4 Healthy Halloween Cocktails

Each of the recipes listed will make four cocktails and to prepare them, you will need…
- 4 Cocktail Glasses
- 1 Blender
- 1 Cocktail Pitcher
- 1 Large Cocktail Shaker & Stirrer Set
- 1 Ice Crusher (Optional)

1) Blood Red Fruit Sangrias

These blood red fruit sangrias are packed full of fruit which means you get plenty of health boostingvitamins, minerals and phytonutrients with each sip. They also have a blood red appearance, making them just the right colour for Halloween. Finally, they contains just 240 calories per glass.

Ingredients:
- 780ml (26 oz.) Of Sweet Red Wine
- 180g (6 oz.) Of Crushed Ice
- 180ml (6 oz.) Of Grape Juice
- 60ml (2 oz.) Of Brandy
- 15g (0.5 oz.) Of Sugar
- 8 Halved Strawberries (144g)
- 8 Pitted Cherries (64g)
- 8 Raspberries (32g)
- 1 Sliced Lemon (47g)
- 1 Sliced Lime (44g)
- 1 Sliced Medium Orange (131g)
- 1 Sliced Medium Red Delicious Apple (182g)

Instructions:
1. Place all the ingredients in the cocktail pitcher and stir well for 30 seconds.
2. After 30 seconds, place the cocktail pitcher in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours to allow the flavour of the fruits to fully soak into the sangria.
3. When it’s time for the party, take the cocktail pitcher out of the fridge and pour four blood red fruit sangrias into each of the cocktail glasses and enjoy them with your Halloween party guests.

Yield:
- 4 * 300ml (10 oz.) Glasses

Calories:
- 960 Calories Total
- 240 Calories Per Glass

2) Ghostly White Russians

White Russians are a well known cocktail and their ghostly white appearance makes them perfect for Halloween. This ghostly white russian replaces the majority of the cream with milk to create an equally tasty but much lighter cocktail that weighs in at just 237 calories per glass.

Ingredients:
- 480g (16 oz.) Of Crushed Ice
- 480ml (16 oz.) Of Milk
- 120ml (4 oz.) Of Vodka
- 60ml (2 oz.) Of Double Cream
- 60ml (2 oz.) Of Kahlua

Instructions:
1. Place an equal amount of crushed ice, Kahlua, milk and vodka into each of the four cocktail glasses and stir well for 30 seconds.
2. After 30 seconds, top each of the four cocktail glasses with an equal amount of cream and then enjoy the ghostly white Russians with your Halloween party guests.

Yield:
- 4 * 300ml (10 oz.) Glasses

Calories:
- 948 Calories Total
- 237 Calories Per Glass

3) Neon Green Apple Sourz

These neon green apple sourz have a bright green appearance that resembles a witches potion. In terms of taste, they have a sour but satisfying apple infused flavour and since they contain puréed apple, they’re also an excellent source of fibre and vitamin C. Best of all, they pack just 222 calories per glass.

Ingredients:
- 300g (10 oz.) Of Crushed Ice
- 300ml (10 oz.) Of Sparkling Water
- 120ml (4 oz.) Of Apple Sourz
- 120ml (4 oz.) Of Vodka
- 2 Chopped Medium Granny Smith Apples (364g)

Instructions:
1. Place the chopped apple in the blender and blend it until it’s puréed.
2. Once the apple is puréed, add the apple sourz, crushed ice, puréed apple and vodka to the cocktail shaker and shake for 30 seconds.
3. After 30 seconds, strain an equal amount of mixture from the cocktail shaker into each of the four cocktail glasses.
4. Top each of the four glasses with sparkling water and enjoy the neon green apple sourz with your Halloween party guests.

Yield:
- 4 * 300ml (10 oz.) Glasses

Calories:
- 888 Calories Total
- 222 Calories Per Glass

4) Pumpkin, Cinnamon & Ginger Rum

This pumpkin, cinnamon and ginger rum recipe uses this extremely popular Halloween vegetable to create a cocktail with a kick. The use of pumpkin ensures that the cocktail is high in nutritional value and provides you with plenty of carotenes, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B9, vitamin C and vitamin E. It also keeps the total calorie count low, with each glass containing just 125 calories.

Ingredients:
- 360g (12 oz.) Of Chopped Pumpkin Flesh
- 360g (12 oz.) Of Crushed Ice
- 360ml (12 oz.) Of Orange Juice
- 120ml (4 oz.) Of Dark Rum
- 1 Teaspoon (6g) Of Cinnamon Powder
- 1 Teaspoon (6g) Of Ginger Powder

Instructions:
1. Place the chopped pumpkin flesh in the blender and blend it until it’s puréed.
2. Once the pumpkin is puréed, add the cinnamon powder, crushed ice, dark rum, ginger powder, orange juice and puréed pumpkin to the cocktail shaker and shake for 30 seconds.
3. After 30 seconds, strain an equal amount of mixture from the cocktail shaker into each of the four cocktail glasses.
4. Enjoy the pumpkin, cinnamon and ginger rum with your Halloween party guests.

Yield:
- 4 * 300ml (10 oz.) Glasses

Calories:
- 500 Calories Total
- 125 Calories Per Glass

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