Halloween Cocktail with Edible Fake Blood
Set the tone for Halloween with the Dark and Spooky—a festive take on a classic Dark and Stormy with an edible fake blood rim (no corn syrup required!).
Equipment
- Reusable Piping Bag (optional)
- Skull Ice Molds (optional)
Ingredients
Edible Fake Blood
- ½ ounce lime juice ½ oz = 1 tbsp
- 10 drops red food coloring
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Dark & Spooky Cocktail
- 2 ounces rum 2 oz = ¼ cup
- 1 ½ ounces lime juice 1 ½ oz = 3 tbsp
- 5 ounces ginger beer 5 oz = ½ cup + 1 tbsp
- lime wedge for garnish optional
Instructions
Edible Fake Blood
- In a large mixing bowl, add lime juice and red food coloring and stir to get a deep red liquid.½ ounce lime juice, 10 drops red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon at a time, start adding the powdered sugar, with a hand mixer on low or continuously whisking. Continue to add powdered sugar, up to 1/4 cup until you get a thick consistency (think school glue).¼ cup powdered sugar
- Add edible fake blood to a piping bag to give you more control. Use the piping bag to slowly add drops of "blood" to the outer edge of a highball glass.
Dark & Spooky Cocktail
- Add ice (use skull ice molds to make it extra spooky!) to your garnished highball glass. Pour over rum and lime juice.2 ounces rum, 1 ½ ounces lime juice
- Top with ginger beer and mix. Garnish with a lime wedge (optional) and enjoy cold.5 ounces ginger beer, lime wedge for garnish
Notes
- Use fresh lime rather than lime juice for the freshest taste! You should get all the juice you need for both the cocktail and the edible fake blood from 1 large lime.
- If you don't have a piping bag, you can use a storage bag! Just cut the very tip of one corner off to drip the "blood" through.
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