Yesterday we had a very fun play date Halloween party at our house with our friends. We had a blast! But planning a party with smaller children isn’t always easy.
I searched high and low for a recipe for a Halloween punch that didn’t contain a bunch of extra sugar or soda. That was much more difficult than I could have imagined! I found this one from Better Homes and Gardens which uses sparkling white grape juice in place of soda for the fizz factor. I altered it slightly and it tasted great! I look forward to trying other juice combinations. I used orange juice but if you want a redder punch, go for cranberry-raspberry. If you’d like a darker color, try using a pure pressed apple juice like that from Simply Orange.
Apple Cider Halloween Punch
Author: Better Homes and Gardens (slightly altered)
Recipe Type: Drink
Serves: 13 (1 cup) servings
Ingredients
- 7 cups apple cider
- 2½ cups orange juice, cranberry-raspberry juice, or orange-mango juice
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 1 750 milliliter bottle sparkling white grape juice or sparkling wine
Instructions
- Add juices to punch bowl and stir.
- Add sparkling white grape juice slowly, right before serving.
- Refrigerate any leftovers.
For added fun, I cut out jack-o-lantern face shapes from construction paper and attached them to the punch bowl with double sided tape. It did wonders to make the punch fit the Halloween theme and was quicker than creating ice cube shapes. Just be sure to have all your ingredients cold when you mix them!
Janelle says
October 20, 2012 at 2:24 pmThis was SO yummy.
Vickie Couturier says
October 21, 2012 at 1:48 pmthat looks so good,im going to try that this season
Kate @ The Shopping Mama says
October 21, 2012 at 2:12 pmSounds really good! And EASY. I like easy.
Julie Wood says
October 21, 2012 at 2:57 pmI have always loved drinking Apple Cider this time of the year! I really like this Apple Cider recipe because it is not all full of sugar! Thanks for giving me a great recipe to make for my family!
shelly peterson says
October 23, 2012 at 5:08 pmsounds good, will have to try this.
s riches says
October 25, 2012 at 8:58 amThis looks like something the kids and I would enjoy.
Maryann says
October 26, 2012 at 8:56 amThis sounds like something my whole family would enjoy. It looks great for Halloween and I like the fact that the sugar is reduced. I think the cranberry version would be great for Christmas too.
ColleenMarie82 says
October 26, 2012 at 1:30 pmYUMM. very fun recipe. PINNING
Jessica Beard says
October 29, 2012 at 1:02 pmThis looks delicious! I love punch recipes. I bet it would be good with cranberry apple juice.
Tegan says
November 11, 2012 at 9:56 amI love punches and I love apple cider. Thanks for the punch idea, we will definitely be trying this when the family gets together next weekend. 🙂
Elle says
December 10, 2012 at 11:57 amEvery new year’s eve I host a kiddie party for all of my nieces and nephews so that their parents get a chance to go out. The non-alcoholic version of this recipe sounds delicious and I think we’ll try it this year!
JRFrugalMom says
February 6, 2013 at 8:00 amIt looks very refreshing, definitely a party drink that rocks!
Wendi S says
August 20, 2013 at 9:29 amThe drink sounds great but I think the pumpkin face on the punch bowl is awesome. It’s a simple great idea for taking a glass bowl and making is specific. You could decorate like that for a lot of holidays.
Richard Hicks says
September 30, 2013 at 11:30 pmPretty simple to make and I bet the kids went crazy over it!
Vickie Couturier says
October 12, 2013 at 1:09 pmi tried this an the grandkids loved it
Sarah Hayes says
November 4, 2013 at 1:32 pmthis sounds so good! I think itd would be great for any fall party. I will have to keep this and remember it for the things we do next year. thanks for sharing
Maria Iemma says
November 7, 2013 at 10:41 amI wanted to let you know that I made the punch for our Halloween party and everyone enjoyed it very much. Thank you very much for the recipe.
judy gardner says
November 11, 2013 at 5:14 pmyum! i love apple cider and i really love sparkling grape juice so i know i would love this! i would probably substitute apple juice for the orange juice.
kelly nicholson says
March 11, 2014 at 6:22 pmthis looks fun for any holiday..thanks
Sandra VanHoey says
May 7, 2014 at 8:54 amI am a fan of apple cider and this really sounds great!
Lily Kwan says
May 21, 2014 at 12:27 amThis recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!