Black Cat Halloween Mocktail (Non Alcoholic)
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Halloween themed drinks – like this easy non-alcoholic Black Cat Halloween Mocktail – are fun and spooky sips, especially when made without alcohol so the whole family can enjoy them!
Whether you’re creating a fun drink for your next Halloween party or a way to get the older kids involved in Halloween night, this easy recipe for a Halloween Mocktail is perfect for Spooky Season.
Who doesn’t love a spooky drink on Halloween? But so many Halloween party drinks are full of artificial colors, or require purchasing plastic syringes or dry ice or other hard-to-find items in order to pull off the Halloween theme of the drink.
Those kinds of garnishes also make it hard for younger kids to enjoy fun Halloween drinks, so let’s make something that can be enjoyed by all ages!
Nothing in this drink requires lots of food coloring, and since there’s plenty of sugar in the juice and soda, we’re leaving out ice cream or lime sherbet typical in so many Halloween milkshakes and other spooky Halloween drinks. We’re going to eat plenty of Halloween candy to cover that sugar intake. 😉
I’m all about simple recipes with easy to find ingredients, so that’s what we’re using here! All of the super simple ingredients in this non-alcoholic Halloween mocktail came from my local grocery store.
Looking for a spooky treat to serve with your Halloween mocktails? Try my candy corn cookies! They’re an October tradition in our house.
Ingredients
- Concord grape juice – Purple grape juice is what gives this Halloween punch its color and flavor.
- Orange juice – Fresh orange juice is best! Squeeze an orange for this recipe.
- Lemon lime soda – Choose your favorite brand. I used Sprite when testing this recipe. You can also use ginger ale instead of lemon lime soda if you prefer.
- Lime juice – Fresh is best, so squeeze a lime for this drink.
- Simple Syrup – Super easy to mix up at home, make your simple syrup at least a few hours before serving your Halloween mocktails so it has time to cool in the fridge.
- Black sugar (garnish) – This is for the sugar rim garnish. If you can’t find it, purple, orange or green sugar are all fun options.
- Orange slices and red grapes (garnish) – Both are fun and super easy garnishes for this mocktail.
How to Make a Halloween Mocktail (Step by Step)
Pour some black sugar into a small, shallow dish.
Run a slice of orange around the top of a rocks glass.
Dip the rim in the sugar to coat the top of the glass. Fill with ice and set aside.
Combine grape juice, orange juice, simple syrup, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well and pour into your prepared glass.
Top with lemon lime soda.
Garnish with a slice of orange and/or a few red grapes. Stir, sip and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- When making this recipe by the pitcher, be sure to chill all of your ingredients first. Placing the grape juice, orange juice, and soda in the refrigerator before you make the punch will help the ice melt slower.
- Freeze your grape garnish. Wash a cup or two of red grapes, remove them from their stems, pat them dry with a paper towel and place them in a zip-top bag. Lay the bag flat in your freezer so the grapes are in a single layer and allow the grapes to freeze for at least 2-3 hours. (Do this the night before serving, if possible.) Use the frozen grapes as both drink garnish and a way to keep your mocktail colder for longer.
Looking for More Easy Halloween Mocktails?
Try these drink ideas! The easy Halloween Mocktail recipes below are alcohol-free, delicious and easy to make into a spooky Halloween drink with the right garnishes.
This Brain Freeze! Frozen Halloween Drink is non-alcoholic, made with frozen fruit, and perfect for Spooky Season. Kiddo’s mocktail uses grenadine to sweeten it, like these spooky Bloody Shirley Temples. My citrus apple mocktails are the perfect sip for those wanting a more grown up, less-sweet drink. Or make a batch of Fall Apple Cider Punch.
Making These Black Cat Mocktails by the Pitcher
Need a Halloween Punch recipe? Try my Hocus Pocus Punch or just make this mocktail by the pitcher!
Here are the amounts you need to make a 60 oz batch (about a half gallon) of this drink:
- 3 cups concord grape juice
- 2 cups lemon lime soda
- 1 cup simple syrup
- 1 cup orange juice
- ½ cup lime juice
Mix everything together in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Add orange slices for garnish. Serve over ice in black sugar rimmed glasses. Makes 6 mocktails.
FAQs
Try gummy worms, or a colorful paper straw with spider rings around them for fun garnishes that really up the spook factor.
To make a batch big enough for a large punch bowl, follow the directions above for making this Halloween drink recipe by the pitcher, but double the ingredient amounts to make a gallon of Halloween mocktails. Float orange slices in the bowl and serve your drinks in black sugar-rimmed glasses filled with ice cubes and a few red grapes.
Black Cat Halloween Mocktail (Non Alcoholic)
Ingredients
- 3 oz concord grape juice
- 2 oz lemon lime soda
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 1 oz orange juice
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- Black sugar, for garnish
- Orange slices, for garnish
- Red grapes, optional garnish
Instructions
- Pour some black sugar into a small, shallow dish. Run a slice of orange around the top of a rocks glass. Dip the rim in the sugar to coat the top of the glass. Fill with ice and set aside.
- Combine grape juice, orange juice, simple syrup, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well and pour into your prepared glass.
- Top with ginger ale.
- Garnish with a slice of orange and/or a few red grapes.
- Stir, sip and enjoy!
