Red Sangria Cocktail (or Mocktail) Recipe with Edible Bloody Halloween Eyeballs
This blood red sangria cocktail recipe is a creepily fun Halloween drink. It's fruity with subtle spiced flavor, and surprisingly delicious. And you only need three ingredients to make the grotesque edible bloody Halloween eyeballs!
Servings 6 servings
Calories 335kcal
Ingredients
Spiced Sangria:
- 750 ml red wine
- 2 cups cherry juice
- 1 cup spiced rum
Edible Bloody Eyeballs:
- 20 ounce can whole lychee fruit in heavy syrup drained
- 3 tablespoons cherry preserves
- 1/4 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
For the Spiced Sangria:
- Stir together all ingredients in a large pitcher.
- Chill for at least 2 hours, but up to 5 days.
For the Edible Bloody Eyeballs:
- Spoon about 1/3 teaspoon of cherry preserves into the cavity of each lychee fruit.
- Push 1 or 2 blueberries into the cavity of each lychee on top of the cherry preserves.
To Serve:
- Pour the spiced sangria into glasses.
- Skewer 2 bloody eyeballs on 1 toothpick.
- Serve each glass of sangria topped with 1 toothpick of bloody eyeballs.
Notes
- Recipe Yield and Serving Size: This recipe makes about 6 cups of sangria, for 6 (1-cup) servings.
- How Many Bloody Eyeballs: Depending on how many lychee fruits are in the can, you should get about 20 to 25 bloody eyeballs from this recipe.
- For Sweeter Punch: To make a sweeter punch, use a sweet red wine. Alternatively, you can use a dry red wine and add simple syrup to taste.
- The Eyeballs Sink: These bloody eyeballs sink, they don’t float! This is why I skewer them and serve them on a toothpick on top of the drink. Another option is to serve this drink with ice and place the eyeballs on top of the ice (but you'll need a lot of ice to keep these afloat, and of course this will water down the drink).
- Sangria Storage: Store the sangria for up to 5 days in the fridge.
- Bloody Eyeballs Storage: The eyeballs will taste okay for a couple days stored in the fridge. However, the cherry preserves start to seep out after 1 or 2 hours, so I recommend making these about an hour before you want to serve them.
- Mocktail Version: To make this cocktail into a mocktail, use pomegranate juice or cranberry juice instead of the red wine. Use ginger ale instead of the spiced rum.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 468mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg