Halloween Punch: a family-table method

A glass of red Halloween punch with berries and a fake eyeball in it.

This Halloween punch is a flavorful blend of cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale, garnished with fruit and spooky ice cubes. The reliable drink for a Halloween party!

I love to offer seasonal drink recipes in the fall months, including Thanksgiving punch, slow cooker apple cider, witches brew and this straightforward and elegant Halloween punch. This non-alcoholic punch is sure to impress your party guests, and it’s great for both adults and kids.

Halloween punch is the reliable holiday offering with its blood red color, and it also takes just minutes to make! It’s one of my all time go-to punch recipes!

Have a Halloween party with this punch and some of my favorites spooky dishes like pumpkin dip, a Halloween Charcuterie board, a pumpkin cheese ball and Halloween Jello shots.

Halloween Punch Ingredients

To make this recipe, you will need cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider, ginger ale, and fruit such as fresh raspberries and cranberries. See the recipe card below for more information.

Cranberry Raspberry Juice: Cranberry raspberry juice is a blend that is sweeter than plain cranberry juice. This juice gives the punch a great red color.
Ginger Ale: Pick your go-to brand of ginger ale. You want a ginger ale with a mild and crisp flavor. Canada Dry, Schweppes and Seagram’s work well with this punch.
Apple Cider: Select your go-to apple cider. Typically I use a filtered apple cider that is a transparent tan color.

Bottles of ginger ale, cranberry raspberry juice and apple cider.

How Do You Make Halloween Punch?

Pour the cran-raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale in a pitcher or large punch bowl. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with cranberries and raspberries, along with novelty ice cubes or plastic eyeballs, then serve.

Juices being poured into a bowl and mixed together.

Tips For The Reliable Halloween Punch

You can use sparkling apple cider or regular apple cider. The recipe works great with either variety! I like to use a spiced apple cider for a more complex flavor.
I recommend buying some novelty ice cubes in the shape of witches, skulls or eyeballs, or else getting a skull shaped ice cube mold to make your own ice cubes. You can also use plastic eyeballs to float in your punch bowl, or fill a rubber glove with water, then chill it in the freezer to make a spooky hand ice cube.
If you don’t have fresh raspberriesand cranberries on hand, frozen will also work fine.
You can use dry ice for a spooky smoke effect, just be sure no one consumes the dry ice. Check your local grocery store to see if they carry dry ice. I also recommend serving your punch in a cauldron for an extra special presentation.

Quick Tip

Halloween punch is finest when it is served right away, as the bubbles in the soda will go flat over time.

Raspberries and cranberries being poured into a bowl of punch.

Recipe FAQs

Is it safe to put dry ice in punch?

It is safe to use dry ice in Halloween punch, so long as no one actually swallows the dry ice. You can put a larger block of it in the bottom of the punch bowl, or else place some dry ice with water in a large bowl, then set your punch bowl inside the larger bowl so the dry ice isn’t actually in the punch itself.

How do you decorate a punch bowl for Halloween?

My go-to way to decorate a punch bowl for Halloween is with some fun ice cubes, like skulls or eyeballs. You can also fill latex gloves with water and freeze them to make hand ice cubes. You can also use gummy worms or gummy spiders.

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A bowl of Halloween punch with raspberries and cranberries floating in it.

Flavor Variations

This Halloween punch is tasty as is, but there are many ways to change the flavors to fit your taste!

Soda: Instead of ginger ale, try lemon lime soda, grapefruit soda, or ginger beer.
Cider: You can use apple juice or orange juice instead of cider.
Cranberry Juice: You can add other fruit juice like red grape juice, cranberry cherry juice, pineapple juice, or pomegranate juice for a different flavor profile.
Garnishes: Feel free to use other types of fruit in the punch such as apple slices, orange slices or even add some spices like whole cinnamon sticks. You could also top your drinks with gummy worms.
Alcohol: Make this an adult cocktail by adding 1 1/2 cups of vodka, gin, rum or tequila. You could also substitute the apple cider with a hard cider.

Every spooky party needs a great refreshing drink, and this Halloween punch recipe (also known as Witch’s Brew!) definitely fits the bill!

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This Halloween punch is a flavorful blend of cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale, garnished with fruit and spooky ice cubes. The reliable drink for a Halloween party! Time Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes

Course Drink
Cuisine American
Serves 12

Ingredients

7 cups cranberry raspberry juice
2 cups apple cider
4 cups ginger ale
1 cup fresh raspberries
½ cup fresh or frozen cranberries
novelty ice cubes or plastic eye balls

Instructions

Place the cranberry raspberry juice, apple cider and ginger ale in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Stir to combine.
Add the raspberries, cranberries and novelty ice cubes or plastic eye balls.
Serve immediately.

Notes

You can use sparkling apple cider or regular apple cider.
I recommend buying some novelty ice cubes in the shape of skulls or eyeballs, or else getting a skull shaped ice cube mold to make your own ice cubes. Plastic eyeballs are also a great decoration option.
If you don’t have fresh raspberries on hand, frozen will also work fine.