This Halloween punch is a flavorful blend of cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale, garnished with fruit and spooky ice cubes. The perfect drink for a Halloween party!
I love to offer seasonal drink recipes in the fall months, including Thanksgiving punch, slow cooker apple cider, witches brew and this easy and elegant Halloween punch. This non-alcoholic punch is sure to impress your party guests, and it’s great for both adults and kids.
Halloween punch is the perfect holiday offering with its blood red color, and it also takes just minutes to make! It’s one of my all time favorite punch recipes!
Have a Halloween party with this punch and some of my favorites spooky dishes like pumpkin dip, a Halloween Charcuterie board, a pumpkin cheese ball and Halloween Jello shots.
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Halloween Punch Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider, ginger ale, and fruit such as fresh raspberries and cranberries. See the recipe card below for more information.
- Cranberry Raspberry Juice: Cranberry raspberry juice is a blend that is sweeter than plain cranberry juice. This juice gives the punch a great red color.
- Ginger Ale: Pick your favorite brand of ginger ale. You want a ginger ale with a mild and crisp flavor. Canada Dry, Schweppes and Seagram’s work well with this punch.
- Apple Cider: Select your favorite apple cider. Typically I use a filtered apple cider that is a transparent tan color.
How Do You Make Halloween Punch?
Pour the cran-raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale in a pitcher or large punch bowl. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with cranberries and raspberries, along with novelty ice cubes or plastic eyeballs, then serve.
Tips For The Perfect Halloween Punch
- You can use sparkling apple cider or regular apple cider. The recipe works great with either variety! I like to use a spiced apple cider for a more complex flavor.
- I recommend buying some novelty ice cubes in the shape of witches, skulls or eyeballs, or else getting a skull shaped ice cube mold to make your own ice cubes. You can also use plastic eyeballs to float in your punch bowl, or fill a rubber glove with water, then chill it in the freezer to make a spooky hand ice cube.
- If you don’t have fresh raspberries and cranberries on hand, frozen will also work fine.
- You can use dry ice for a spooky smoke effect, just be sure no one consumes the dry ice. Check your local grocery store to see if they carry dry ice. I also recommend serving your punch in a cauldron for an extra special presentation.
Quick Tip
Halloween punch is best when it is served right away, as the bubbles in the soda will go flat over time.
Recipe FAQs
It is safe to use dry ice in Halloween punch, so long as no one actually swallows the dry ice. You can put a larger block of it in the bottom of the punch bowl, or else place some dry ice with water in a large bowl, then set your punch bowl inside the larger bowl so the dry ice isn’t actually in the punch itself.
My favorite way to decorate a punch bowl for Halloween is with some fun ice cubes, like skulls or eyeballs. You can also fill latex gloves with water and freeze them to make hand ice cubes. You can also use gummy worms or gummy spiders.
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Flavor Variations
This Halloween punch is delicious as is, but there are many ways to change the flavors to fit your taste!
- Soda: Instead of ginger ale, try lemon lime soda, grapefruit soda, or ginger beer.
- Cider: You can use apple juice or orange juice instead of cider.
- Cranberry Juice: You can add other fruit juice like red grape juice, cranberry cherry juice, pineapple juice, or pomegranate juice for a different flavor profile.
- Garnishes: Feel free to use other types of fruit in the punch such as apple slices, orange slices or even add some spices like whole cinnamon sticks. You could also top your drinks with gummy worms.
- Alcohol: Make this an adult cocktail by adding 1 1/2 cups of vodka, gin, rum or tequila. You could also substitute the apple cider with a hard cider.
Every spooky party needs a great refreshing drink, and this Halloween punch recipe (also known as Witch’s Brew!) definitely fits the bill!
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Ingredients
- 7 cups cranberry raspberry juice
- 2 cups apple cider
- 4 cups ginger ale
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- ½ cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- novelty ice cubes or plastic eye balls
Instructions
- Place the cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Stir to combine.
- Add the raspberries, cranberries and novelty ice cubes or plastic eye balls.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can use sparkling apple cider or regular apple cider.
- I recommend buying some novelty ice cubes in the shape of skulls or eyeballs, or else getting a skull shaped ice cube mold to make your own ice cubes. Plastic eyeballs are also a great decoration option.
- If you don’t have fresh raspberries on hand, frozen will also work fine.
Such a fun idea for a Halloween party! The cranberry raspberry and apple cider blend sounds perfectly spooky, and I love the tip about using novelty ice cubes or dry ice for that haunted effect. It is great to have a non-alcoholic punch that still feels festive for guests of all ages. Adding this one to our October plans – thanks for sharing the recipe!
This punch was so tasty and will be perfect for our annual Halloween party!
Such a fun Halloween punch recipe! I love the plastic eyes.
This Halloween Punch recipe is awesome! It’s easy to make and perfect for adding a festive touch to any Halloween gathering. A big hit with kids and adults alike. Thank you!
The vibrant mix of flavors and spooky presentation made it a huge hit at our party. Everyone loved the refreshing taste and the creative touch of floating gummy eyeballs—definitely a must-try for any Halloween celebration!
Love this! It’s so tasty and perfectly spooky for Halloween. The kids will love it.
I saw this recipe and I had to make it. It is super refreshing with an awesome color. I skipped the Halloween decorations and made it as a summer red punch! I will definitely be making it again for Halloween!