Have a witching happy hour! Halloween drinks

Treat everyone to a blood orange harvest cocktail or an eyeball martini

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updated 10/30/2009 11:24:54 AM ET

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Halloween doesn't have to be all about the kids and candy. In fact, adults should also take part in some trick-or-treats of their own. Maureen Petrosky, author of “The Wine Club,” shares some great drinks that are sure to make a splash at your Halloween party.

Recipe: Blood orange harvest cocktail (on this page)

Recipe: Eyeball martini (on this page)

Recipe: Halloween punch in a pumpkin (on this page)

Recipe: Pumpkin pie milkshake (on this page)

Recipe: Halloween punch in a pumpkin

Maureen Petrosky

Ingredients

1 part Midori melon liqueur
1 part dark rum
1 part light rum
2 parts white cranberry juice
1 part unfiltered apple juice
1 part simple syrup
Juice of one lemon

Preparation

For a punch bowl (32 ounces), use this recipe times 8. Add the liquid ingredients and mix well.

Serving

If you'd like, you can top with apple slices, blueberries and melon balls.

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Recipe: Blood orange harvest cocktail

Maureen Petrosky

Ingredients

2 ounces Charbay blood orange vodka
Juice of 1 whole (blood) orange (or 1.5 ounce fresh blood orange juice)
1 ounce simple syrup

Preparation

To prepare glass: Mix corn syrup with red food coloring. Drizzle around edge of martini glass to look drippy and oozy.

Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice; shake and strain into an oozy-rimmed martini glass, garnish with a skewer of Halloween candy — see eyeball ideas below.

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Recipe: Eyeball martini

Maureen Petrosky

Ingredients

2 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
2 radishes, hollowed out to hold an olive, peeled or carved with a paring knife to look like veins
2 pimento-stuffed green olives

Preparation

Peel and hollow out radishes so they can hold an olive. Then drop them into a Crystal Head Vodka martini, which also doubles as a centerpiece.

Serving

if you want more radishes and olives to show lots of eyeballs, it's easy to display these in an ice cube tray — you can also freeze this garnish into ice cubes to use in drinks on the rocks.

Tips

Use a paring knife to peel or carve the radishes. It will help add the appearance of veins.

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Recipe: Pumpkin pie milkshake

Maureen Petrosky

Ingredients

1/2 gallon Edy's Slow Churned Limited Edition Pumpkin Ice cream, softened
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 to 2 1/2 cups whole milk (depending how thick you like it)
Whipped cream for garnish
Cinnamon for garnish
Straws for serving

Preparation

Place the ice cream, vanilla, and milk into a blender. Puree until desired thickness. Pour into mini pumpkins, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.

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