It's time to break out the cauldron for these Halloween punch recipes.
13 Halloween Punch Recipes to Share with Your Ghouls
Updated on Oct. 05, 2024
Looking to scare up a good cocktail or mocktail to share? These Halloween punch recipes are just right for serving at your costume party. Made with fall ingredients and occasionally spiked with some devilish spirits, these batch drinks will slake any witch’s thirst.
For best results, serve up a cauldron of your favorite punch with Halloween-themed snacks and scary good sweet treats.
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Blood Orange Punch
Total Time
5 min
Servings
3-1/2 quarts
From the Recipe Creator:
This tangy punch is festive, refreshing and easy to prepare. Instead of plain ice cubes, I add frozen orange juice cubes. —Sandy McKenzie, Braham, Minnesota
Want to scare up a good time at your Halloween party? This vibrant punch uses cranberry juice and blood orange soda to get its signature color. If you’re hosting adults only at your haunted mansion, add a splash of vodka to this mix.
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Ghoul Punch
Total Time
10 min
Servings
32 servings (6 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
I make this Halloween punch recipe for my son's birthday party every year. It's always a hit with the kids—they just love it—and there's never any left! —Katheryn Sipos, Canon City, Colorado
This punch is easy to conjure up in your kitchen. Combine fruit punch, lemon-lime soda and raspberry sherbet together in your go-to cauldron.
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Mad Scientist Punch
Total Time
15 min
Servings
16 servings (4 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
Our home economists concocted this "potion" with kitchen staples such as juice concentrate, soft drink mix, soda and sherbet. It appeals to kids of all ages! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This elixir is one of our favorite Halloween punch recipes. It’s filled with fruit flavor thanks to pineapple juice, orange juice and sherbet.
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Yoda Soda
Total Time
5 min
Servings
36 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
It takes only three ingredients to create this jazzed-up Yoda soda punch. Instead of vanilla ice cream, try it with lime sherbet for a tropical twist. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
It takes only three ingredients to create this Star Wars-inspired punch. Instead of vanilla ice cream, try it with lime sherbet for a tropical twist.
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Butterscotch Mulled Cider
Total Time
3 hours 5 min
Servings
18 servings (4-1/2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
Only five minutes of preparation is needed for this dynamite slow-cooked drink. You will love the sweet taste of butterscotch and cinnamon in the hot apple cider. —Karen Mack, Webster, New York
Break out your slow cooker for this simple punch! It combines the warm seasonal flavors of butterscotch, apple cider and cinnamon.
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Warm Cider Cranberry Punch
Total Time
3 hours 10 min
Servings
20 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
I first made this at an instructional cooking camp. My kids loved it so much that, for a time, they insisted we make it every day. Serve it hot in the winter or with the ice during the summer. —Carol Gehringer, Raleigh, North Carolina
After raking leaves, picking pumpkins and scaring up a good time outside, come in and enjoy this warm punch. It’s made with cranberry juice, cider and lemonade all spiced with cinnamon, cloves and allspice. It’s just the cup you want to cozy up to after being out in the chill.
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Wormy Orange Punch
Total Time
10 min
Servings
20 servings (1 cup each)
From the Recipe Creator:
Gummy worms crawling out of the punch bowl will have your guests howling as they ladle out cups of this festive orange cooler. The punch recipe is super-easy, and its color fits in perfectly with other foods and decorations for my theme party. —Vicki Schlechter, Davis, California
We checked our grimoire—gummy worms are totally necessary when making this fun and festive punch.
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Witches’ Brew
Total Time
20 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Stir up some Halloween beverages that are as bewitching as the rest of your menu. Omit the vodka for a nonalcoholic version so the kids can have some, too! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
This is one of our most bewitching Halloween punch recipes. This sharable sipper combines kiwi, mint, ginger ale and vodka to create a wonderful potion your guests will love.
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Apple Cider Smash
Total Time
20 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
A smash is a fruity and chilled cocktail—very refreshing. It's a great use for those apples you bought from the orchard plus some sparking cider. —Moffat Frazier, New York, New York
Looking for a punch to serve up at your monster mash? Try this cider smash made with apples, brandy, sparkling cider and a splash of bourbon.
Butterbeer
We’re taking a hint from the witches and wizards of the Harry Potter universe for this drink. Our butterbeer recipe makes enough to share (four 6-ounce servings) and can be easily doubled or tripled to serve your entire house—be it Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw.
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Halloween Punch
Total Time
10 min
Servings
24 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
My bright orange sipper fits right in with October fun. To serve it in a festive way, I often put the punch bowl inside a hollowed-out-pumpkin. —Sue Thomas, Casa Grande, Arizona
Looking for Halloween punch recipes that will serve your whole pumpkin patch? This is it! This vibrant orange sipper makes 24 servings—perfect for quenching the thirst of all your little goblins after trick-or-treat.
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Chilean Monkey Tail Punch
Total Time
15 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Stories vary surrounding the origins of this punch's unique name. Some say it was initially served in a bottle depicting a monkey with a long tail, but others suggest it was named after a funny incident with a Chilean president in the early 1900s. Whatever the origin, coffee and spirits will make this sweet chilled drink warm you right up this Christmas. It also goes by "cola de mono." —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
This batch cocktail has a bit of an unusual name—one that’s perfect for this strange time of year. This Chilean sipper is creamy and spicy—with the kick of pisco (or brandy if you prefer). It’s great for adults coming in from the cold and looking to warm up with a spooky tale on Netflix.
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Cranberry Cherry Punch
Total Time
15 min
Servings
18 servings (3-1/2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
This crimson-colored beverage is wonderful for Christmas and looks festive in a glass punch bowl. —Lori Daniels, Beverly, West Virginia
We looked into our crystal ball and saw that you’ll be making this easy punch in the near future. With cherry, lemon and cranberry flavors, it’s wonderfully tart.
