Witches' Brew Recipe
Forget eye of newt and toe of frog-our Witches' Brew Recipe calls for sherbet, soda, pineapple juice, and a little Halloween spirit! This glowing green punch is ready in five minutes, and is sweet, creamy, and totally kid-friendly.
🔍 Recipe At-A-Glance: Witches' Brew Recipe
- ⏰ Prep Time: 5 minutes
- 🕰️ Cook Time: Absolutely none
- 🎃 Flavor Profile: Bright lemon-lime with smooth creamy lime sherbet.
- 🍁 Good For: Halloween party snacks and pumpkin carving parties. We've thrown pumpkin carving parties in the past where we served this witches brew for the kids, spiked apple cider for the adults, and lots and lots of homemade caramel corn for everyone!
- 🍭 Kid-Friendly: This witches' brew punch is loved by kids and adults alike!
- 🧡 Difficulty: Easier than convincing the kids that it isn't time to start knocking on doors yet!
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🧡 Why You'll Love This Recipe
Witches' brew is a fantastic treat for kids and adults alike. While it may sound mysterious and spooky, the recipe we're sharing today is non-alcoholic, making it perfect for youngsters.
Here's why you'll love this recipe:
- Made for little helpers: Let your little witches and wizards help scoop, pour, and add the gummy candy.
- Guaranteed oohs and ahhs: We'll show you how to add an eerie smoke effect, sure to leave everyone in awe!
- Party-sized magic: This recipes fills a cauldron, so it is perfect for a big Halloween party. Serve it up with some Halloween mini pizzas, Halloween taco dip, Halloween Chex mix, and/or a Halloween cheese board to fill up everyone's tummies before the sugar deluge.
👀 The Ingredients You Need
- Lemon-lime soda: We used Sprite in our testing, but any lemon-lime soda you like the flavor of will work!
- Pineapple juice: While you can absolutely use fresh pineapple juice, the store-bought kind is just fine for this punch, since it is getting mixed with soda and sherbet. We recommend saving the fresh stuff for when you can really savor all the flavors!
- Gummy candy: If you want to make this punch even more festive, try adding some green food coloring for a more witchy green and gummy worms or gummy eyeballs for garnish. Want the creepy smoke effect? That's from dry ice-more on that in a bit!
Make sure to check the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, along with quantities and my expert tips and tricks.
🔁 Variations & Substitutions
- Give it some smoke: Ah, the pièce de résistance! The spooky smoke effect is what sets this witches' brew apart from the ordinary. To achieve this enchanting aura, you'll need to know some safety rules around dry ice: use heavy-duty gloves and tongs when handling the dry ice, do not consume it, and make sure your guests know not to eat it either! For kids, we recommend leaving the dry ice in the punch bowl, not the individual cups.
- Add a grown-up twist: For the adult crowd looking to add a bit of enchantment to their evening, transforming your witches' brew into an alcoholic potion is a snap. Add two cups of vodka to the punch bowl for a grown-ups-only party, or add a splash of vodka to the adult cups for a mixed crowd. Just remember to drink responsibly and designate a broomstick-riding sober witch to keep everyone safe!
- Cauldron serving: Serve this punch in a cauldron-shaped punch bowl for an extra festive effect.
- Jack-o-lantern punch: Use orange sherbet and orange soda for more of a Great Pumpkin vibe to your punch.
- Monster mash punch: Use rainbow sherbet and replace the gummy worms with gummy skulls or bones for a color explosion.
🥣 How to Make This Witches' Brew Recipe
Step 1: Scoop the sherbet into a large punch bowl (or a food-safe cauldron). If you want an extra-green punch, you can add a few drops of green food coloring now.
Step 2: Pour the soda and pineapple juice over the sherbet-it will fizz!. Stir gently to combine. Note: You'll want to wait until right before the party to do this, because the sherbet will melt fast!
Step 3: Add your creepy touches-dry ice, gummy eyeballs, and gummy worms, if you are using them.
🙋🏻♀️ Witches' Brew Recipe FAQs
We kept this witches' brew fairly simple, with three main ingredients: lime sherbet, lemon-lime soda, and pineapple juice.
While we think this witches' brew recipe is the best kid-friendly drink for a Halloween party, you might want something a little more grown-up for the adults. In that case, we recommend warm spiked apple cider, pumpkin pie martinis, or apple cider sangria!
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👩🏻🍳 My Expert Tips & Tricks
- Dry ice safety: Dry ice adds an incredible smoke effect, but remember that it is there for presentation, not snacking. Remember that dry ice should never be handled with bare hands, and should not be ingested. Make sure your guests know this too! It is perfectly safe to put it in the punch bowl, or small pieces in individual cups, though we'd skip the dry ice in kid cups!
- Last-minute prep: Sorry, but this is one recipe that you won't want to make until right before your guests walk through the door. The sherbet will start melting relatively quickly, so it is best to make this one directly before serving.
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📖 Recipe
Witches' Brew
Ingredients
- 1 ½ quarts lime sherbet
- Green food coloring optional
- 2 liter bottle lemon-lime soda like Sprite, chilled
- 2 cups pineapple juice chilled
- Dry ice
- Gummy worms and gummy eyeballs for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Scoop 1 ½ quarts lime sherbet into a large punch bowl.
- Add a few drops of Green food coloring if using, then pour over the 2 liter bottle lemon-lime soda and 2 cups pineapple juice. Stir gently to combine.
- Add in the Dry ice, Gummy worms and gummy eyeballs, if using.
Notes
- To make this alcoholic, add in 2 cups of your favorite vodka.
- Wait to make this punch until right before serving, as the sherbet melts quickly.
- Dry ice is available at most major supermarkets near where they sell bagged ice. Dry ice shouldn't be ingested, but it's perfectly safe to put in the punch for a spooky smoke effect. Place a large piece in the punch bowl and small pieces in individual cups. If serving for kids, we recommend only putting the dry ice in the punch bowl and leaving it out of the individual cups! Always make sure your guests know not to eat the dry ice and always use gloves and tongs while handling the ice.
My kids host a Halloween party every year, and this punch is always a hit! We love the creepy green color!
bookmarking, looks so fun for a halloween party
SO fun!