Spooky Halloween Mocktail

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: drink

Calories: 180kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Fun and fruity Halloween themed drink with subtle autumn spice and a sweet edible eyeball

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Equipment

1 jigger or shot glass
1 Cocktail Shaker or mason jar
1 bar spoon or spoon
1 rocks glass

Ingredients

¾ cup tart cherry juice
¾ ounce cinnamon syrup
1 activated charcoal capsule
ice
sparkling water
1 lychee
1 teaspoon cherry jam
1 blueberry

Instructions

Add cherry juice, cinnamon syrup, and powder from inside activated charcoal capsule into cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice.
Seal cocktail shaker and shake until liquid is chilled to the touch. I recommend giving a few extra shakes to dissolve as much of the charcoal powder as possible.
Strain mocktail into rocks glass over fresh ice.
Spoon cherry jam into hole of lychee then place a blueberry inside to create the eye. Add to drink as garnish.

Notes

To Make the Cinnamon Syrup

Add one cinnamon stick (or two teaspoons ground cinnamon), 1 ½ cup brown sugar, and one cup water to a small saucepan over medium heat and stir until dissolved.
Bring the mixture to a boil then remove it from heat and steep until cooled.
Strain out any solid pieces and transfer the cooled syrup to a container to store. Makes 18 servings.

Tool Substitutions

If you don't have a cocktail shaker, a mason jar makes a good substitute. Just tilt the lid open when you pour out the mocktail to retain the ice. And a shot glass can work in place of a jigger!

Give this drink extra shakes to dissolve as much of the charcoal powder as possible. Some residue will likely make it into the bottom of your glass but you can double strain with a mesh strainer to prevent that, if you prefer.

Preparation

You can prep this zero-proof drink ahead of time but I don't recommend adding the sparkling water until you're ready to serve it because it will go flat over time.

To make into a punch, add three cups tart cherry juice, three ounces cinnamon spice syrup and powder from four activated charcoal capsules to a pitcher filled halfway with ice. Top up with sparkling and stir vigorously to combine. Finish each glass with lychee berry eyeballs. Serves four.

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