Spooktacular Halloween Cocktails
Spooktober is here, and Halloween is just around the corner! Have you lined up your Halloween parties yet? Don’t let others outshine yours — we’ve got your back! Check out our easy, creepy cocktail recipes that will delight your ghoulish guests and make the spooky night unforgettable. Get ready to impress your friends with your mixology skills and create a hauntingly good atmosphere!
- Brain Big Batch Jell-O Shot
A creepy centerpiece that doubles as Jell-O shots? Yes, please! This is definitely a showstopper for any Halloween party.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- 6 oz. strawberry jelly powder (two small packets or 1 large one)
- 3/4 cups vodka
- 2 cups frozen whipped topping
Instructions:
- In a medium-sized saucepan, bring water to a boil. Once boiling, turn off heat and whisk in Jell-o mix, stirring until thoroughly dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add vodka and frozen whipped topping, whisking until combined. Let cool 5 to 6 minutes.
- Grease or spritz the brain mold with cooking spray, then pour in Jell-o mixture. Place in the fridge overnight to set.
- Just before serving, fill a mixing bowl or casserole dish with warm water and gently dip the mold in the water for 20 seconds (without letting the water pour into the mold). The warm water will help loosen the Jell-o from the mold, so it flips out easily. Flip it out onto a serving platter, then slice and serve.
- Black Magic Margaritas
It’s the witching hour, and this mysterious-looking cocktail will give you the power to dance and prance all night long.
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. black sanding sugar
- 2 cups ice
- 4 oz. silver tequila
- 2 oz. triple sec
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- Red food coloring
- Blue food coloring
- Green food coloring
-
Lime slices, for garnish
Instructions:
- Rim two glasses with a lime slice and dip in black sanding sugar.
- Divide tequila, triple sec, and lime juice between two glasses and stir to combine. Add two drops each of food coloring and stir. If needed, continue adding food coloring until desired black color is achieved.
- Add ice and garnish with a slice of lime before serving.
- Drunken Peanut Butter Cups
No tricks, just treats! This cocktail will make you feel like you’ve just gone trick-or-treating and are finally enjoying all your Reese’s loot.
Ingredients:
For the Reese's-infused vodka:
- 1 c. vodka
- 1/2 c. Reese's Pieces
For the cocktail:
- Ice
- 3 oz. Reese's-infused vodka
- 3 oz. milk
- 2 oz. Chocolate Liqueur
- 1/4 cup peanut butter, for rimming glass
- 1/2 cup crushed Reese's Pieces, for rimming glass
- 2 Reese's peanut butter cups, for garnish
- 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
Instructions:
- In a mason jar, combine vodka and Reese’s pieces. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and shake. Refrigerate overnight, then strain.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then pour over strained vodka, milk, and chocolate liqueur. Shake until chilled.
- Put peanut butter on one small plate and crushed Reese's Pieces on another. Dunk tops of two cocktail glasses in peanut butter then roll in crushed Reese's Pieces.
- Drizzle about a tablespoon of chocolate syrup into each glass. Divide cocktail mixture between glasses and garnish each with a peanut butter cup.
- Zombie Cocktail
This cocktail got its name because you’ll definitely feel like a zombie after a glass or two. Are you brave enough to give it a try?
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. light rum
- 1 oz. dark rum
- 1 oz. apricot liqueur
- 2 oz. orange juice
- 1 dash lime Bitters
- 1 handful ice
- 1 oz. Bacardi 151 Rum
- orange slice and cherry, for garnish
Instructions:
- Combine light rum, dark rum, apricot liqueur, orange juice, and bitters using a cocktail shaker.
- Pour into a large glass filled with ice. Top with the shot of Bacardi 151, then garnish with the orange slice and cherry.
- Carrot Cauldron Shot
While this shot is bright and vibrant, it definitely packs a punch that will set the perfect mood for your Halloween night.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Vodka
- 0.5 oz Raw carrot juice
- 0.5 oz orange liqueur
- Garnish: lemon twist
Instructions:
- Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a shot glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.