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Halloween Witch’s Brew

Name: Halloween Witch’s Brew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups orange juice (pulp-free); Â¼ cup lemon juice; Â¼ cup honey; 2 drops red food coloring; 5 drops yellow food coloring; 3 tablespoons black sanding sugar (or crushed black nonpareils); 1 cup tonic water, chilled; 1 lemon wedge; 1 blood orange, sliced, for garnish (optional)

All your party guests will be spellbound sipping on Witch’s Brew, a spooky Halloween punch. Boil the base of this mocktail on the stove until it turns dark orange, then let it chill in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, decorate your glasses with a black sugar rim and fill with the fizzy orange punch.

Rebecca Denton

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Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Recipe Created By: Jodie Shield
Featured In: Illinois Farm Bureau Partners

Ingredients

2 cups orange juice (pulp-free)
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup honey
2 drops red food coloring
5 drops yellow food coloring
3 tablespoons black sanding sugar (or crushed black nonpareils)
1 cup tonic water, chilled
1 lemon wedge
1 blood orange, sliced, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine the orange juice, lemon juice and honey. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and add the food coloring. Continue simmering over medium-low heat for 3 minutes.
Remove mixture from heat and set aside to cool slightly, then transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until chilled.
Place black sanding sugar (or crushed nonpareils) in a small bowl. Using a lemon wedge, wet the rim of 8 lowball glasses or Champagne flutes. Dip wet rims into the sugar or crushed nonpareils to create a black sugared rim.
Remove juice mixture from the refrigerator and stir in the tonic water until combined.
Pour 4 ounces of chilled punch into each glass. Garnish each mocktail with an orange slice and serve immediately.