Welcome to Day 4 of my Halloween Drink Week, y'all! We're celebrating spooky season with spooktacular drinks: festive cocktails, mocktails, and family-friendly drinks that will make any Halloween party an absolute blast! Happy Halloween!
The Ultimate Halloween Jungle Juice
It's day four of our Halloween week, and I am having way too much fun!
I was in Baltimore last week, and it took me right back to our military days. My husband worked at the hospital back then, and everybody from his floor would end up at our friend Julie's house in Baltimore for churrasco, bonfires, party games, and drinks.
It was the first time I ever heard of, or seen, jungle juice...or that amount of alcohol poured into a cooler in general. And let me tell you, no one parties like the military.
So let's get the party started with my halloween version of jungle juice! This spooky drink is a potent punch made with a combination of fruit juices and alcohol...like, so much alcohol.
With a little dry ice, this simply-made cocktail turns into a smoky cauldron of witch's brew or bubbling bowl of ectoplasm, or whatever you decide to name it!
Jump to:
- āThe Ultimate Halloween Jungle Juice
- Why You'll Love this Jungle Juice Punch
- What Even is Jungle Juice?
- What's in this Great Halloween Jungle Juice Recipe?
- How to Make Halloween Jungle Juice
- Variations and Pro Tips
- How to Serve Halloween Jungle Juice
- Equipment
- How to Handle Dry Ice
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More Halloween Party Drinks
- Halloween Jungle Juice
Why You'll Love this Jungle Juice Punch
- Makes a Big Batch - this boozy concoction serves a large group of people without a lot of fuss or expense. You don't need top shelf liquor...just don't tell Ina Garten I said that.
- Is a Total Showstopper - just look at it: sitting atop a table with halloween decorations is a massive halloween punch bowl smoking and bubbling. It's an easy way to create an edible centerpiece at your next halloween party that will get people talking!
What Even is Jungle Juice?
Jungle juice is a big-batch party punch made with a mix of liquors and fruit juices. It's a staple at college parties and backyard get-togethers, and it goes by a few other names too: hunch punch in the South, sling juice in the Midwest, and trash can punch just about everywhere.
There's no one set recipe, but most versions start with cheap, high-proof liquor like vodka, rum, or grain alcohol. From there it gets fruit juice, a few bottles of soda, and sometimes chopped fruit.
What's in this Great Halloween Jungle Juice Recipe?
Full ingredients, measurements, and printable instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Pineapple Juice and Orange Juice - you can use other fruit juices, but these help keep the green food dye from turning any funky colors.
- Rum - you could use coconut or white rum or spiced rum, like Captain Morgan's.
- Vodka
- Blue Curaçao - I like the orange flavor, but you can swap it out for a raspberry or peach schnapps.
- Dry Ice - optional, but there's nothing like the oohs and ahhs from something as simple as dropping dry ice in a punch bowl.
- Lemon-Lime Soda
- A few drops of green food coloring - this is what gives us that ectoplasm green Halloween look.
How to Make Halloween Jungle Juice
In your large bowl -- or cooler, or cauldron -- pour everything in and give it a good stir. Yep, that's all! If you feel the color isn't green enough, add more food coloring.
Before serving, carefully drop in a chunk of dry ice to make it nice and bubbly.
Variations and Pro Tips
- Garnish with gummy worms and eyeballs for more
- Make this a Halloween fruit punch by adding cranberry juice cocktail, apple cider, and grape juice.
- Add novelty spiders - plastic spiders frozen in an ice ring just adds extra creepiness.
- You can mix everything together three days before your event, then serve it.
How to Serve Halloween Jungle Juice
When serving your cocktail, drop a large chunk or two of dry ice into the punch bowl with the tongs. Give it a second to bubble up and serve with a long ladle. Do NOT add the dry ice to the drink.
Equipment
- A large container or large punch bowl - Use a halloween-themed container, I love using my stoneware cauldron, which is safe to use dry ice in.
- Tongs - for the dry ice. I discuss safety measures for handling dry ice below.
- Skeleton Double Old Fashioned Glasses - I absolutely adore these glasses, they are so much fun and I use them every Halloween!
How to Handle Dry Ice
Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. However, it's crucial to handle dry ice with care; it is extremely cold and can cause burns. Here's how you use it safely:
- Buy it the day of your party. Lots of grocery stores carry it, so call ahead. Bring it home in a cooler with the lid cracked (never airtight) and open a car window a little to ventilate.
- Never seal dry ice in a closed container. The gas builds up and can make it burst.
- Never touch it with bare hands. Use tongs or insulated gloves every single time.
- Break it into chunks with a hammer or mallet, outdoors or in a well-ventilated room.
- Add a couple of chunks to the punch bowl, not to individual glasses. Ladle from the top and leave the dry ice in the bowl.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use any liquor you like, just make sure you know what flavors go together when mixing up different liquors.
You can make jungle juice with zero-proof vodka and rum or other zero-proof liquors. Or make it a delicious fruit punch without any alcohol!
Oh, jungle juice will get you absolutely smashed. Please drink responsibly.
More Halloween Party Drinks
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Halloween Jungle Juice
Ingredients
- 64 ounces pineapple juice
- 64 ounces orange juice
- 1 (750 mL) bottle rum
- 1 (750 mL) bottle vodka
- 7 ounces blue curaçao
- 48 ounces lemon-lime soda
- 5-10 drops green food coloring
- Dry Ice, for garnishing
Instructions
- Mix everything but the dry ice together in a large punch bowl or cooler.64 ounces pineapple juice, 64 ounces orange juice, 1 (750 mL) bottle rum, 1 (750 mL) bottle vodka, 7 ounces blue curaçao, 48 ounces lemon-lime soda, 5-10 drops green food coloring
- When serving, drop in dry ice with tongs. Use a long ladle to spoon out the jungle juice into serving cups.Dry Ice
Recipe Notes
How to Safely Handle Dry Ice
Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It's crucial to handle dry ice with care, it is extremely cold and can cause burns or other injuries if not handled properly. Here's how you can handle dry ice for a large batch of cocktails safely:- Buy dry ice from a reputable supplier (you can often find them at big box grocery stores) just before your event. It's best to transport it in a cooler with ventilation holes to prevent the buildup of carbon dioxide gas.
- Always wear insulated gloves or use tongs when handling dry ice. Never touch it with your bare hands.
- Use a hammer, mallet, or another hard, non-breakable object to break the dry ice into smaller pieces. Do this in a well-ventilated room or outdoors.
- Use tongs or insulated gloves to place small pieces of dry ice directly into the cocktails just before serving. Never swallow the dry ice or allow it to come into direct contact with your skin or mucous membranes.
- When serving cocktails with dry ice, make sure your guests are aware and know not to touch it or ingest it.
- Do not put dry ice directly into closed or sealed containers, the build-up of carbon dioxide gas could cause the container to burst.
- Allow any remaining dry ice to sublimate (evaporate without going through the liquid phase) in a well-ventilated area. Do not dispose of dry ice in a closed trash bin.
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