Red Food Coloring (totally optional), but if you want a darker blood color, then add a few drops of red food coloring for effect!

Blood Bag Tip: Your blood bags drinks would look awesome hanging up on a hook like a real I.V. bag as an alternative to the clear caddy. Lime Juice– a sour ingredient, as well as a tropical edge to this recipe. Remember, fresh squeezed juice is best! Included with my blood bags was a syringe with a very narrow opening that holds 50 millimeters of liquid. That works out to be just under 3 ounces of punch so you’ll need to repeat this process several times to fill up a single blood bag. I found that around 5 times to be just about right so they weren’t overfilled. Orange peel – for a boost in color and taste, you can stir in some juice from blood oranges if you have any available or the peel from a couple of limes. Carbonation– we don’t advise putting any carbonated liquids into the blood bags. If you are serving in a punch bowl, you can add some carbonation like ginger ale, tonic water, orange seltzer, or lemon lime soda to this adult beverage to make it effervescent.

​Step-by-Step Instructions

Simmer for 5 mins, then turn off the heat. You may want to strain the punch through a fine sieve if the spice residue bothers you. Other flavors– you could sub the vodka for some rum, you could even add fresh lemon juice or lime juice. If it isn’t sweet enough, you can add some simple syrup, but all ideas will make for a happy Halloween! When you make this Halloween drink there will be some foam at the top from pouring and the soda. I tried just using juice and this still occurred. The process of filling the blood bags with the syringe will add lots of air into your fake IV bag anyway, so they can’t be avoided by opting for non carbonated drinks. (You might be able to if you added the punch super slowly with the syringe but that would be very time consuming.) You can also blend colors to achieve a green color. Obviously yellow and blue make green, so the easiest way to achieve that is blue curacao and orange juice or pineapple juice. You can adjust the color of the green by changing the ratio of ingredients. Usually more orange or yellow than blue, as it’s the stronger color.

Making this blood Halloween punch is very easy! I used a combination of cranberry juice, pineapple juice and lemon lime soda. But you could use any dark red juice such as pomegranate, cherry or fruit punch. Ginger ale would also be a good substituent for the lemon lime soda. I made this a non-alcoholic drink recipe because I wanted it to be kid friendly but you could add vodka if this is for an adults only celebration. This isn’t drinkable blood. It is simply a red punch that works well as a fake blood drink.Blood punch is one of the least expensive punch drinks you can make. And, get the kids involved! This Halloween blood drink is a delicious recipe that is sweet, simple and alcohol free! Typically blood punch is a simple punch made with fruit juice and water or fruit juice and ginger ale or soda. This delicious drink is 100% safe for work and school!