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Halloween Punch with Eyeballs

Created On: October 11, 2020  |  Updated: October 14, 2020  |   15 Comments

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This Halloween punch is deliciously fruity, doesn’t have any added sweetener or artificial ingredients, and can be made with or without alcohol. 

Here’s the Halloween punch recipe I promised in my Eyeball Cupcakes post. Like I said there, I love these lychee eyeballs and intend on using them in several spooky treats this year.

It’s so hard to find unprocessed Halloween recipes, and these eyeballs are SO easy, creepy and totally natural. You just need canned lychees and blueberries!

Ingredients in this punch

A lot of punch recipes call for ingredients I’ve never even heard of. I tried to keep things simple, but still delicious, and think I succeeded.

A fruity punch may seem odd for Halloween when people are probably more into warm drinks like Hot Spiced Apple Cider or Pumpkin Hot Chocolate, but those drinks don’t go with the lychee eyeballs.

And besides, who can turn down a rummy fruity drink? 😉

 

You just need:

  • pineapple juice
  • blood orange juice (or regular orange juice if you don’t care about the color)
  • apple juice
  • lime juice
  • white rum (can be omitted for an alcohol-free version) 

For this punch, you just dump everything in a punch bowl. Bam. Done. 

Everything I used was 100% juice and no added sugar was needed. I couldn’t be bothered to make the simple syrup that you often find in punches, cocktails, etc. 

This drink was still sweet enough! I think anyone would be happy with it.

Note that the blood orange juice I used was a deep red color. If you use juice that’s more pinkish, the drink will be a bit pinker and less red.


Alcoholic vs. non-alcoholic 

If you’ve got some kids or non-drinking friends coming to your party (hopefully an outdoor, socially distanced, safe shindig!), just set some punch aside for them and then add your rum to the alcoholic version.

One thing that I just thought of is using sparkling apple cider / juice in place of the apple juice for a kid version. I think that’d be fun.

It’s been ages since I’ve had sparkling cider and don’t have it where I live so it could be a terrible idea. It’s easy enough to try out a tiny batch, though! 

To make a tiny test batch, use 2 tablespoons pineapple juice, 2 tablespoons blood orange juice, 1 1/2 tablespoons sparking apple cider / juice and 1/2 teaspoon lime juice.


Type and amount of rum

How much rum you use will, of course, depend on how rummy you want your punch. We thought that the amount listed in the recipe was perfect.

It was balanced without being too rummy. But you may want more. 

You can always buy an extra bottle and if not needed for the punch, make this amazing rum cake from scratch. Either for Halloween or you can keep it around until Christmas.

Or whenever. Rum cake is always great!

How to serve this drink

This Halloween punch is best served really cold. If you’ve got space in your freezer, I’d recommend putting the three bottles of juice and the rum in there for a few hours, until ready to serve. The small amount of lime juice can stay in the fridge.

It really takes 3 minutes to dump all the punch ingredients in a punch bowl so you don’t need to worry about making it ahead of time.

One way to ensure your punch stays cold is freezing the lychee eyeballs! 

Then there’s no ice watering down your punch. Once the eyeballs are frozen, you can’t stick a skewer through them but what I’d do is just plop them all in the punch to keep it really cold.

You could also stick them through the skewers and freeze them that way.

What are lychees?

Lychees are a type of fruit native to China, but in the United States, they’re also grown in Florida and Hawaii. They’re quite sweet and fragrant with some floral notes.

You can use fresh lychees, but they’re quite challenging to find. You can, however, find canned lychees at Asian food stores.

You can also often find them at Whole Foods. You might find them in the Asian food section or the canned fruit section. I’d recommend calling first before making a special trip.

Can I use something else instead of lychees?

I’ve never come across anything similar. I don’t have any idea how to recreate these eyeballs with different fruit. 

If you have an idea, let us know in the comments! And if you have any lychees left over, try this delicious looking sparkling watermelon lychee cocktail.

What can I use instead of the blueberries?

Inside of the eyeball is a blueberry. If you don’t want to use those, small grapes would probably work.

To figure out how many lychees + blueberries you’ll need, you’ve got to figure out how big you want your servings.

Check out the notes at the bottom of the recipe for more info about that.

