're adding vodka, do so at this stage. Dangle a fangs sweet from each glass.

BLOODY BLACK CURRANT PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir brandy and sugar in a large bowl. Add nectar; stir to combine. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Punch can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days. Add seltzer just before serving.