Halloween beverages punch up the party
October 11, 2009
You can borrow the witches' chant from Shakespeare's MacBeth—"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!"—as you stir these special Halloween punches from The Culinary Institute of America (CIA).
Young boys and ghouls will love to add the candied worms and other sweet creepies to the Ghoulish Gummy Punch below, a tasty concoction filled with healthy fruit juices.
For a special trick, add candy that fizzes to their glasses before you fill them up.
Treat those of drinking age to delicious Tea Punch. Made with Green Tea or any other type of tea you prefer, the combination of rums and simple syrup will surely please your guests.
Ghoulish Gummy Punch
Yield: 1/2 gallon
- 2 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups pomegranate juice
- 2 cups apple cider
- 2 cups sparkling cider
- 1 cup of your favorite gummy candies
- Ice or dry ice as needed
- 16 Fizzies candies (optional)
- Combine
pineapple juice, pomegranate juice, apple cider, sparkling cider, and
gummy candies in a punch bowl.
Nutritional analysis without candy per cup: 130 calories, 0 grams protein, 32 grams carbohydrate, 0 grams fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 20 milligrams sodium.
Tea Punch
Yield: 1/2 Gallon
- 1 cup dark rum
- 1 cup white rum
- Juice from 2 lemons
- 5 cups Green Tea (or your favorite tea)
- 1/2 cup simple syrup (recipe below)
- Ice or dry ice as needed
Combine
the rums, lemon juice, Green Tea, and simple syrup in a punch bowl. Adjust
sweetness to taste by adding more simple syrup. Add ice or dry ice to
cool.
Simple syrup: Combine 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove pan from heat and cool to room temperature.
Nutritional analysis per cup: 160 calories, 0 grams protein, 7 grams carbohydrate, 0 grams fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 0 milligrams sodium.
Knackerli
Makes 24 Knackerli
- 1 cup dark, milk, or white chocolate morsels
- 24 pistachios, peeled
- 24 dried cherries or cranberries
- 6 dried apricots, quartered
- 24 slivered almonds, toasted
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler.
Spoon the chocolate or fill a parchment cone with the chocolate and pipe 1-in disks (1 teaspoon per disk) onto a parchment-lined sheet pan.
Arrange 1 pistachio, 1 dried cherry or cranberry, 1 piece of dried apricot, and 1 piece of slivered almond onto each disk of chocolate.
Let the chocolate fully set before removing the disks from the parchment paper.Notes: The
chocolate can be piped in larger or smaller disks, if desired. Any type of nuts
or dried fruit can be substituted for the pistachios, dried cranberries, and
apricots.
When making Knackerli, it is important to remember that the size of the nuts
and dried fruits corresponds to the size of the chocolate disk and that the
colors and flavors complement each other.
Chef's Note: When preparing
Knackerli, work in small batches so that the chocolate disks don't set before
you've had a chance to garnish them. For Halloween, you can add candy corn
kernels or make ghosts using white chocolate and dark chocolate chips.
Nutritional analysis per 16-ounce candy: 80 calories, 1 gram protein, 12 grams carbohydrate, 3.5 grams fat, 0 milligrams
cholesterol, 0 milligrams sodium.
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