If you try out this fruity Halloween punch, I’d love to hear how you like it!

5 from 1 vote

Halloween Punch with Eyeballs

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Print Recipe
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Prep Time 10 mins
This easy Halloween punch only calls for common ingredients and doesn't have any added sweetener or any artificial ingredients. Can be made with or without alcohol.

Ingredients
  

Punch:

  • 1 quart (4 cups - 950 ml) 100% pineapple juice
  • 1 quart (4 cups - 950 ml) 100% blood orange juice
  • 3 cups (710 ml) 100% apple juice
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) 100% lime juice
  • 3 cups (710 ml) white rum or more - omit for an alcohol-free version
  • ice, optional - better is to use frozen lychee eyeballs

Eyeballs (see notes for amounts):

  • canned lychees
  • blueberries

Instructions

  • Prepare the eyeballs. Place a blueberry in the middle of each lychee. If desired, place two on a skewer to make a set of eyes. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve or use as ice cubes (highly recommended). To do that, lay the assembled eyeballs in a single layer on a tray and freeze for about 1-2 hours or until solid. Keep them in a freezer-proof container until ready to serve.
  • It's recommended to freeze the juice bottles and rum in the freezer for a few hours before serving. Shortly before serving, mix all the punch ingredients together. Keep chilled until ready to serve.

Notes

You'll probably need 2 cans of lychees.
You need to decide how big your servings will be before you know how many lychees and blueberries you'll need. For each eyeball, you need 1 lychee + 1 blueberries. 
This recipe yields 11 1/3 cups of punch if omitting the rum. If you add the rum, you'll have 14 1/3 cups of punch.
11 1/3 cups of alcohol-free punch = 18 servings of 5-ounces (.625 cups) each. 
If you want to use 5-ounce servings, you'll need 18 lychees + 18 blueberries for 1 eyeball per drink. If you want a pair of eyeballs per serving, you'll need 36 lychees + 36 blueberries. 
If adding rum, you'll have 23 5-ounce servings.  You'll need 23 lychees + 23 blueberries for each serving for 1 eyeball or double that for a pair of eyeballs per drink.
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  1. kerri says

    oh my gosh! i’ve never seen anything like this! how fun is this for halloween!!

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  2. Debra says

    Super tasty drink…and I love the color too. Those eyeballs though….so creative,and tasty too.

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  3. Tara says

    What a cute and spooky cocktail! I can’t wait to serve this at my halloween party. I know it’s going to be a huge hit!

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  4. Denise says

    What a fun drink for Halloween! The punch sounds fruity and delicious. I need to look for Lychees, I love the eyeballs!

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  5. Chef Dennis says

    what a fun drink for Halloween! I wish we were having a party this year so I could serve your punch

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  6. Jenny says

    These are so much fun! I love them and will be making them for halloween. Just for my husband and I but it is also his birthday and he will really enjoy them. I will be making the adult version with a little bit of rum. Thanks so much!

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  7. Sharon says

    This Halloween drink is so neat! Perfect for kids parties or to upgrade for adult parties.

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  8. Eva says

    These eyeballs are so hilarious, and I love that they’re 100% fruit! I also love this drink, it really doesn’t need any added sugar to be perfect. Blood orange does indeed give it a beautiful tone.

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  9. Paula Montenegro says

    The mix of flavors in this punch make me want to try it right now! And no added sugars, that’s such a big plus. Great recipe, I love rum with fruit and this couldn’t come at a better moment.

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  10. Gloria says

    I think I am going to make a kid friendly version of the Halloween punch. It is an indoor party this year. I know the grandkids would love it.

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  11. Donny says

    This is so fun! Love that it’s all juice and no added sugar. I think I’ll try it with vodka. Thanks!

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  12. Gabriela Herrera says

    5 stars
    So creative and the fact that there’s liquor in there is just wonderful.

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  13. Kelly says

    So fun! Love the eyeballs! It’s great to have a drink that doesn’t have processed additives!

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  14. Jean Choi says

    SOO fun for Halloween! Love the lychee idea. Can’t wait to try this!

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  15. Karen Dooner says

    Really cute! I think I will try it on my near by grandson. See what he has to say about it after after he calms down Tee Hee!!!!
    Really a cute idea! Thanks!

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