This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois chapter.
Halloween is coming up and what better way to celebrate than with a festive drink. Although your celebrations may look different this year, try these devilishly delicious drinks to get you in the Halloween spirit. Both cocktails and mocktails included, drink up, you 21+ witches!
Place rum, peach schnapps, black cherry juice, and Grenadine in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake for about 10 seconds to mix and chill.
Strain into a martini glass.
Drop in a set of plastic vampire teeth and garnish with a fresh or maraschino cherry, if desire.
Enjoy!
Black Magic Jello Shots
(mocktail version included!)
Supplies:
24 plastic cups on a baking sheet
Black Sanding sugar
Ingredients:
Blue Layer
3 ounces Berry Blue Jello mix(1/2 cup powder mix)
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup vodka (or white grape juice for mocktail)
Purple Layer
3 ounces Berry Blue Jello mix(1/2 cup powder mix)
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup vodka (or white grape juice for mocktail)
Directions:
Place all 24 plastic cups on a baking sheet or on your serving plate, for easy transport. Leave the lids off the cups.
Blue Layer:
Place the Jello mix powder in a medium mixing bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water to the powder and whisk to combine until the powder is dissolved.
Add the cold water and vodka. Whisk to combine.
Fill each plastic cup halfway full with blue jello. Place the cups in the fridge and chill until the jello is just about set, about 45 mins.
Purple Layer:
Place the Jello mix powder in a medium mixing bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water to the powder and whisk to combine until the powder is dissolved.
Add the cold water and vodka. Whisk to combine.
Remove the plastic cups from the fridge and carefully pour the purple jello over the blue jello, to create layers, filling each cup the rest of the way.
Return the jello cups to the fridge and chill until completely set (at least 1-2 hours)
Finishing:
Remove the jello cups from the fridge, and sprinkle the top of each shot with black sugar. You don’t want to completely mask the purple, but there should be a good layer of sugar.
Place a lid on each cup and refrigerate the shots until ready to serve!
Christine Sheriff is a Senior majoring in Communications. In her free time you can find Christine baking, curating the perfect Spotify playlist, or trying to learn how to paint.
