Blood Orange Halloween Mocktail

🍷 INGREDIENTS:

• 500ml blood orange juice

• 500ml 100% cranberry juice

• 1 fresh lemon (thinly sliced)

• 750ml sparkling red grape juice

• 1 can whole lychees in light syrup (drained)

• Fresh blueberries (for eyeball centres)

Method

Make the Mocktail

  1. Fill a large jug or punch bowl with ice cubes.

  2. Pour in the blood orange juice, cranberry juice and grape juice.

  3. Add the sliced lemon, ginger and cinnamon stick.

  4. Stir well and chill until ready to serve.

  5. Just before serving, pour in the sparkling water and gently stir.

Make the Lychee Eyeballs

  1. Drain the lychees if using tinned fruit.

  2. Insert one blueberry into the hollow centre of each lychee.

  3. The blueberry creates the pupil whilst the lychee forms the eyeball.

  4. Float the eyeballs in the punch just before serving.

Halloween Twist

For an extra creepy effect:

  • Drizzle a little cranberry juice over the lychees before adding them to the punch.

  • Freeze a few lychee eyeballs into ice cubes.

  • Serve in Halloween-themed glasses with black paper straws.

  • Add slices of blood orange floating on top for a dramatic "witch's brew" appearance.