Invoke the one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater with this sparkling halloween drink. With its fun purple hue and spooky lychee eyeball garnish, this mocktail (or cocktail) will be the perfect addition to a halloween dinner or party.
Welcome to Day 1 of my Halloween Drink Week, y'all! We're celebrating spooky season with spooky drinks: festive cocktails, mocktails, and family-friendly drinks that will make any haunt an absolute blast! Happy Halloween!
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This Fun Purple People Eater Drink is Perfect for Halloween!
I'm so excited for spooky season, y'all! Are y'all into the mocktail scene?
I just came back home from The Food and Wellness Equity Collective's Creator Summit in Philadelphia, and after all that excitement, I couldn't wait to bring y'all all types of mocktails for the halloween season.
Halloween is honestly one of the most fun times of the year, with plenty of parties with food and drinks that get to be so different than what we see throughout the rest of the year.
Meet my new non alcoholic Halloween drink: the Purple People Eater! This mocktail is fruity, bubbly, and is super easy to make (I also have instructions to make the cocktail version for those who imbibe).
I've got all the info on how to make it in advance and multiply your purple people eater drink recipe to make it punch bowl friendly, perfect for a halloween party, so get ready to have everyone absolutely "terrified" and in awe at this spooky drink!
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- This Fun Purple People Eater Drink is Perfect for Halloween!
- Why You Will Love this Recipe
- Equipment
- Ingredients
- How To Make a Purple People Eater Cocktail and Mocktail
- How to Make the Eyeball Garnish
- Halloween-Themed Variations and Tips
- Make this Drink in Advance (+ Make a big batch!)
- FAQs
- More Halloween-Themed Cocktails and Mocktails
- 📖 Recipe
Why You Will Love this Recipe
- Deceivingly Simple - this purple drink doesn't take any specialty ingredients so it's really simple to make.
- The Perfect Halloween Mocktail/Cocktail - when else do we get to drink purple monster themed drinks and be a little silly?
- Can be Made Ahead of Time and in a Big Batch - I have all the instructions in the recipe card, simply multiply the parts needed to make a big batch and keep it in a pitcher in the fridge until it's time to party!
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker or Mixing Glass
- Highball Glasses - you could also use a rocks glass.
- Large Punch Bowl - if you are serving a big batch, you'll definitely need one of these.
Ingredients
- Blue Curaçao - I found non-alcoholic blue curacao in my local grocery store and online, but if you're making the cocktail version, use the regular liqueur.
- Grenadine - this is a pomegranate syrup, very sweet. It helps to balance out the purple color and give sweetness.
- Pomegranate Juice, Cranberry Juice, or Grape Juice - I used Cran-Pomegranate juice, which is much darker than regular cranberry, which is more of a bright red. We really want to
- Sweet and Sour Mix - you can swap this for lemonade or lemon juice.
- Club Soda, lemon lime soda, ginger ale, or other sparkling add in - top off your drink with some bubbles. I mean, y'all know me: it's rare that my drinks don't have some effervescence!
- Canned Lychee Fruit and Frozen Blueberries - Use these to make the Purple People Eater's eyeball!
How To Make a Purple People Eater Cocktail and Mocktail
Step 1 | In cocktail shaker or mixing glass filled with ice cubes, add your juice and sweet and sour mix.
Step 2 | Next pour in the grenadine and blue curacao.
Step 3 | Shake or stir until the drink is completely cold, then strain into a glass. Top with your sparkling mix in and garnish the rim with a creepy lychee eyeball.
How to Make the Eyeball Garnish
Canned lychee are already peeled, and the fruit has a hole in the center where the seed once was. Place a blueberry in there and stick your cocktail pick through to keep them together.
Halloween-Themed Variations and Tips
- Make this mocktail into the perfect cocktail by adding your favorite vodka or gin!
- Raspberry schnapps, triple sec, or peach schnapps also taste delicious in this drink!
- Dip the rim of the glass into a small plate of simple syrup and then into some bright purple sugar before serving for a cute garnish.
- Try (carefully!) adding a tiny chunk of dry ice to the bottom of the glasses for an even spookier effect!
- Instead of using fruit, garnish with a gummy eyeball instead!
Make this Drink in Advance (+ Make a big batch!)
Recipes that use parts as measurements give you the freedom to adjust the size of your drink. These measurements, like 1 part or ½ part, exist to ensure the perfect balance of ingredients.
- 1 part blue curacao
- 1 part sweet and sour mix
- ½ part grenadine
- 1 part pomegranate juice
Mix all that together in a pitcher, and keep in the fridge until you're ready to serve it.
Then when it's time to serve, top the pitcher off with club soda or Sprite, and make eyeballs for your guests' drinks.
FAQs
Blue curaçao is made with orange peels, so it tastes like the scent of orange oils: citrusy with a slightly bitter finish.
More Halloween-Themed Cocktails and Mocktails
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📖 Recipe
Purple People Eater Drink
Invoke the one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater with this sparkling halloween drink. With its fun purple hue and spooky lychee eyeball garnish, this mocktail (or cocktail) will be the perfect addition to a halloween dinner or party.
Ingredients
Purple People Eater Mocktail
- 3 ounces pomegranate juice
- 1.5 ounces non-alcoholic blue curaçao
- 3 ounces sweet and sour mix
- 1 ounce grenadine
- Club soda or lemon lime soda, to top
Eyeball Garnish
- 1 peeled and seeded lychee, canned
- 1 frozen blueberry
Instructions
- Take all the ingredients for the cocktail into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until the shaker feels very cold, about 30 seconds.
- Pour into a highball glass over ice, then top with club soda or lemon-lime soda.
- To make the garnish, stick the blueberry into the hole left by the seed of the lychee. Then skewer the fruit with a cocktail pick and garnish your drink for a one-eyed purple people eater!
Notes
Instructions for a Purple People Eater Cocktail
Add 1.5 ounces of vodka to the ingredients list, and use blue curaçao liqueur instead. Follow the rest of the instructions and ingredients as written.
Instructions to Make a Big Batch
- 1 part blue curacao
- 1 part sweet and sour mix
- ½ part grenadine
- 1 part pomegranate juice
Mix all that together in a pitcher, and keep in the fridge until you're ready to serve it.
Then when it's time to serve, top the pitcher off with club soda or Sprite, and make lychee eyeballs for your guests' drinks
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 230Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 21mgCarbohydrates: 59gFiber: 0gSugar: 50gProtein: 0g
All nutrition facts are estimations. Please see a physician for any health-related inquiries.
Eden Westbrook is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind Sweet Tea and Thyme. A classically trained chef, Eden has inspired home cooks into the kitchen with cultural comfort foods, easy family-friendly eats and sweets, and glorious spreads for date night and entertaining since 2015.
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