Devilishly Delicious Halloween Cocktails
Halloween isn't just for the kids.
"Early Show" contributor Katie Lee -- dressed as Cleopatra for the show's big Halloween shindig on the plaza - turned mixologist, offering recipes for some creepy cocktails for grownups!
The delicious brews:
Bloody Punch with Floating Hands
Swamp Water 'Tini
Spooky Collins
Boo-licious Pumpkin Milkshake
Bloody Punch with Floating Hands
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup grapefruit juice
5 cups black cherry juice
1 cup brandy
1/4 cup simple syrup or agave nectar
1 1/2 cups seltzer
METHOD:
Combine grapefruit juice with 1 cup of the black cherry juice. Pour into latex gloves and tie ends or secure ends with a rubber band (like making water balloons). Place in a casserole dish and freeze until firm.
In a large punch bowl, combine remaining 4 cups black cherry juice, brandy, and syrup. Just before serving, pour in seltzer. To loosen gloves from the frozen hands, run under warm water and peel off the glove. Place hands in punch bowl.
Swamp Water 'Tini
INGREDIENTS:
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce midori
Lemon-lime soda
4 Peeled green grapes
METHOD:
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine vodka and midori. Shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass. Top with a splash of lemon lime soda. Garnish with peeled grapes.
Spooky Collins
INGREDIENTS:
3 ounces black vodka
1 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce simple syrup
2 drops anisette liqueur
Black Licorice
METHOD:
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine black vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, and anisette liqueur. Shake vigorously. Strain into a highball glass filled with black ice. Cut the ends from a piece of black licorice and use for a straw.
For black ice: Add a few drops of black food coloring to water and freeze in ice cube tray.
Boo-licious Pumpkin Milkshake
INGREDIENTS:
1 gingersnap, crushed
1 tablespoon caramel sauce
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup milk
2 Tablespoons pumpkin puree
2 ounces White Chocolate Liqueur
1 ounce vanilla vodka
Pinch pumpkin pie spice
Whipped cream
METHOD:
Place crushed gingersnap in a shallow dish. Coat rim of a glass in caramel sauce and dip in gingersnaps.
In a blender, combine ice cream, milk, liqueur, vodka, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin pie spice. Blend until smooth. Pour into prepared glass and top with a generous amount of whipped cream.
*Make kid friendly by leaving out the White Chocolate Liqueur and Vanilla.