How to Make a Creepy Ghoulish Halloween Punch

Serve punch in a cauldron with a mist fogger underneath.

We love Halloween. This creepy, ghoulish punch has been a hit at many a Halloween party. Make sure you have enough supplies on hand for the 2nd and 3rd bowls.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Red fruit punch
• Lemon-lime soda
• Green sherbert (or pale sherbert mixed with green food coloring).
• Gummy worms

1. An hour or so before your event, allow the sherbert to soften. Don't let it melt into a soupy mix. Spoon the sherbert into a large bowl. We like our punch to have a bright green ghoulish hue, so I add green food coloring. Mash and stir until the sherbert has a fairly consistent coloring.

2. 

   Now it is time to add the gruesome factor to the ghoulish punch. Dump your supply of gummy worms into the green sherbert. Mix and mash until the worms are evenly dispersed through the green sherbert. Store your ghoulish glob in the freezer until it is party time.

3. Right before your guests are due to arrive, remove the ghoulish sherbert from the freezer. Allow it to soften as you prepare the red liquid in which the ghoulish goop with float. Pour the red fruit punch into your punch bowl until it is approximately 1/2 full. Add lemon-lime soda to fill the bowl to about 3/4 full. Carefully remove the ghoulish green sherbert from the container. The presentation of the punch is best if the sherbert is in one big blob.

4. Place your ghoulish punch in a place of honor where your guests can observe the worms emerging from the foam as the ghoulish green sherbert melts. When ladling the punch into glasses, be sure each guest gets a juicy worm adorning their cup.

Tips & Warnings

• Presentation is vital when setting the scene for your Halloween party. Instead of using a glass punch bowl, use a black plastic cauldron for serving your ghoulish punch.

• We set our black cauldron on a metal base with a colorful water fogger. Using a clear glass bowl that fits under the metal base, we fill the bowl with water and place the water fogger in the water. The color-changing lights and light mist finish the presentation of our ghoulish potion, I mean punch, simmering in an old black cauldron.